In The Challenge of Command, Roger Nye explores the varying personas that commanders (and leaders) must develop to be successful, including serving as moral guide, tactical expert, and intellectual leader. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”, Unit Leader Development Products & Resources. Please enter the message.

I found it much more useful than Myers Briggs, DiSC, and several other personality tests. Definitely check out Maxwell’s numerous other books, too. You get a glimpse of how their personalities worked for them, and at times against them.

The book also serves as a book reference guide for learning about military history, leadership, and command. 0 with reviews - Be the first. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Nineteen Stars: A Study in Military Character and Leadership at Amazon.com. Too bad that most military leaders are more like CEOs. If you haven’t read Blink, you’re missing out on a valuable education about how you think, what experience does for you, and the part your intuition plays in decision-making. Reputation is what others think you are. The messages are loud and clear. http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/863860399#Place\/novato_ca> ; http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/cau> ; http:\/\/dewey.info\/class\/355.33041\/> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/939841> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/863860399#Topic\/generals_united_states> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/994701> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/863860399#Organization\/united_states_army> ; http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/1204155> ; http:\/\/worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/id\/863860399> ; http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/28402115#PublicationEvent\/novato_ca_presidio_press_1992_1971> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/863860399#Agent\/presidio_press> ; http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780891411482> ; http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/28402115> ; http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/863860399#Agent\/presidio_press>, http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/863860399#Organization\/united_states_army>, http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/863860399#Place\/novato_ca>, http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/863860399#Topic\/generals_united_states>. And finally, some good books I’m reading this year:  The Complete Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant (yes, it’s taken me this long to read it…don’t judge), The Exceptional Presenter, Start with Why, and Turn the Ship Around! – Accidental Guerrilla (Great for field-grade officers and NCOs alike) There's a problem loading this menu right now.

Please enter the subject. Puryear follows MacArthur, Marshall, Eisenhower and Patton through the years of their military service in both peace and war.

Your email address will not be published. Please note: I reserve the right to delete comments that are offensive or off-topic. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es). Through accounts of real-life survival situations and tragedies, Laurence Gonzales uses neuroscience to explain what attitudes and behaviors allow some people to survive while others do not. Study real leaders and see where your personality overlaps with their personalities. Napoleon’s Correspondences is an extremely educational collection. Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2017, Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016, Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2013. One problem success-oriented leaders have is that we have trouble saying NO to a good idea. That's like comparing the stars in the sky! I picked the 2013 version because it’s got some perennial classics but also offers a good set of broadening options for the military leader. Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020.

– The Art of War (Griffith translation) It will change the way you think, live, and lead. – On Guerrilla Warfare (Also a Griffith translation) Like me, you’ll probably find “Twenty Habits that Hold You Back from the Top” to be particularly humbling. Agreed.

Numerous and frequently-updated resource results are available from this WorldCat.org search. These are the books that have shaped me and imprinted lessons that directly reflect in my daily leadership life. The name field is required. A must-read for new Soldiers and officers. Feel free to email the site/content author at admin@themilitaryleader.com. In My American Journey, Powell recounts his career in the kind of detail that developing leaders will appreciate, while clearly identifying leadership takeaways along the way.

This post is a partial remedy. Some of these prove themselves victorious in combat and are thus deemed successful. – America the Vulnerable (Brenner) Of course everyone will have their favorites. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: Your request to send this item has been completed. Your Web browser is not enabled for JavaScript. WorldCat is the world's largest library catalog, helping you find library materials online.

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Many military … Blink introduced me to meta-knowledge (that is, being aware of the quality of your own thinking). [PDF Download] Power Of Character In Leadership: How Values Morals Ethics and Principles Affect # Nineteen stars : a study in military character and leadership\n, Examines the careers of four great military leaders of World War II--Patton, Eisenhower, MacArthur, and Marshall--and discusses the leadership abilities that made them superior commanders.\"@, Nineteen stars : a study in military character and leadership\"@, Export to EndNote / Reference Manager(non-Latin), http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/oclc\/28402115>.

Marshall was disciplined; MacArthur was innovative; Eisenhower was a consensus-builder; Patton was bold and flamboyant. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. Nineteen stars : a study in military character and leadership. I’m personally a big fan of the biography on Col John Boyd, Keegan’s Intelligence in War, and pretty much all of P. W. Singer’s books (Like War found in another list on this site is his newest). The Element of Focus: A Strategic Approach to Achieving Your Goals – Countdown to Zero Day (more of a cyberwar source, but still has a lot of leadership value) StrengthsFinder 2.0 and the accompanying online test are powerful tools for identifying your unique strengths and maximizing your performance as a leader. The study of personality indicators, such as the Myers-Briggs and Keirsey-Bates, links personality types and leadership styles.

The audiobook is also a good listen. Price New from Used from Hardcover "Please retry" $28.98 — $25.00: Paperback "Please retry" $26.50 . http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh2008105089> ; http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/cau>, http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780891411482>, http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/28402115>. Great book on leadership! It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. As a professional who credits books with providing a sizable portion of my development, I was embarrassed to respond in the negative.

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Yes I agree, but most great leaders have had formal training ang education. Please choose whether or not you want other users to be able to see on your profile that this library is a favorite of yours. i totally have to check these out just because im interested in how miltary leaders think! Great idea. – Cyber War (Clarke)

Mr Puryear did an astounding amount of research in order to write this book. A must read for any student planning participation in ROTC, application to a Service Academy, or application for commissioned officer training.

The most important knowledge gap in leadership is understanding how followers perceive our actions. You don’t teach people to be leaders anymore than you can teach them to have an IQ of 175 or to have perfect pitch. A great book about the United States Military Academy. Doubler shows how our modern notion of air-ground integration, combined synchronized attacks, and urban tactics all originated in 1944-45.

Copyright © 2001-2020 OCLC. His discussion of “mental maps” is directly relevant to combat. A recent email from a reader asked simply if there is a Military Leader reading list. – Information Operations Doctrine and Practice (Christopher Paul – A good start to understanding IO), Wow. It’s a great foundation for any military career. “If you spend your life trying to be good at everything, you will never be great at anything.” That’s the idea behind StrengthsFinder 2.0 – we focus too much on rounding out our weaknesses instead of developing our strengths. Greg McKeown’s Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less is a fantastic, no-frills course in reducing your life down to the essentials so you can be most effective. Enjoy! Disclosure of Material Connection: Some of the links contained on this site are “affiliate links.” This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission. Deep Survival is one of my favorites because it teaches a mindset that is crucial for military leaders…and it has the best subtitle of any book I’ve read:  Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why. It draws from law enforcement and military scenarios and research to give Soldiers a glimpse into what combat will do to them. Don't have an account? Please select Ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway. Novato, CA : Presidio Press, 1992, ©1971.

I won't bore you with what's inside; instead, I'll tell you why it's to your benefit to buy this book and study it: Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2017, Still trying to get through. You can easily create a free account. East of Chosin is a gripping account of the frozen retreat of the Army’s 31st Regimental Combat Team Task Force in the face of overwhelming Chinese assaults in Korea, 1950. The Military Leader is hosted by an Army Infantry officer with 18 years experience and four deployments to Iraq/Afghanistan. We have trouble beating leaders with no formal education that live in caves. The E-mail Address(es) field is required. Closing with the Enemy is a great addition to any tactical unit reading list. Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2013. Great insights into the lives and leadership of some of the greatest military minds our country has known. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

It also set me off on a personal research effort to better understand how the brain responds to stress (as in combat) and what leaders can do to remain emotionally stable in combat. One recommended addition – Good Strategy/Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why it Matters (Rumelt)…should be required reading at SAMS and CGSC in my humble opinion.

(not yet rated) Each was a unique individual, and took just the right measure of themselves and their resources to produce the eventual allied victory.