The Art of Command (eBook)

Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell

Harry S. Laver, Jeffrey J. Matthews (Herausgeber)

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2017 | 2., second edition
364 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-7417-4 (ISBN)

Infos

What essential leadership lessons do we learn by distilling the actions and ideas of great military commanders such as George Washington, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Colin Powell? The Art of Command demonstrates that great leaders become great through a commitment not only to develop vital skills but also to surmount personal shortcomings.In the second edition of this classic resource, Harry S. Laver, Jeffrey J. Matthews, and the other contributing authors identify eleven core characteristics of highly effective leaders, such as integrity, determination, vision, and charisma, and eleven significant figures in American military history who embody those qualities. Featuring new chapters on transitional leadership, innovative leadership, and authentic leadership, this insightful book offers valuable perspectives on the art of military command in American history.

Autor

Harry S. Laver, professor of military history at the US Army Command and General Staff College, is the author or editor of numerous books, including A General Who Will Fight: The Leadership of Ulysses S. Grant. Jeffrey J. Matthews is George F. Jewett Distinguished Professor in the School of Business & Leadership at the University of Puget Sound. He is the author of Alanson B. Houghton: Ambassador of the New Era and Blacksheep Leadership: A Story About a Leadership Challenge and the Nature of Transformational Leadership.

Inhalt

Integrity and Leadership: George Washington
Determination and Leadership: Ulysses S. Grant
Institutional Leadership: George C. Marshall
Cross-Cultural Leadership: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charismatic Leadership: Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller
Visionary Leadership: Henry H. "Hap" Arnold
Transitional Leadership: Matthew B. Ridgway
Innovative Leadership: Arleigh A. Burke
Authentic Leadership: David M. Shoup
Adaptive Leadership: Harold G. "Hal" Moore
Exemplary Followership: Colin L. Powell

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.12.2017
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Reihe/Serie: American Warriors Series
• Vorwort: H.R. McMaster
• Zusatzinfo: 11 b&w halftones
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Adaptive • American History • Armed Forces • Charisma • charismatic • Command • Determination • Essays • humility • Integrity • Leadership • Leadership Strategy • Marines • Mentoring • Military • military philosophy • Operational level of war • Organizational Management • Personal development • Selflessness • senior military command • strategic level of war • tactical level of war • transitional • Ulysses Grant • United States Military • visionary
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-7417-1 / 0813174171
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-7417-4 / 9780813174174