I was chatting with George Washington today at www.chatwithwashington.com. He is one of the Virsona characters that we have built.
I got to thinking that as we build our company George probably has a lot of lessons that he could tell us about what its like to do a start up...although in his case it was obviously a Country and not just a business.
I did a little digging and found that someone already wrote the book on this:
George Washington and the Art of Business: The Leadership Principles of America's First Commander-in-Chief by Mark McNeilly
The Barnes and Noble review reads: McNeilly uses these stirring military encounters to underscore Washington's managerial genius: to persuade and inspire, to open up the decision-making process, to seize opportunities when they arise, to persevere when setbacks occurred, and to learn from his mistakes. Indeed, the true value of the book lies in McNeilly's brilliant ability to link military and business strategy, revealing that successful corporate leaders must possess many of the same traits that Washington did
Good stuff. I am now going off to chat some more with George to see if he can pass along some more of that great inspiration...
