Dwight Eisenhower: Lessons on Character and Getting Great Egos to Work Together

About this episode

The episode discusses Dwight Eisenhower's character traits and leadership style in managing relationships with strong personalities during World War II.

Dwight Eisenhower: Lessons on Character and Getting Great Egos to Work Together Selflessness. Duty. Integrity. Honesty. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower, supreme commander of the allied forces in World War II, leaned into all those character traits — and more — enroute to defeating Nazi Germany. He also listened well and cared more about his mission than his image, as we discuss this week in the third episode of our series within the show, MORE STORIES FROM THE BOOK CRUCIBLE LEADERSHIP. And he did it all while having to manage relationships with military men and political leaders who possessed big egos to match their prodigious professional skills. To explore Beyond the Crucible resources, including our free Trials-to-Triumphs Self-Assessment, visit beyondthecrucible.com . Enjoy the show? Leave a review on your favorite podcast app and leave a comment at our YouTube channel and be sure subscribe and tell your friends and family about us. Have a question or comment? Drop us a line at info@beyondthecrucible.com

People in this episode

Host: Crucible Leadership

Topics covered

• character traits
• leadership
• selflessness
• integrity
• teamwork
• military history

Keywords

• Eisenhower
• leadership
• character
• World War II
• military
• selflessness
• integrity

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