Military Leadership

by Taylor, Robert L.; Rosenbach, William E.

• ISBN13: 9780813330242
• ISBN10: 0813330246
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-08-15
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the topic of leadership, the third edition of this popular text examines the elements of military leadership from the perspective of contributors in the fields of history, business, religion, politics, and education. The third edition addresses significant changes in the armed forces and the "new realities" in leadership training, including gays in the military, ethics and values, and transformational leadership. This new edition incorporates the best new readings while retaining the classic readings on leadership from the first and second editions. Taken together, the chapters in this book stimulate the reader to understand the challenges and opportunities for effective leadership and followership in the context of military history, values, and culture.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Reflections on Leadership	p. 5
The Antileadership Vaccine	p. 24
The Leadership Gap	p. 32
Understanding and Applying Transformational Leadership	p. 42
A Comprehensive View of Leadership	p. 53
Leadership: Views from Readers	p. 63
Leadership as an Art	p. 81
Leaders and Leadership	p. 97
Leadership	p. 108
The Art of Taking Charge	p. 118
The Greatest Man Churchill and Truman Ever Met	p. 127
In Praise of Followers	p. 135
Leading the New Professional	p. 145
The Ten Rules of Good Followership	p. 153
Followers Make Good Leaders Good	p. 160
The Credibility Factor: What People Expect of Leaders	p. 167
Lessons on Leadership	p. 172
Above and Beyond: Marines and Virtue Ethics	p. 176
Military Culture: Change and Continuity	p. 181
Leaders, Managers, and Command Climate	p. 196
New Ideas from the Army (Really)	p. 211
Leadership Lessons from Downsized Corporate America	p. 218
Women in Combat, Homosexuals in Uniform: The Challenge of Military Leadership	p. 227
Battle Plans: In Wake of Cold War, An Intellectual Leads Army in New Missions	p. 230
About the Book and Editors	p. 237
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