When the Buck Stops With You: Harry S. Truman on Leadership

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Harry S. Truman on Leadership
'Three things can ruin a man,' Harry Truman once said, 'power, money, and women. I never wanted power, I never had any money, and the only woman in my life is up at the house right now.' For once, the Man from Missouri wasn't being 100 percent honest.

Chapter 1: Missouri to the White House, the White House to Missouri
At 7:09 in the evening of April 12, 1945, two hours and twenty-four minutes after Franklin Delano Roosevelt succumbed to a cerebral hemorrhage while sitting for a portrait at the 'Little White House' in Warm Springs, Georgia, his vice president stood

Chapter 1: Missouri to the White House, the White House to Missouri, Part 2
Prodded by its chairman, the Truman Committee, as it was informally and universally called, was ruthless in holding military officers, civil administrators, and - especially - defense contractors to the highest standards of efficiency, performance

Harry Truman had been vice president for less than a year when he inherited the White House in 1945. With little preparation, he masterfully guided the nation through the last days of World War II, the Marshall Plan, and the war in Korea. The humble, plainspoken man known for the adage "The buck stops here" took on the challenges the way he knew best-head on.

Bestselling author Alan Axelrod offers a fascinating look at the man who made some of the most difficult decisions of the last century, through more than 150 lessons from Truman's life and career. Divided among twelve chapters such as "Bringing People Together," "The Right Thing," "Hell: Giving and Getting," and "Facts of the Matter," these concise principles can be used by modern-day managers in their day-to-day quest for business success. Inspirational and practical, When the Buck Stops with You is sure to join Axelrod's other works as a must-have volume on leadership.

Alan Axelrod is a renowned historian and business writer. He is the author of Nothing to Fear: Lessons in Leadership from FDR..

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