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Military Leadership : In Pursuit of Excellence.
Title:
Military Leadership : In Pursuit of Excellence.
Author:
Taylor, Robert L.
ISBN:
9780786727568
Personal Author:
Edition:
6th ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (301 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I: Leadership -- 1 Leadership -- 2 Leaders and Leadership -- 3 What Makes a Leader? -- 4 Leadership as an Art -- 5 Reality Leadership -- 6 Followers as Partners -- 7 Leaders, Managers, and Command Climate -- Part II: Character -- 8 Leadership Candor -- 9 The Potency of Persuasion -- 10 When Leadership Collides with Loyalty -- 11 Leading Warriors in the Long War -- 12 Command Presence -- Part III: General Officers -- 14 Generalship -- 15 Generalship -- 16 Breaking Through "Brass" Ceilings -- 17 A Failure in Generalship -- 18 Challenging the Generals -- 19 Bush and the Generals -- Part IV: The Future of Military Leadership -- 20 How the West Was Won -- 21 Improving Strategic Leadership -- 22 The Gettysburg Leadership Experience -- 23 The Sergeant Solution -- 24 Leadership in the "City of Exiles" -- 25 Generational Change -- 26 Leading in the Army After Next -- Credits and Acknowledgments -- Index.
Abstract:
An anthology of classic and contemporary articles, as well as original essays, on leaders, followers, and the personal and organizational values that promote effective military leadership.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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