Muhammad (s): 11 Leadership Qualities That Changed the World

Real stuff, very inspirational, must read for every leader

Love it

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had all best qualities that man can have. If you want to become a leader in life and business read this book as well. He was a role model in family, business, politics, battlefield, in all aspects of life.

A book on leadership with practical advise from the BEST leader the world has ever had.

Muhammad as a leader is a laugh-able proposition. He died without appointing or even giving ascent to any one for the crisis of leadership that followed. His Companions starting with first 2 Caliphs, saw the Caliphate descent in chaos, where the 3rd Caliph was killed and then it was followed by the fratricide during the time of the 4th Caliph. The 4th Caliph fought a war with Muhammad's allegdedly favorite Wife Aisha where muslims were at each others throats, and then he also fought with a Caliphate contender wannabe, Muawiyah b abi Sufyan, some thing that Muhammad predicted, that after the Caliphate the muslim polity will descend into Kingship, which is the norm in majority of arab Countries. Then also during the 4th Caliph there was another war with the Khawaraij I write all of this because this all stemmed from Muhammad's failure to even lay down any principle for the selection or election of a Caliph. The process of selection / election of the Caliph, i.e. successor was fraught with pre-Islamic customs, swords were drawn, threat were made, this is how the Community of Muhammad behaved, a leadership Community because Muhammad left it to his "companions" to tend to the matter. Muhammad is responsible for sectarian rift in Islam, if he had appointed a Successor we would not have seen the split of the muslim Community into sects. A leaders action also play a role, so as to preserve his own legacy, his legacy was tarnished, when his own Companions were killing each other, not to forget that Muhammad's own allegedly beloved wife, Aisha marched against the 4th Caliph. It is a sordid affair of Muhammads own poor leadership skills, as a man who received revelation and prophecized many a prophecies, he was fully aware that the Community will be descent into chaos, but he did nothing, he absolutely did nothing. Lastly, muslims are not even sure what he said or willed during his last days, when he was on hsi death bed. There is no single concrete narrative on what he said during his last sermon. Leadership, nah, a prophet yes, but onyl concerned with the here-after but nothing so to speak to cater to and address the fratricide that followed Muhammads death within 15 years of his passing away.

As a business owner, mother and wife, reading this book has enlightened the way that I can better serve not only my family but also those who benefit from my work. The contemporary practitioner case studies along the extensive range of works on the Sirah inspired me to align my actions and decisions and apply/adapt its teachings into my own life. As a converted to Islam, living in Brazil, I am frequently exposed to secular education or christian/catholic views on leadership. Hence it is great to have a reference, a well researched leadership framework and study not only about the qualities of a role model leader but most importantly to be able to find when exactly our beloved Prophet Muhammad (s) has applied them during his life. I definitely recommend this reading to new converts, for those in university and especially for individuals who are struggling to balance both dunya and deen while living in a corporate environment where there aren't many muslims around. As the Prophet Muhammad (s) has stated “each of you is a shepherd and each of you is responsible for your flock.” There isn't any other better whole model than Him (s).

Didn't meet my expectations

Absolutely loved reading this book, it had great examples from the life of the Prophet Muhammed pbuh, connections to mainstream learning and development theory and case studies from around the World. This author has left us with thought provoking ideas for ethical and servant leadership.

Wonderful book and a sadaqah jariyah for the author who has passed away. A thorough thematic overview of the seerah from a leadership lens. It has a few typos but is generally very well organised

Great leadership traits covered of the prophet peace be upon him and tips on how to develop those traits.