On Leadership, 9781529158892
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Blair’s leadership manual: insights for governing, crisis, and twenty-first century change.
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On Leadership

lessons for the 21st century

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    368 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2025

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Summary

The Blair Blueprint: A Leader’s Handbook

Tony Blair distills a decade of leadership into actionable insights, revealing the art and science of governance.

Learned through experience, Blair shares the crucial principles he wished he knew upon entering office. This is the manual he would have wanted in 1997.

Inside, discover:

  • How to structure government and your office for maximum effectiveness.
  • Strategies for prioritizi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529158892
ISBN-10:1529158893
Author:Tony Blair
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:1 September 2025
Weight:256g
Dimensions:197mm x 128mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

A brilliant, unusual book … What this book captures about Blair is not just his mastery of the political arts, but his infectious optimism about politics itself. The book is informed, intelligent and interesting — but it is more than that. It is the most practically useful guide to politics I have ever read … It’s the lifetime learnings of a once leader for current and future leaders. – George Osborne * Financial Times *The book is engaging, insightful, provocative and derisive of “place-holder” leaders who lack the grit to be “a change-maker” – Andrew Rawnsley * Observer *A fascinating treatise on leadership … The best bits of the book – and they are genuinely very good – are the passages offering advice on how to cope with the personal burdens of leadership, from dealing with the pressures of social media, to developing a hinterland, avoiding hubris, and knowing when to leave the stage … There is much to learn from On Leadership, and I am glad Blair has written it. It will fascinate anyone interested in the art of governing, even in the abstract – and represents a good investment of time for anyone in or aspiring to political leadership. – Nicola Sturgeon * Guardian *‘Tantalising, fascinating and insightful … worth reading if you want to understand why some governments and political movements succeed and others fail.’ – Isabel Hardman * i news *‘[Blair’s] institute has given him a perspective no other leading British politician can rival … The result is a profoundly non-insular analysis … full of practical advice … Useful and timely … [Blair] is a deeply thoughtful, highly experienced and self-critical man who deserves to be taken seriously by anyone interested in how democratic power is effectively wielded.’ – Andrew Marr * The New Statesman *Filled with ideas and insight for every reader. * i *On Leadership … is the sort of book any leader or aspiring leader, political or otherwise, will benefit from reading. It’s punchy, full of good advice and, coming from someone who has been there and seen it all, they might be more likely to listen. * Irish Independent *A punchy, didactic, believe-me-I’ve-done-it guide to doing politics successfully. – Anne McElvoy * i *Useful and interesting – Daniel Finkelstein * The Times *Upbeat, stimulating … this clever, punchy and often inspiring book shows why so many people were once willing to follow him. – Andrew Lynch * Business Post *

About The Author

Tony Blair

Tony Blair was prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland between 1997 and 2007. The only Labour leader in the party’s 100-year history to win three consecutive elections, he led a government whose achievements ranged from wholesale domestic reform, to a major programme of overseas aid and development, to the securing of the historic Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. After leaving office he founded the not-for-profit Tony Blair Institute (TBI) in the conviction that a country’s success and ability to enact transformational change is dependent on the effectiveness of its leadership and governance. Under his direction the Institute works with political leaders around the world, advising on strategy, policy and delivery - and on the use of technology to drive all three.

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