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Keith Kerr, PMP
(November 19, 2007)
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By studying some of early U.S. history’s important leaders, guiding principals and lessons emerge that can be applied to modern business management: preparation, perseverance, a common framework, leadership with action, and the readiness to seize opportunities, wherever and whenever they may arise.
"History is a guide to navigation in perilous times. History is who we are and why we are the way we are."— David McCullough
It is a common observation that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. We can enhance our decision making by studying the biographies and histories of the founders of U.S. democracy. From John Adams by David McCullough and Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis a theme emerges: Like the founders, we live in a period of rapid change. By understanding these people and how they were able to motivate and lead others to take incredible risks, we can gain knowledge of how to lead our own organizations through times of change.
Here are five modern business management tenets based on the histories of some of our nation’s founders — some of the best leaders, organizers and masters of change management who ever lived, at least in U.S.
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