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No substitute for victory : lessons in strategy and leadership from General Douglas MacArthur

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Kinni, Theodore B, Author.
Contributor:
Kinni, Donna, Contributor.
Safari Tech Books Online.
Soundview Executive Book Summaries.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964--Military leadership.
MacArthur, Douglas.
MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
United States. Army--Biography.
United States.
Generals--United States--Biography.
Generals.
Command of troops--United States--Case studies.
Command of troops.
Leadership--United States--Case studies.
Leadership.
Strategy--Case studies.
Strategy.
Management--Case studies.
Management.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xix, 266 p., [16] p. of plates ) ill. ;
Edition:
1st edition
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] FT/Prentice Hall 2005
Language Note:
English
System Details:
text file
Summary:
General Douglas A. MacArthur's extraordinary life of leadership spanned three wars and more than six decades inside and outside the military. He defined principles of leadership that were decades ahead of their time: principles reflecting extraordinary wisdom about strategy, motivation, organization, execution, and personal growth. Now, Theodore and Donna Kinni distill 52 powerful leadership lessons from MacArthur's life. On MacArthur's command, millions of American soldiers risked their lives. After winning the peace in World War II, he led 80 million citizens of Japan to embrace the most radical and successful cultural change any nation has ever achieved: the transformation from militaristic emperorship to modern democracy. Those extraordinary achievements arose directly from MacArthur's singular approach to leadership. This book reveals what MacArthur knew about defining victory and setting the right priorities for achieving it; building sleek, fast-response organizations; inspiring subordinates to unprecedented performance; focusing relentlessly on results; transforming organizational culture to value speed, knowledge, and honor; pursuing personal excellence; and winning.
Contents:
The great commander
MacArthur's principles of strategy
Inspirational leadership
Organizational management à la MacArthur
Personal traits of a leader.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-249) and index.
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ISBN:
9786611084493
9781281084491
1281084492
9780132045155
013204515X
OCLC:
1027194481

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