The Art of Leadership is based on two ideas: 1. Leadership will take place to the extent the leader cares about the work to be done. Equally important, the leader must care about people. Neither of these qualities is sufficient without the other, and neither can be false. People know when the leader cares. When the leader is committed to the task and is concerned about people, these qualities serve as magnets and motivators to followers, and their potential for achievement becomes enormous. 2. Leadership is an art that can be developed through mastery of nine key areas of success. The successful leader must possess knowledge and skills in the following areas: understanding leadership variables, the power of vision, the importance of ethics, the empowerment of people, leadership principles, understanding people, multiplying effectiveness, developing others, and performance management. The difference between most other leadership texts and the Art of Leadership can be compared to the difference between a lecture and seminar. Although both are good educational vehicles, the lecture is better for conveying large amounts of information, while the seminar is better for developing skills and attitudes. A good lecture is interesting and builds knowledge, while a good seminar is stimulating and builds competency. Without sacrificing either theoretical foundation or important content, the 6th edition of The Art of Leadership emphasizes the interactive, seminar approach to learning. The 7th edition remains reader-centered, research-based, practical, and personalized. The Instructor Resources for the 7th edition have been vastly enhanced, including the PowerPoint and test bank.

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Is America Repeating History?
Many people have heard history repeats itself. There are many axioms about how nations and empires rise and fall. When these axioms are followed, nations and empires sustain great wealth like American and the Romans. When these axioms are not followed, then nations and empires declined and fall. In some cases, great nations have become second or third rate nations today, while other empires have decline into oblivion. The ancient Roman Empire declined into oblivion. One can only see their ancient ruins across Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Dr. Manning is showing how the United States of America is declining, even possible into oblivion, because we have not followed the axioms of history. In other words, history is again repeating itself. America is declining economically, socially and politically. Unless Americans and our leaders take drastic steps to alleviate the future consequences, America will look much different in the years and decades ahead. Time is running out. Americans must listen to what has happened in the past and see how we are going down the same road of past nations and Empires. The bible say, "What has been done will be done again; what has happen will happen again, for there is nothing new under the sun." George Santayana said, "Those who don't know the past are doomed to relive it." Sir Tytler said democracies will fall into the hands of tyranny, because of loose fiscal policies. America's outlook does not look good. It has not followed the axioms of history. Our social, economic, family, political and military structures are coming apart at the seams. AMERICA MUST LISTEN.