Reading rank 372
Team of Rivals
, subject: Lincoln biography about his cabinet and rival viewpoints., 2005
Lincoln staffed his cabinet with rivals. This biography shows how a leader can turn disagreement and differing viewpoints into organizational strength.
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Coverage Score
5
Scored evidence
About the book
Goodwin follows Lincoln's former presidential rivals William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, and Edward Bates into his cabinet and shows how he managed their competing ambitions during the Civil War.
Why read it
Best if you want to see how a leader can staff a team with rivals and use their disagreement to make an organization stronger.
Key themes
- Rivals in the cabinet
- Leadership set in the Civil War era
Evidence and original sources
Sources: official Founders episodes — #33, #226, #358
This record is supported by 5 public evidence rows linked to original Founders episodes.
- Levi Strauss: The Man Who Gave Blue Jeans to the World — David identifies Team of Rivals as a Lincoln biography, calls it fantastic, and uses its Civil War scope to add context to the Levi Strauss story.
- Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle — David calls Team of Rivals a great Lincoln biography.
- I had dinner with John Mackey, Founder of Whole Foods — David says he also read Team of Rivals and calls it incredible.