Download or read book Theodore Roosevelt, CEO written by Alan Axelrod and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What today’s organizational leaders can learn from the commanding, colorful US President. The twenty-sixth president of the United States was a gifted leader. Before he was elected to office, he led the famed Rough Riders during the Spanish-American war—and once in the White House, he succeeded in bringing together workers and business owners to settle their differences as well as greatly expanding the country’s priceless national parks. Many historians consider him one of the top five American presidents. Written by historian and bestselling author Alan Axelrod, this book uses Teddy Roosevelt’s biography to extract 136 lessons on leadership, revealing how CEOs—or any organizational leader—can benefit from understanding his commanding style and the principles he followed.