1st Edition
Leadership and Rhetoric The Nature and Role of Words in Leadership
By M. Todd Bates
Copyright 2026
134 Pages
by
Routledge
134 Pages
by
Routledge
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Rhetoric is not about communication tips or slick methods for grabbing attention. It is, rather, a skill of understanding the point at issue in complex moments, seeing a solution, and moving people to the most desirable future. Connecting classic works of rhetoric to contemporary studies of leadership, this book draws from the long history and wisdom of rhetoric that has proven effective in the... Read more
1. Foundations: The Art of Rhetoric and Discursive Leadership
2. Ancient Rhetoric: Leading Minds by Means of Words
3. Aristotle on the Power of the Right Word and the Right Moment
4. Cicero on Talking with Purpose
5. Words that Transform and Leaders that Use Them: From “Seeing” to “Saying” to “Showing”
Biography
M. Todd Bates is President and Professor of Humanities at Christ College, USA.
