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The Art of Command: Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell (None)

By Harry S. Laver , Jeffrey J. Matthews

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0813125138, 9780813125138, 9780813173122
LCC
U52 .A77 2008
Open Library ID
OL19907025M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2116257 bytes)
Pages
294\294
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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? That is the fundamental question underlying The Art of Command: Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell. The book illustrates that great leaders become great through conscious effort -- a commitment not only to develop vital skills but also to surmount personal shortcomings. Harry S. Laver, Jeffrey J. Matthews, and the other contributing authors identify nine core characteristics of highly effective leadership, such as integrity, determination, vision, and charisma, and nine significant figures in American military history whose careers embody those qualities. The Art of Command examines each figure's strengths and weaknesses and how those attributes affected their leadership abilities, offering a unique perspective of military leadership in American history. Laver and Matthews have assembled a list of contributors from military, academic, and professional circles, which allows the book to encompass diverse approaches to the study of leadership.

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