Winston Churchill and Management

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09 April 2009

Winston Churchill and Functions of Management

Winston Churchill has been one of the most celebrated and influential leader during the most critical moment in the 20th century history namely onslaught of fascism and Word War II . Sir Winston Spencer Churchill was born an aristocrat and attended Britain 's famed Sandhurst military academy . Though Churchill had an eventful military career , his natural tendency was leaning towards politics and he identified himself with the Conservative party . In 1900 Churchill became a member

of the parliament and held various high level posts during the first three decades of the 20th century . He served as First Lord of Admiralty during the outbreak of First World War and played an important role in naval policy . Churchill was again appointed as First Lord of Admiralty with the onset of Second World War and replaced Neville Chamberlain in 1940 as Prime Minister of Britain . As a wartime Prime Minister during the crucial phase of Second World War Churchill played a pivotal and inspirational leadership role which ultimately resulted in victory over Axis forces . For his far reaching contributions Churchill has been accorded various honors including honorary citizenship of United States .Churchill 's inspiring leadership has been the subject of many studies and his leadership management skills necessitate a deeper analysis The onset of Second World War threatened existing world in terms of ideology and sought to engulf democracies and make them subservient to fascist and totalitarian regimes...