Leadership: The Warrior's Art
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- Author：Christopher D. Kolenda
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Summary
The late Lt。 General Harold Moore （USA， Ret。） said it's the "absolute best book on military leadership in peace and war。" This book is for military leaders who want to inspire their teams to achieve their best in combat and peacetime。 This wide-ranging anthology brings together noted military minds as they examine the crucial role of leadership in combat， relate the lessons learned， and apply the principles to the stressful world of business。 The book covers classic and modern concepts of leadership and uses case studies from Alexander the Great through post-9/11 wars to illustrate the principles of leadership in concrete historical contexts。 The most important， most penetrating analysis of military leadership to emerge in a generation， this seminal work features leaders of the armed forces as they learn from the past and present and look toward the future。 This edition is fully updated with inclusive language and chapters that speak to leading in a diverse world and organized with summary points for each chapter for a quick overview of essentials。
Reviews
Tamara A。
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This is a very good collection of essays that cover a wide variety of military specialty areas。
Chris Risley
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Excellent。 Almost every single article had something to challenge my leadership。 And all the articles are stand-alone。
John
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This book took me a while to read to completion。 Well worth the time and read for anyone in a leadership role， studies leadership and has an interest in Military leadership。
Andrew
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this collection of essays on leadership was wonderfully compiled and expertly explained。 Christopher d kolenda is a career military man with a head strategy and a heart for the unit。 he understands how leadership applies not only on the battlefield but in everyday life。 expertly he navigates between the theater of war to the reality of business and Back Again。 the best part to me is that he does not intentionally and in a cliche fashion try to equate his Battlefield experience and expertise or t this collection of essays on leadership was wonderfully compiled and expertly explained。 Christopher d kolenda is a career military man with a head strategy and a heart for the unit。 he understands how leadership applies not only on the battlefield but in everyday life。 expertly he navigates between the theater of war to the reality of business and Back Again。 the best part to me is that he does not intentionally and in a cliche fashion try to equate his Battlefield experience and expertise or the experience and expertise of the people whose letters he is reading or referencing do anything other then the military man and their time on the battlefield however organically it manages to flow into applications in the business world and the everyday life and Back Again。 at no point does it feel forced or like he is the next success Guru trying to make a buck 。。。more
Luigi
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A good book， whilst it is focused on military leaders the messages are the same。 If you are looking to improve your leadership development， this is worth reading and getting the same message from a different perspective。 Those who haven't been in the military will think that it is all top down hierarchy by discipline and decision by SOP or Standard Operating Procedures。 It appears that is not and was not the case。 People don't just follow a leader into battle because it is their duty。Some intere A good book， whilst it is focused on military leaders the messages are the same。 If you are looking to improve your leadership development， this is worth reading and getting the same message from a different perspective。 Those who haven't been in the military will think that it is all top down hierarchy by discipline and decision by SOP or Standard Operating Procedures。 It appears that is not and was not the case。 People don't just follow a leader into battle because it is their duty。Some interesting thoughts about fear and how leaders can overcome fear of going into battle and through this potentially reduce the risk of PTSD for people going into war。 。。。more
Gordon
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4。5 stars。 I wish I had read this earlier！ This is a great book for military leaders from junior to senior， from direct to organizational to strategic levels。 Although the emphasis is primarily from Brigade and below level leaders， there is something for all ages and experiences。 I loved the classical references up front （by then Major Chris Kolenda）， followed by thematic essays， and finishing with focused essays on physical fitness， practical battle-focused training， and elite force leadership。 4。5 stars。 I wish I had read this earlier！ This is a great book for military leaders from junior to senior， from direct to organizational to strategic levels。 Although the emphasis is primarily from Brigade and below level leaders， there is something for all ages and experiences。 I loved the classical references up front （by then Major Chris Kolenda）， followed by thematic essays， and finishing with focused essays on physical fitness， practical battle-focused training， and elite force leadership。 This should book be mandatory reading for company and field grade leaders who would benefit most， but it should be read again by senior field grade and general officers upon assumption of key responsibility。 。。。more
Robert Mosley
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A long book on the burden of leadership The author discusses many historical references and compares them to modern problems。 Then the author take a nose dive into sorta autobiographical approach of modern Army problems that only gloat of a Generals career。 The last sections of the book focus on the Generals career without establishing representation from all those supporting cast that help him
Isaiah Galarza
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It was a collection of essays from various authors in the Armed Services。 The chapters on history really appealed to me， however the ones about logistics of life an a base were not so compelling。 All in all， it's a very thorough overview of the life of a soldier。 It was a collection of essays from various authors in the Armed Services。 The chapters on history really appealed to me， however the ones about logistics of life an a base were not so compelling。 All in all， it's a very thorough overview of the life of a soldier。 。。。more
Maria
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This is a collection of essays by various military leaders and historians about leadership。Why I started this book: Can I say how much I love Overdrive？ It's wonderful to be able to download books to my phone and just learn something new。Why I finished it: Interesting。 I enjoyed the history lessons more than the current。。。 mostly because the book was first published in 2001 before the towers fell。 So the current essays didn't feel that current。 This is a collection of essays by various military leaders and historians about leadership。Why I started this book: Can I say how much I love Overdrive？ It's wonderful to be able to download books to my phone and just learn something new。Why I finished it: Interesting。 I enjoyed the history lessons more than the current。。。 mostly because the book was first published in 2001 before the towers fell。 So the current essays didn't feel that current。 。。。more
Damian Doyle
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This comprehensive collection of essays comprises so many insights， concepts， and takeaways that it's impossible to summarise。 From ancient ideas to case studies from the perspective of a team member （or "follower"， leadership is examined from every angle you could imagine。 While the context of each essay is generally military-focused - historical， contemporary， biographical， conceptual - the lessons about leadership are applicable to work， play， family and， well， life in general。 This is a valu This comprehensive collection of essays comprises so many insights， concepts， and takeaways that it's impossible to summarise。 From ancient ideas to case studies from the perspective of a team member （or "follower"， leadership is examined from every angle you could imagine。 While the context of each essay is generally military-focused - historical， contemporary， biographical， conceptual - the lessons about leadership are applicable to work， play， family and， well， life in general。 This is a valuable book that I'd recommend to anyone with an interest in understanding - and developing - personal and professional leadership qualities。 I suspect I'll turn to it time and again throughout the years ahead。 。。。more
Jacob O'connor
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I've been looking for a book like this。 I'm curious how the great military leaders rallied the troops to their cause。 Christopher Kolenda has put together a more scholarly work than I expected。 Some of the essays were very helpful。 Others veered off course。 In the end， I'll have to find another book to really scratch this itch。 Though I do not regret reading this one。 I've been looking for a book like this。 I'm curious how the great military leaders rallied the troops to their cause。 Christopher Kolenda has put together a more scholarly work than I expected。 Some of the essays were very helpful。 Others veered off course。 In the end， I'll have to find another book to really scratch this itch。 Though I do not regret reading this one。 。。。more
Jessie
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Read this after I completed OCS。 Quite a few fantastic essays on leadership。
Michael
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This book is a standard on leadership。 I am not sure how much it will help managers in becoming leaders。 I myself found out that the best way to become a leader is to have to lead against adversity / insurmountable odds。
Mark Fallon
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When I saw that GEN Barry McCaffrey wrote the forward， I picked up this book。 I wasn't disappointed。 A collection of essays on the different aspects of leadership written by leaders。 While the book is primarily directed to the military， leaders of all organizations can apply the lessons in this book。 When I saw that GEN Barry McCaffrey wrote the forward， I picked up this book。 I wasn't disappointed。 A collection of essays on the different aspects of leadership written by leaders。 While the book is primarily directed to the military， leaders of all organizations can apply the lessons in this book。 。。。more
Maxo Marc
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A awesome read I loved because of the examples he used。
Greg
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Compiled by Col。 Christopher Kolenda， a rising U。S。 military commander who chronicle several leadership ideas into a comprehensive compilation of strategic ideas。 Best used as a reference source。
Frank Kelly
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A strong compendium of essays on the various aspects of leadership ranging from courage to charisma。 Quite informative and thought provocative。 And good to know this is regular reading for military academy students
Dolly
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I have attempted to read this book several times and each time it got shelved， replaced by something more interesting， shorter， less military-oriented。。。But finally， I restarted reading it in earnest with the intent to finish it。 And I did。 Woohoo！Two quotes that jump out at me initially:from Leo Tolstoy: "there is no greatness where simplicity， goodness， and truth are absent。"from General Bruce Clarke: "morale is the result of three concepts: knowing what you are doing is important， doing it we I have attempted to read this book several times and each time it got shelved， replaced by something more interesting， shorter， less military-oriented。。。But finally， I restarted reading it in earnest with the intent to finish it。 And I did。 Woohoo！Two quotes that jump out at me initially:from Leo Tolstoy: "there is no greatness where simplicity， goodness， and truth are absent。"from General Bruce Clarke: "morale is the result of three concepts: knowing what you are doing is important， doing it well， and knowing it is appreciated。" Overall this is a good book on leadership。 Obviously focused on Army leaders， it has a lot of Army speak and tactical discussion that I often found to be beyond my comprehension （and interest）。 But as a compilation of articles by myriad leaders， it does a decent job of imparting wisdom to those who follow in their footsteps。 One of the biggest criticisms of this book was that it was written pre-9/11 and lacks the relevence of today's battles。 While I also found this to be somewhat true， it offers a combination of ancient history， twentieth century history and some glimpses forward in the twenty-first century。 So I found it to be fairly balanced。 While reading Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson， I saw that the author was deployed to Afghanistan and now that he's an advisor in Washington DC， I wonder what kind of book he might produce next。 I'd certainly be interested to read it， especially following Greg's high praise of his leadership skills。 In any case， if you are interested in Army leadership， military history or just have a sado-masochistic need to read a book from the professional military education library， this is a good book。 Some quotes to finish:"The consideration leaders must never forget is that the key to renewal is the release of human energy and talent。" John Gardner"To survive in the 21st Century， we will need leaders who can conquer the volatile， turbulent times we face by learning to unleash the full potential in others。" Warren Bennisand， although books on leadership may be useful， "there are some things you can't learn from others， you have to pass through the fire。" Norman Douglasnew words: enfilade， tocsin， recrudescence， demagoguery， irredentism 。。。more
Mark Heeyeaah
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