Bleeding talent : how the US military mismanages great leaders and why it's time for a revolution / Tim Kane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kane, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Command of troops.

Leadership--United States.

Leadership.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 271 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

"This book will shape the debate on how to save the military from itself. The first part recognizes, indeed celebrates, what the military has done well in attracting and developing leadership talent. The book then examines the causes and consequences of the modern military's stifling personnel system, with a close look at strategic failures in Iraq and Afghanistan. The book also reports a new survey of active duty officers (done by the author) that reports what is driving the best and brightest to leave the service in frustration. Solutions round out the book, grounded in an economic emphasis on market forces"-- Provided by publisher.

"A revolutionary look at how the armed forces need to update management policies"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 A Cautionary Tale 9

Chapter 2 The Paradox of Military Leadership 35

Chapter 3 Entrepreneurs in Uniform 59

Chapter 4 Exodus 85

Chapter 5 It's Not Business, It's Personnel 109

Chapter 6 Winning Battles, Losing Wars 143

Chapter 7 Coercion 163

Chapter 8 War Machines 183

Chapter 9 Measuring Merit 199.

ISBN:

9780230391277

0230391273

OCLC:

793573160

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