The Art of Leading

Featuring animation, CBC archives, and storytelling, the Art of Leading is an entertaining and educational CBC TV special that features 2016's CBC IDEAS Massey lecturer, historian Margaret MacMillan, in a surprising and inventive animated format. From the threat of ISIS to the impact of climate change, we live in increasingly turbulent times. Leaders from around the world are trying to tackle these difficult issues - but are their tactics misguided? Have we been here before? The Art of Leading challenges present problems with solutions from the past, told through some of the most powerful figures in history. From politicians like Richard Nixon and Margaret Thatcher, Justin Trudeau and MacKenzie King, we explore the leaders who have risen and fallen based on their decisions - and apply their successes and failures to current day.