Sam Donaldson, ABC News
"Talk about news you can use, there's drama you can use in Shakespeare in Charge. No one explains life better than Shakespeare. And no one explains Shakespeare better than Ken Adelman.
For an executive keen on succeeding in business -really, for anyone keen on succeeding in life - I strongly recommend this book. It's practical and enjoyable - edutainment at its best!"
General Colin Powell, Secretary of State
"Shakespeare in Charge is timeless and timely. Kenneth Adelman and Norman Augustine have given us a wonderful comparison between the wisdom of the Bard and the wisdom of the current captains of industry. Lighthearted, insightful, and cleverly informative- a neat read, recommended."
Warren Buffet
"Norman Augustine is a star at both managing and teaching - talents that blend with those of Kenneth Adelman to the reader's benefit in this practical and engaging book."
Mike Armstrong, Chairman and CEO, AT&T
"Although perhaps not the first place most managers would instinctively look for advice, the wisdom of Shakespeare offers surprising insights into business. Somehow the Bard managed to bridge the issues faced by the sixteenth century shopkeeper and a leader of a 21st century global telecommunications enterprise."
Michael Deaver, Executive Vice President of Edelman Public Relations, former Reagan aide
"People call Ronald Reagan the Great Communicator, and he was. But William Shakespeare was an even greater communicator. He was the greatest teacher ever, as Shakespeare in Charge shows in plain terms designed for the busy executive. The book is must reading for everyone in a business which deals with the public - which is to say, for everyone in business."
Ann McLaughlin -- Board member of General Motors, American Airlines, Nordstroms; Former U.S. Secretary of Labor; Chairman of the Aspen Institute
"The Bard would have made an ideal board member. Shakespeare's practical, 'how-to' advice is badly needed by today's executives. That's why Shakespeare in Charge is must-reading for anyone leading a business--or wanting to lead one.
Besides, it's such a fun read! I expect to find it around the smartest boardrooms of corporate America." |
SHAKESPEARE IN CHARGE
By Norman Augustine & Kenneth Adelman
Hyperian, 219 pages
"On first blush it is not apparent that Shakespeare -- writing 400 years ago -- would have much to tell us about doing business today. But he does, as we learn in the delightful "Shakespeare in Charge," by Norman Augustine and Kenneth Adelman. Mr. Augustine is the former CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp. and Mr. Adelman is the former ambassador to the United Nations and former U.S. arms control director. Resumes aside, they know their Shakespeare."
WSJ, January 31, 2000
One of the top five books highly recommended by William Safire of the New York Times. "This guide to corporate clambering-up draws on the greatest plays for instruction...and time spent on a book that brings executives to iambic pentameter is not out of joint."
New York Times, December 29, 1999
"The authors provide wonderful summaries for five of the Bard's plays. In each, they concentrate on a major character and then draw what they call "acting lessons" from how he responds to certain situations. They then compare the actions of the Shakespearean character with those of a contemporary executive."
"Shakespeare in Charge... uses [Shakespeare's] plays as a stalking-horse to show how the bard's other works are loaded with insights. They may not be directly about money, but they have a lot to say about principles of leadership vital to business success...
Shakespeare in Charge abounds with anecdotes of how executives from firms ranging from Crate & Barrel to Dell Computers illustrate the virtues of the bard's best leaders.
This lively, engaging book proves yet again that Shakespeare is "not for an age but for all time."
USA Today, December 13, 1999
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