Arthur Cotterell & Roger Lowe 
Leadership Lessons from the Ancient World [PDF ebook] 
How Learning from the Past Can Win You the Future

Preface.
Introduction.
1. Courage: the daring of Ramesses II at Kadesh.
2. Risk taking: Thutmose III’s handling of his
forces.
3. The ability to motivate: the military revolution of
Wuling.
4. Creating a compelling vision: the commoner emperor Liu
Bang.
5. Developing people: the Han emperor Wu Di’s
approach.
6. Focusing on results: the strategy of Themistocles.
7. Integrity: the political supremacy of Pericles.
8. Taking decisive action: the critical decisions of
Epaminondas.
9. Influencing people: Alexander’s multi-ethnic
kingdom.
10. Leaving a legacy: the abdication of Candragupta.
11. Representing the business: Hannibal’s invasion of
Italy.
12. Creativity: the resourcefulness of Zhu Geliang.
13. Learning: Li Shimin and Wei Zheng.
14. Change: Sulla’s constitutional reforms.
15. Networking: Cicero’s efforts to find allies.
16. Dealing with conflict: the policies of Vespasian.
17. Empowerment: Diocletian’s imperial reforms.
18. Recognising achievement: the triumph of Belisarius.
19. Leadership gambles: shifting the odds in your
favour.
Suggestions for further reading.
Index.

Arthur Cotterell, former Principal of Kingston College in
London, has spent many years combining senior educational
management with historical research. He is the respected author of
more than thirty books, and is now writing on the Chinese empire,
from the history of which he considers one can learn as much about
leadership as from Ashridge or Harvard.
Roger Lowe, Vice Principal for Planning and Resources at
Kingston College, is a chartered manager with experience of
management training in both the public and private sectors. For
Roger, the lessons of ancient leadership in this volume are
particularly relevant at a time of globalization and technological
advance.
Ian Shaw is a training and development manager with
Nestlé Purina Petcare. Having worked in a variety of large and
small companies, his current work is strongly focussed on
leadership development. It is his firm belief that leadership
development will play a key role in sustaining commercial success
over the next decade.