Historical Figures and Leadership

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In this assignment, you will select one of the following historical figures and review the related recommended research. Consider how your chosen historical figure’s leadership skills might be applied in today’s modern workplace.

Historical Figures

Cleopatra

Alternate Name(s): Cleopatra VII.
Location & Time Period: Egypt, 1st Century BC.

• Recommended Research:
  • Cleopatra VII encyclopedia entry from Great Lives from History: The Ancient World.
  • Cleopatra VII encyclopedia entry from Great Lives from History: The Incredibly Wealthy.

Shihuangdi

Alternate Name(s): Qin Shi Huang.
Location & Time Period: China, 3rd Century BC.

• Recommended Research
  • Qin Shihuangdi encyclopedia entry from Salem Press Encyclopedia.
  • Qin Shi Huang: Emperor of Qin Dynasty encyclopedia entry from Encyclopædia Brittanica.
  • Shi Huangdi encyclopedia entry from Ancient History Encyclopedia.

Constantine

Alternate Name(s): Constantine the Great, Constantine I.
Location & Time Period: Roman Empire, 3rd Century AD.

• Recommended Research
  • Constantine I from Rise of Christianity, The: History, Documents, and Key Questions.
  • Constantine the Great encyclopedia entry from Great Lives from History: The Ancient World.
  • Constantine the Great 285–337 encyclopedia entry from Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices.

Assignment Instructions

After reviewing the recommended research about your selected historical figure, you will use the provided template to write a two-page essay about their leadership skills and how they might play out in today’s workplace. In your essay, you will provide a rationale for your selection, some background on the selected individual, discussion of leadership skills, and application of those skills in today’s workplace. Template attached.