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Leadership case studies

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Steve Jobs

From Collapse to Comeback

Cupertino, US | 1997

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Survival

Innovation

20th century

Catherine the Great

Absolute power and yet not powerful enough

St. Petersburg, Russia | 1767-1768

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Consolidation

Adaptation

18th century

Abraham Lincoln

From civil war to the Emancipation Proclamation

Washington D.C., US | 1862

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Survival

Redefinition

19th century

George Washington

Winning the American Revolution by avoiding defeat

Virginia, US | 1775-1783

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Survival

Restraint

18th century

Nelson Mandela

The long road to freedom

South Africa | 1990-1991

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Transformation

Redefinition

20th century

Otto von Bismarck

Unifying the German Reich

Prussia, Germany | 1870 - 1871

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Expansion

Pressure

19th century

George Washington

America's first president: building a republic

Philadelphia, US | 1789–1797

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Consolidation

Restraint

18th century

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