Alan Axelrod

Eisenhower on Leadership

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Based on the findings in recently released archive papers and letters, as well as extensive library and historical resources, Alan Axelrod offers a compelling profile of the remarkable leadership discipline of a general often called a “military CEO.” In fascinating detail, Axelrod reveals that Ike was more than a great military leader; he was also a great executive who couldand didwrite a reassuring letter to the mother of a solider one moment and make decisions impacting millions of lives the next. Follow Ike's path as Supreme Commander from the invasion of North Africa to victory in Europe and learn the lessons of great leadership along the way, including: The nature of leadership Managing detail without sacrificing the big picture Ensuring follow-through to execution Building a team Converting conflict into common cause Getting the facts and making plans Mentoring, motivating, and inspiring
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557 printed pages
Original publication
2010
Publication year
2010
Publishers
Wiley, Jossey-Bass
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  • Mesuthas quoted6 years ago
    Intelligence can be defined as the ability to observe seemingly nonexistent patterns.
  • romanazaninhas quoted9 years ago
    The best is the enemy of the good.” War, he believed, was not about perfection, but about doing the best you could do as soon as you could possibly do it. Waiting for perfect conditions meant losing present op
  • romanazaninhas quoted9 years ago
    In any enterprise requiring the collaboration of intelligent people—and that means just about any enterprise worth doing—the “underlying cause,” or motivating principle, should never remain a guarded secret or a vaguely articulated cliché. People work for money, it is true, and a fair salary may produce a fair day’s labor, but it is a shared vision that makes possible the best work

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