{"id":4552,"date":"2020-04-24T08:15:08","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T15:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markccrowley.com\/?p=4552"},"modified":"2020-04-24T08:20:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T15:20:44","slug":"erik-larson-why-winston-churchill-is-the-greatest-crisis-leader-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/erik-larson-why-winston-churchill-is-the-greatest-crisis-leader-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik Larson: Why Winston Churchill Is The Greatest Crisis Leader Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fleadfromtheheartpodcast%2FLFTH_-_Episode_47.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Fstaging-wmplo.xyz%2Fmark-c-divi5%2Ferik-larson-why-winston-churchill-is-the-greatest-crisis-leader-of-all-time%2F#mode-Light&border-000000&progress-000000\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH_-_Episode_47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/?powerpress_pinw=4552-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/content.blubrry.com\/leadfromtheheartpodcast\/LFTH_-_Episode_47.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"LFTH_-_Episode_47.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/erik-larson-1000-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4555 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/erik-larson-1000-3-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><strong>Author Erik Larson has written<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>six\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong>New York Times<\/strong><\/em><strong>\u00a0bestselling books<\/strong>\u00a0including &#8220;<em>The Devil In The White City,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>a National Book Award finalist.<\/p>\n<p>On the day we recorded this podcast, his new book, <strong><em>&#8220;The Splendid And The Vile&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>ranked as the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>number-one work of\u00a0<\/strong><strong>nonfiction\u00a0<\/strong>on\u00a0both<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>the\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<em>Wall Street\u00a0Journal\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>bestseller lists.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Splendid And The Vile\u00a0<\/em>focuses on\u00a0Sir Winston\u00a0Churchill\u2019s first year as England\u2019s Prime Minister (exactly eighty-years ago) \u2013\u00a0<strong>&#8220;<em>t<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>he year in which Churchill became Churchill, the cigar-smoking bulldog we all know, when he made all of his famous speeches and showed the world what courage and leadership look like.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The central question at the time \u2013 almost exactly eighty-years ago \u2013 was whether the British people could endure a ferocious assault by the full-force of the German army. And as England went on to suffer fifty-seven consecutive days of merciless bombings that killed 45,000 citizens including nearly 6,000 children, Churchill\u2019s leadership not only proved to sustain human spirits \u2013 it ensured his country\u2019s remarkable victory.<\/p>\n<p>By demonstrating extraordinary courage, hope, candor, optimism and inspiration (all qualities of the heart), Winston Churchill not only earned a spot as one of the most renowned leaders of all-time, he stands perhaps as the greatest leader ever in a time of crisis.<\/p>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4558 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/book-splendid-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/book-splendid-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/book-splendid.png 301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/em>While Erik Larson openly admits that he didn\u2019t specifically set out to write a book on leadership, <em>The Splendid And The Vile\u00a0<\/em>proves to be one. And, if you\u2019ve ever read any of Larson\u2019s extraordinary books, you know his writing is clear and articulate \u2013 and that he\u2019s masterful story-teller. And as you listen to him bring Churchill to life in this podcast, you\u2019ll hear these very same gifts shine through.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At a time of our own, twenty-first century, crisis, when leaders around the world are seeking guidance on how to act, Erik Larson couldn\u2019t be a more timely or informed voice<\/strong><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Larson is also convinced that Churchill&#8217;s crisis-leadership practices are learnable and absorbable:\u00a0Were we to adopt the behaviors that made Churchill great, we ourselves can be great as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Promise yourself you\u2019ll make time to listen in \u2013 it\u2019s Leading From The Heart at its best!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Erik Larson has written\u00a0six\u00a0New York Times\u00a0bestselling books\u00a0including &#8220;The Devil In The White City,&#8221;\u00a0a National Book Award finalist. 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The Splendid And The Vile focuses on Sir Winston Churchill\u2019s first year as England\u2019s Prime Minister (exactly 80-years ago) \u2013 \"the year in which Churchill became Churchill, the cigar-smoking bulldog we all know, when he made all of his famous speeches and showed the world what courage and leadership look like.\u201d And by demonstrating extraordinary courage, hope, candor, optimism and inspiration (all qualities of the heart), Winston Churchill not only earned a spot as one of the most renowned leaders of all-time, he stands perhaps as the greatest leader ever in a time of crisis. While Erik Larson openly admits that he didn\u2019t specifically set out to write a book on leadership, The Splendid And The Vile proves to be one. And at a time of our own \u2013 twenty-first century \u2013 crisis, when leaders around the world are seeking guidance on how to act, Erik Larson couldn\u2019t be a more timely or informed voice. He uplifts & assures us in saying that were we to adopt the leadership practices that made Churchill great, we ourselves can be great as well. Promise yourself you\u2019ll make time to listen in \u2013 it\u2019s Leading From The Heart at its best.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/7pu.55f.myftpupload.com\/erik-larson-why-winston-churchill-is-the-greatest-crisis-leader-of-all-time\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/7pu.55f.myftpupload.com\/erik-larson-why-winston-churchill-is-the-greatest-crisis-leader-of-all-time\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/7pu.55f.myftpupload.com\/erik-larson-why-winston-churchill-is-the-greatest-crisis-leader-of-all-time\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/erik-larson-1000-3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/erik-larson-1000-3.jpg","width":998,"height":998,"caption":"Author Erik Larson."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/7pu.55f.myftpupload.com\/erik-larson-why-winston-churchill-is-the-greatest-crisis-leader-of-all-time\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/staging-wmplo.xyz\/mark-c-divi5\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Erik Larson: Why Winston Churchill Is The Greatest Crisis Leader Of All Time"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/7pu.55f.myftpupload.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/7pu.55f.myftpupload.com\/","name":"Mark C. 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