Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com Author on leadership Thu, 17 May 2012 08:03:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 May 17th, 1838. Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord, ‘The Prince of Diplomats’, Foreign Minister to Napoleon, dies. http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/may-17th-1838-charles-maurice-de-talleyrand-perigord-%e2%80%98the-prince-of-diplomats%e2%80%99-foreign-minister-to-napoleon-dies/ http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/may-17th-1838-charles-maurice-de-talleyrand-perigord-%e2%80%98the-prince-of-diplomats%e2%80%99-foreign-minister-to-napoleon-dies/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 08:03:39 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=1058 http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/may-17th-1838-charles-maurice-de-talleyrand-perigord-%e2%80%98the-prince-of-diplomats%e2%80%99-foreign-minister-to-napoleon-dies/feed/ 0 Martin Lindstrom, author of Brandwashed, doesn’t seem to know what a brand is http://jonathangifford.com/book-reviews/martin-lindstrom-author-of-brandwashed-doesnt-seem-to-know-what-a-brand-is/ http://jonathangifford.com/book-reviews/martin-lindstrom-author-of-brandwashed-doesnt-seem-to-know-what-a-brand-is/#comments Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:36:33 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=1042 http://jonathangifford.com/book-reviews/martin-lindstrom-author-of-brandwashed-doesnt-seem-to-know-what-a-brand-is/feed/ 1 April 2nd, 1801. ‘I see no ships’: Horatio Nelson turns a blind eye at the Battle of Copenhagen http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/april-2nd-1801-i-see-no-ships-horatio-nelson-turns-a-blind-eye-at-the-battle-of-copenhagen/ http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/april-2nd-1801-i-see-no-ships-horatio-nelson-turns-a-blind-eye-at-the-battle-of-copenhagen/#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:20:17 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=1028 http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/april-2nd-1801-i-see-no-ships-horatio-nelson-turns-a-blind-eye-at-the-battle-of-copenhagen/feed/ 0 Napoleon’s Whiff of Grapeshot http://jonathangifford.com/leaders-from-history/napoleons-whiff-of-grapeshot/ http://jonathangifford.com/leaders-from-history/napoleons-whiff-of-grapeshot/#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 17:18:37 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=1017 http://jonathangifford.com/leaders-from-history/napoleons-whiff-of-grapeshot/feed/ 1 Citizens United: corporations are not associations of citizens http://jonathangifford.com/history-and-modern-culture/citizens-united-corporations-are-not-associations-of-citizens/ http://jonathangifford.com/history-and-modern-culture/citizens-united-corporations-are-not-associations-of-citizens/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:11:11 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=980 http://jonathangifford.com/history-and-modern-culture/citizens-united-corporations-are-not-associations-of-citizens/feed/ 0 Napoleon first demonstrates his leadership skills: The Siege of Toulon http://jonathangifford.com/leaders-from-history/napoleon-first-demonstrates-his-leadership-skills-the-siege-of-toulon/ http://jonathangifford.com/leaders-from-history/napoleon-first-demonstrates-his-leadership-skills-the-siege-of-toulon/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:27:52 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=925 http://jonathangifford.com/leaders-from-history/napoleon-first-demonstrates-his-leadership-skills-the-siege-of-toulon/feed/ 0 March 4th 1193. Saladin, Islamic liberator of Jerusalem from the invading Crusaders, dies. http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/march-4th-1193-saladin-islamic-liberator-of-jerusalem-from-the-invading-crusaders-dies/ http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/march-4th-1193-saladin-islamic-liberator-of-jerusalem-from-the-invading-crusaders-dies/#comments Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:20:48 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=929 http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/march-4th-1193-saladin-islamic-liberator-of-jerusalem-from-the-invading-crusaders-dies/feed/ 0 Terence Conran’s Habitat: changing lifestyles in 1960s Britain http://jonathangifford.com/history-and-modern-culture/terence-conrans-habitat-changing-lifestyles-in-1960s-britain/ http://jonathangifford.com/history-and-modern-culture/terence-conrans-habitat-changing-lifestyles-in-1960s-britain/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:18:06 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=873 http://jonathangifford.com/history-and-modern-culture/terence-conrans-habitat-changing-lifestyles-in-1960s-britain/feed/ 0 February 12th, 1809: Abraham Lincoln is born http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/february-12th-1809-abraham-lincoln-is-born/ http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/february-12th-1809-abraham-lincoln-is-born/#comments Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:09:49 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=867 http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/february-12th-1809-abraham-lincoln-is-born/feed/ 0 February 11th, 1990. Nelson Mandela walks to freedom http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/february-11th-1990-nelson-mandela-walks-to-freedom/ http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/february-11th-1990-nelson-mandela-walks-to-freedom/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:11:48 +0000 Jonathan Gifford http://jonathangifford.com/?p=861 http://jonathangifford.com/this-month-in-history/february-11th-1990-nelson-mandela-walks-to-freedom/feed/ 0