After reading his prior book, "Soft Power", I became a follower of this man's thoughts. He seems to be able to see the multiple sides of power as it works within organizations, governments, and nations.
In this new book, he tries (successfully) to fill a gap in the literature. While there is much written about the qualities of leaders and their psychological makeup, there was not much that deals with the various angles of hard and soft power as used by those in leadership positions.
This book does not lend itself to easy conclusions, especially since he emphasizes the contextual nature of the appropriateness of one type of leader within a set of specific circumstances. In short, the book is very relevant to someone young enough to know that they may become a leader so that he/she will have a broad understanding of leadership.
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