Military leadership : in pursuit of excellence / edited by Robert L. Taylor, William E. Rosenbach, Eric B. Rosenbach ; with a foreword by Gregory S. Newbold.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taylor, Robert L. (Robert Lewis), 1939- editor, author.

Rosenbach, William E., editor, author.

Rosenbach, Eric B., editor, author.

Newbold, Gregory S., 1948- writer of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Command of troops.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 p.)

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Westview Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Foreword / Gregory S. Newbold

Part I: Leadership: Perspectives and Context

1. Leadership / Lincoln C. Andrews

2. Leaders and Leadership / S.L.A. Marshall

3. What Makes a Leader? / Daniel Goleman

4. Leadership as an Art / James L. Stokesbury

5. Reality Leadership / John Charles Kunich and Richard L. Lester

6. Followers as Partners : Ready When the Time Comes / Earl H. Potter III and William E. Rosenbach

7. Leaders, Managers, and Command Climate / Walter F. Ulmer, Jr.

Part II: Character : the Heart of Leadership

8. Leadership Candor / Jack Uldrich

9. The Potency of Persuasion / Wesley Clark

10. When Leadership Collides with Loyalty / James M. Kouzes

11. Leading Warriors in the Long War / Sarah Sewall

12. Command Presence / Brian Fried

13. A Soldier in the Battle to Lead Through Influence / Craig Chappelow

Part III: General Officers: Leadership Challenges and Opportunities

14. Generalship : the Diseases and Their Cure / J.F.C. Fuller

15. Generalship: Qualities, Instincts, and Character / Montgomery C. Meigs

16. Breaking Through "Brass" Ceilings : Female Military Leaders / Paula D. Broadwell

17. A Failure in Generalship / Paul Yingling

18. Challenging the Generals / Fred Kaplan

19. Bush and the Generals / Michael C. Desch

Part IV: The Future of Military Leadership

20. How the West Was Won : Strategic Leadership in Tal Afar / Eric B. Rosenbach and John Tien

21. Improving Strategic Leadership / Michael Flowers

22. The Gettysburg Leadership Experience : Learning, Leading, and Following / Lawrence P. Taylor and William E. Rosenbach

23. The Sergeant Solution / Robert H. Scales Jr.

24. Leadership in the "City of Exiles" / Kevin Ryan

25. Generational Change: Implications for the Development of Future Military Leaders / Paul Whelan

26. Leading in the Army After Next / Bernard M. Bass.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-429-97463-9

0-429-49500-5

0-7867-2756-X

9786612334627

1-282-33462-X

9780429495007

OCLC:

646780479