{"product_id":"lessons-from-the-top-gavin-esler-9781846685002","title":"Lessons from the Top: The Three Universal Stories That All Successful Leaders Tell","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis brilliant book has some of the greatest tales of the past two centuries.--\u003ci\u003ePress Association\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the stories they tell, the most successful leaders educate, persuade, and bring about change, but we rarely have the background knowledge to explore how they do so. In this hugely insightful guide to getting to the top, leading journalist Gavin Esler presents firsthand knowledge of the secrets of those who achieve power based on over thirty years' experience interviewing world famous figures from Bill Clinton to Angelina Jolie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroducing the questions every leader must answer--and the elements that the best stories must contain--Esler explains how creating a leadership story can promote success at all levels, whether its running for the US presidency or applying for a place at college.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile many essentials of storytelling have stood the test of time, he examines the opportunities and pressures created by twenty-first century phenomena such as twenty-four hour news, and what they tell us about how to reach the top--and how to judge those already there. Spanning fields from business and culture to the military and even taking in lessons from terrorism, \u003ci\u003eLessons from the Top\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating portrait of leadership in the modern world--and shows how the methods of the most powerful leaders could work for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Esler\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist, and journalist. He currently presents \u003ci\u003eNewsnight\u003c\/i\u003e on BBC2 and \u003ci\u003eDateline London\u003c\/i\u003e which goes out weekly on BBC World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gavin Esler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1846685001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781846685002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ips - Profile Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Gavin Esler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078696169727,"sku":"9781846685002","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1374112-f4c5-44f4-84ab-bf19f5f5714d.jpg?v=1685476984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lessons-from-the-top-gavin-esler-9781846685002","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}