{"product_id":"9780241537466","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings : (When) Do Leaders Make a Difference? by Jared Diamond","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 17\/09\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe often read history as the biographies of `great men' who shaped the world. But are leaders, whichever field they are in, really that influential? Should CEOs be given large bonuses when a company performs well? Why, when a political leader is assassinated, is their successor as likely to improve as damage a country? When do we know if firing a coach has changed the fortunes of the team?World-renowned historian and bestselling author Jared Diamond argues that leaders are neither heroic exceptions nor products of circumstance. Looking at four difference spheres: history, business, sport and religion, Diamond asks under which conditions is a leader most likely to make a difference and why.   Drawing on the life and career of iconic leaders - from Botswana president Seretse Khama to legendary UCLA football coach John Wooden - Diamond shows us how leadership effectiveness is determined by a range of complex interrelated factors, from resources to geography, culture to technology.   Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings is a thought-provoking assessment of when leaders can bring about effective change, when they don't, and perhaps whether we need them at all. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56420489920885,"sku":"9780241537466","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780241537466.jpg?v=1774537404","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780241537466","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}