“I've benefited greatly from studying many effective people from history. Among those who've influenced me the most are Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill. Each of the three altered history; each was self-created to a great extent; and each was a great student of history and leadership.” PeopleStudyStudentsTheodore Author:James M Strock
“William McKinley has surely been underrated - in no small part because he was succeeded by a memorable leader, Theodore Roosevelt.” LeaderMemorableTheodore Author:James M Strock
“Theodore Roosevelt is among the most captivating of presidents in our time, but his administration is often underestimated. Roosevelt's successes in domestic and international affairs are so wide-ranging as to appear obvious or inevitable in retrospect.” PresidentAffairObviousInevitableUnderestimatedCaptivatingTheodore Author:James M Strock
“Theodore Roosevelt is a natural choice for leadership education. Along with many other observers, I believe he was among the greatest of leaders to serve as president.” BelieveChoicesI BelievePresidentNaturalLeaderTheodore Author:James M Strock
“Theodore Roosevelt is of singular interest, because he was, in many evident ways, a self-created figure. He transformed his life into performance art. He intended his life to be an example for others to learn from or even emulate.” ArtInterestTheodore Author:James M Strock
“Theodore Roosevelt regarded leadership as his one gift, the area in which he might be considered to possess genius. He presented his views on leadership throughout his voluminous writings. He intended for future writers to study them with an eye toward action, as he himself had done of historic figures.” WritingDoneEyeActionStudyGeniusHistoricTheodore Author:James M Strock
“Curiously, for all the outpourings of scholarship on Theodore Roosevelt, no one had written a book focused directly on his leadership approach, working in large part from his own letters and other writings. That opportunity was open, and I was privileged to step in.” WritingBookOpportunityFocusedScholarshipTheodore Author:James M Strock
“Everyone knows that Theodore Roosevelt was able to wring so much life out of each day, every hour, every minute. And yet, when one is immersed in a detailed, retrospective review of his life, his intense living, his vigor di vita, is nonetheless breathtaking.” HoursIntenseBreathtakingTheodore Author:James M Strock
“One of the greatest misconceptions about Theodore Roosevelt - in his time and ours - is that he was impetuous.” MisconceptionTheodore Author:James M Strock
“Arguably there's no school for any high position of leadership. That said, Theodore Roosevelt was remarkably well prepared for the presidency. He had held executive positions in the military, in local government, in the federal government.” SchoolMilitaryLocal GovernmentTheodore Author:James M Strock
“I often ask myself: "What would Theodore Roosevelt do?" One can never know, of course. The ultimate contribution of consequential leaders is often their capacity to reframe issues in novel ways. That said, his leadership engaged, at a foundational level, whether the American "national character" would accept decline and mediocrity, or would go all-in for leadership and excellence. Amid the myriad of otherwise disconnected issues before us, that choice is emerging yet again.” CharacterChoicesLeaderAcceptingNovelUltimateExcellenceMediocrityEmergingTheodore Author:James M Strock
“Theodore Roosevelt crafted a masterpiece of service. He served people in every aspect of his life. His legacy was transformational, encompassing his family, his nation and the world.” PeopleWorldLegacyMasterpieceTheodore Author:James M Strock