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On Leadership
- Lessons for the 21st Century
- Narrated by: Tony Blair
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
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Tony Blair learnt the precepts of governing the hard way: by leading a country for over ten years. In that time he came to understand that there are certain key characteristics of successful government that he wished he had known about when he started.
Now he has written the manual on political leadership that he would have wanted when he first took office in 1997, sharing the insights he has gained from his personal experience and from observing other world leaders at first hand, both while he was prime minister and since, through his Institute’s work with political leaders and governments globally.
Written in short, pithy chapters, packed with examples drawn from all forms of political systems from around the world, the book answers the key questions: How should a leader organise the centre of government and their office? How should they prioritise and develop the right plan and hire the right personnel, cope with unforeseen events and crises, and balance short-term wins with longterm structural change? What’s the best way to deal with an obstructive or inert bureaucracy, to attract investment, to reform healthcare or education, and to ensure security for the citizen? And how should governments harness the massive opportunities of the 21st-century technological revolution?
This is a masterclass on leadership in general, and political leadership in particular, from a master statesman.
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- jonathan ashman
- 13-09-24
Pragmatic
Put any preconceived ideas away and then read it, you will be very pleased you did
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- Anonymous User
- 09-09-24
Riveting/ compelling/ engrossing
Tony's genius use of language in narrating and breaking down into relatable detail and solutions to this subject matter is truly award winning.
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- J. R. Collyns
- 14-09-24
Just an extended advert for the Tony Blair Institute
I disagree with TB on pretty much everything, but have a grudging admiration both for his achievements and frankly his astonishing self confidence and utter brass neck.
It became very quickly apparent that this is basically a pitch to leaders to pay him and his Institute vast sums of money to provide advice. He speaks glowingly of consultants such as McKinley specifically and clearly wants to position himself alongside them.
Thankfully he doesn’t linger over Brexit (we all know how much he was against it) but his exaggeration of the serious of Covid, his praise for lockdown measures and especially his delight in the private sectors ability to quickly provide vaccines had me shouting at my phone.
Tony Blair is never wrong…says Tony Blair. Others will disagree. But even if you are interested in politics irrespective of the colour of the rosette as I am, I would avoid this book. It’s far too theoretical most of the time, and is self congratulatory of Blair’s influence and achievements.
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- Kev Fisher
- 12-09-24
Blind faith
This starts well and Mr Blair is a great communicator but… the lack of awareness of what he did in power vs what he takes credit for is staggering. The chapter on “ignoring negative comments as they don’t matter” explains this man entirely.
Not a great story but it will confirm Tony Blair’s biggest flaw - He knows best.
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