We Shall Not Fail: The Inspiring Leadership of Winston Churchill

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The Inspiring Leadership of Winston Churchill
I only knew one of my grandfathers and quite naturally assumed that he was like any other grandfather. I never gave it much thought, but if I had to describe a grandfather he would have been a loving and much-loved man, dressed in a siren suit.

Chapter 1: Be Courageous
A number of men might have come forward to lead Britain in the spring of 1940. Most of the candidates had shunned Winston Churchill for years. Yet when defeat stared Britain in the face, it was to him that the nation turned. Why?

Chapter 1: Daring More
Courage is no stranger among leaders. Franklin D. Roosevelt had to face the debilitating onslaught of polio. Andy Grove of Intel had to escape the Nazis as a child and then the Communists as a young man. Churchill considered courage a tangible asset.

Winston Churchill has long been one of the world's preeminent leadership role models, his voice still reverberating more than forty years after his death. This was illustrated when New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, described after 9/11 as "Winston Churchill in a Yankees cap," wrote to Celia Sandys: "Your grandfather was a great source of inspiration and strength to me following the tragic events." In We Shall Not Fail, Sandys (with coauthor Jonathan Littman) distills the traits that made Churchill so effective throughout his career, including his use of language, his courage under fire, and his willingness to defy convention and stand up to bullies.

Drawing on vivid personal stories, as well as her grandfather's letters and speeches, Sandys reveals the lessons we must all learn if we are to lead in today's tough times.

Celia Sandys is the granddaughter of Winston Churchill. She is the author of The Young Churchill, Churchill: Wanted Dead or Alive, and Chasing Churchill. She is founder and chairman of Churchill Leadership..

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