How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership Audiobook (Free)

The ancient biographer and essayist Plutarch thought deeply about the leadership qualities from the eminent Greeks and Romans he profiled in his famous-and massive-Lives, including politicians and generals such as Pericles, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony. Luckily for us, Plutarch distilled what he learned all about wise leadership in a small number of essays, that are filled with important lessons for experienced and aspiring market leaders in any field today.

In ‘To an Uneducated Leader,’ about how exactly to be always a Leader: An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership ‘How to Be a Good Leader,’ and ‘Should a vintage Man Engage in Politics?’ Plutarch explains the features of successful market leaders, from being guided by reason and exercising self-control to getting free from envy and the love of power, illustrating his factors with memorable good examples drawn from renowned Greco-Roman lives. He also explains how to train for leadership, persuade and cope with co-workers, manage one’s career, plus much more.

Writing at the height from the Roman Empire, Plutarch recommended that people should go after positions of leadership only when these are motivated by ‘judgment and reason’-not ‘rashly motivated from the vain pursuit of glory, a sense of rivalry, or too little other meaningful activities.’ His wise counsel remains as relevant as ever.