Leadership motivational speaker Donald T. Phillips, who has previously drawn organizational lessons for modern businesses from the careers of Abraham Lincoln and the Founding Fathers, turns to civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as a role model. A discussion of the Montgomery bus boycott, for example, draws out such principles as "Set goals and create a plan of action" and "Involve the people." More effective as a self-help book for business than as a biography, it does provide a useful introduction to King's life.


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Phillips reads with an enthusiastic and strong tenor voice this account of King's leadership of the Civil Rights movement in the late 1950's and the 1960's. The work is not primarily biographical or historical, but it does present much biographical detail of King and much history of the movement. This audiobook attempts to present King's leadership principles, as well as his leadership style. Over thirty years after his death, most Americans likely remember King only for his inspiring oratory, but this work shows all the facets of his leadership. Phillips's reading is evenly paced, never dull, and pleasant to the ear. M.L.C. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine


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While the American Civil War formally ended slavery, it did not end segregation or racial discrimination. It took nearly 15 years of activism, led by the nonviolent movement organized by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to complete the transformation. The final result was the elimination of federal and state-sanctioned segregation and discrimination. This book chronicles the tenets of leadership that Dr. King practiced during the American Civil Rights Movement. From mastering the art of public speaking to persuading through love and nonviolence, from encouraging imaginative new solutions in changing times to preaching hope, optimism and the power of dreams, this study of Dr. King's leadership offers a definitive and inspiring modern-day example of leadership at its best.


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Examines the leadership principles the founding fathers employed to build a nation & demonstrates how these same management practices can be applied to today's business situations as written by one of the foremost figures in American History. DLC: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1921-1968 - Views on leadership.

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