Fair or Foul: The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition by Stern, Stefan

Fair or Foul: The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition

Fair or Foul considers different aspects of ambition and its place in our lives. It asks: what...
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Author: Stefan Stern
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Fair or Foul: The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition by Stern, Stefan

Fair or Foul: The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition

$34.28

Fair or Foul: The Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition

$34.28
Author: Stefan Stern
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Fair or Foul considers different aspects of ambition and its place in our lives. It asks: what does success mean? When is enough enough? And is Lady Macbeth right to suggest that only those with the 'illness' of ambition achieve the highest goals?

Stefan Stern draws on the major themes of Macbeth and discusses how they can be applied to ambition in modern life. From the success of the first US woman vice president, Kamala Harris, the obstacles she faced and the possibilities that still lie ahead, to Boris Johnson's young aspirations to be 'world king' and the pathological intensity of his ambition, Stern considers the careers and personal lives of politicians, sports stars and business people, to name a few, to illuminate this strange and powerful driver. Expect to discover how ambition and success work together, how attitudes have shifted over time, and how gender roles have an impact on our goals.

Incisive, contemporary and accessible, this book is for anyone who is looking for a change of direction or emphasis on how to move forward. It will also provide consolation, amusement and plenty of insightful meditations on the complex nature of ambition.



Author: Stefan Stern
Publisher: Unbound
Published: 01/07/2025
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781800183186

About the Author

Stefan Stern is a journalist and author based in South London. He writes for the Financial Times, the Guardian, Prospect and other titles.

His first two books were Myths of Management: What people get wrong about being the boss (Kogan Page, 2017, with Cary Cooper), and How to be a better leader (Bluebird, Pan Macmillan 2019). He is a Visiting Professor at Bayes Business School, City, University of London, and a Fellow of the RSA.


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