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Lead Like Julius Caesar. Timeless Leadership Lessons From History’s Most Influential Leader

Lead Like Julius Caesar. Timeless Leadership Lessons From History's Most Influential Leader With Author Pail Vanderbroek. 22 October 2025. 8AM or 12:30PM EDT (UTC-4). ILA Book Buzz Webinars

With Author Paul Vanderbroeck

Note: This conversational webinar will be offered at two different times. Due to the nature of conversation and audience Q&A, the content may be slightly different in each. 

• Live attendance: FREE for everyone (members and non-members)

• On-demand recording: ILA Members only

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Discover the life and career of Julius Caesar in this insightful and thought-provoking book. Beyond his triumphs, the book examines the cautionary tale of his downfall, offering timeless lessons for managers, leaders, and business students to reflect on and benchmark their careers. Through a modern lens – by applying leadership theories on behavior, motivation and career development – this book explores Caesar’s personal traits, relationships, and decisions that shaped his leadership, providing insights into his competencies and the factors behind his meteoric rise. It’s a valuable case study for organizations aiming to develop strong leaders and teams, making it a must-read for history enthusiasts, professionals, and anyone seeking practical strategies for success.

For managers, leaders, professionals, and business students alike, this book offers a unique opportunity to reflect on their careers and benchmark their success and ambition against one of the greatest leaders of all time.

The book provides the opportunity to:

  • Benchmark one’s career to a successful, yet imperfect leader
  • Understand how the interdependence of leader and followers is key to leadership success
  • Appreciate how the ability to learn and adapt competencies to circumstances and events is a fundamental leadership attribute.

Thank you to our conversation moderator!

Lawrence Brown (LB), PhD Student, Indiana Institute of Technology Witte Family Global PhD Program & Assistant Professor, School of Business – MBA Program, Elmhurst University 

 

Paul Vanderbroeck,
A historian by training and a former HR executive, Paul Vanderbroeck is an international leadership development professional. His approach is transdisciplinary, combining leadership theory and diagnostic instruments with history, arts and theatre. He partners with corporations, NGOs and business schools. As an independent researcher, he publishes on leadership and organisational behaviour. He has authored business books on women leadership and on dual career couples, a textbook on international HR management and has co-created a theatre play on women leaders. Paul holds a PhD in History from Radboud University. Paul is married, father of two adult children and currently lives in Switzerland.
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