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Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun » (20th Anniversary Edition)

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Authors: Wess Roberts
ISBN-13: 9780446391061, ISBN-10: 0446391069
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: February 1990
Edition: 20th Anniversary Edition

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Author Biography: Wess Roberts

Wess Roberts, Ph.D. is the international best-selling author of Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun, Straight A's Never Made Anybody Rich, and Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun.


Dr. Roberts has held senior management positions at major insurance and financial service companies on the West Coast. He served as a major in the U.S. Army where he was assigned for three years to the U.S. Army Combat Arms Training Board. As an adjunct professor at Southern Utah University, Utah State University, and Nova University, Dr. Roberts has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in business, education and psychology. He currently makes his home in Utah, where he writes and lectures on a variety of business and leadership topics.

Book Synopsis

Explains how the legendary military commander's principles of leadership can be applied to contemporary business situations in the '90s.

Table of Contents

Author's Noteix
Prefacexiii
Introduction: In Search of Attila1
1In the Roman Court: "Leadership Qualities"14
2The Lust for Leadership: "You've Got to Want to Be in Charge"23
3Becoming a Hun: "Customs"29
4Peace in the Camp: "Morale and Discipline"34
5The Fury of Internal Battles: "Cunning in the Tribes"39
6The Tribute: "Paying and Receiving Deference"44
7Battle Dress and Armament: "Chieftains Are as They Appear to Their Huns"50
8Aetius: "Picking Your Enemies Wisely"54
9Leading the Charge: "Responsibilities of a Chieftain"59
10The Omen of Aquileia: "The Essentials of Decisiveness"65
11Horse Holders: "The Art of Delegation"72
12Booty: "Rewarding Your Huns"76
13Attila and the Pope: "The Art of Negotiation"80
14Surviving Defeat: "There Is Another Day"86
15The Bones of Caravans Past: "Lessons Learned"91
16Ashes to Ashes: "Departing with Nobility"96
Attilaisms: Selected Thoughts of Attila101

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