Military Leadership

by Taylor, Robert L.; Rosenbach, William E.; Ulmer, Walter F., Jr.

• ISBN13: 9780813368399
• ISBN10: 0813368391
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-23
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

The fourth edition of this classic text continues its popular interdisciplinary approach to the topic of leadership, by examining the elements of military leadership from the perspective of contributors in the fields of history, business, religion, politics, and education. The fourth edition presents a broad spectrum of ideas and perspectives relating to military leadership in the current environment. It includes multinational views reflecting the global military stage. This new edition synthesizes classic pieces from the second and third editions with contemporary readings to provide the reader with important insights into the concepts of military leadership throughout the vagaries of regional conflict and maintenance of peace. The resulting synthesis stimulates the reader to understand the complex dynamics of effective leadership in the context of military history, values, and culture.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Lt. Gen. Walter F. Ulmer, Jr.
Preface	xv
Part One Military Leadership---Perspectives
Introduction	1	(5)
Leadership	6	(10)
Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway
Leaders and Leadership	16	(11)
Gen. S.L.A. Marshall
A Comprehensive View of Leadership	27	(10)
Brig. Gen. Huba Wass de Czece
Leadership: Views from Readers	37	(13)
A New Vision on Leadership	50	(27)
Marshall Sashkin
William E. Rosenbach
Part Two Climate, Culture, and Influence
Introduction	73	(4)
Leaders, Managers, and Command Climate	77	(8)
Lt. Gen. Walter F. Ulmer, Jr.
Military Culture: Change and Continuity	85	(16)
Lt. Col. Karen O. Dunivin
GIs---Not Your Average Joes: What the Military Can Teach Us About Race, Class, and Citizenship	101	(14)
Amy Waldman
Women in Combat, Homosexuals in Uniform: The Challenge of Military Leadership	115	(3)
Richard H. Kohn
The Doctrine of Dissent	118	(10)
Lt. Col. Mark E. Cantrell
Part Three The Personal Challenge
Introduction	123	(5)
Followers as Partners: The Best Evidence of Good Leadership	128	(10)
Earl H. Potter III
William E. Rosenbach
Thane S. Pittman
When Leadership Collides with Loyalty	138	(3)
James M. Kouzes
Leadership asnfec an Art	141	(16)
James L. Stokesbury
A Charismatic Dimension of Military Leadership?	157	(15)
David M. Keithly
James J. Tritten
Leadership in Military Combat Units and Business Organizations: A Comparative Psychological Analysis	172	(12)
Micha Popper
Leadership Between a Rock and a Hard Place	184	(10)
Maj. Lee E. DeRemer
Once a Leader, Always a Leader?	194	(10)
David Stauffer
Part Four The Changing Context
Introduction	201	(3)
Our Military Condition	204	(17)
John Lehman
Ineffective Leadership and Military Retention	221	(2)
Captain Derek T. Hasty
Captain Robert M. Weber
The Agenda---Grassroots Leadership	223	(10)
Polly LaBarre
Military Leadership into the 21st Century: Another ``Bridge Too Far?''	233
Walter F. Ulmer, Jr.