Historian Geoffrey Perret has written fine biographies of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Douglas MacArthur and John F. Kennedy.
Perret’s speech to the Lincoln Forum in 2002 is an outstanding meditation on leadership.
Perret’s theme: Motivating Men.
As Perret points out, these four leaders encompass almost every form of leadership. And each had been on campaign, leading troops. Each had a literary sensibility.
I recommend this hour-long speech most highly.
Geoffrey Perret Speech on Lincoln Leadership