Two Lessons From The Greatest Leader You’ve Never Heard Of

If you want to become the best leader of your era, just lead like Philopoemen did.

Never heard of him? Neither had I, until a puzzling encounter in Madrid’s Prado Museum. I later learned about his wonderful leadership attributes (and, along the way, discovered a pretty gory episode).

First, a thumbnail on Philopoemen (d. 183 BC): This extraordinary general was elected eight different times to lead the Achaean League army, an alliance of Greek city states. Eight times? Well, these Greeks weren’t into long-term contracts with cushy exit packages: They selected their top general annually. It’s testament to his valor and competence that they repeatedly turned to him.

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Πηγή: forbes.com