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1 online resource (288 pages) |
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General Douglas A. MacArthur's extraordinary life of leadership spanned three wars and more than six decades inside and outside the military. He defined principles of leadership that were decades ahead of their time: principles reflecting extraordinary wisdom about strategy, motivation, organization, execution, and personal growth. Now, Theodore and Donna Kinni distill 52 powerful leadership lessons from MacArthur's life. On MacArthur's command, millions of American soldiers risked their lives. After winning the peace in World War II, he led 80 million citizens of Japan to embrace the most radical and successful cultural change any nation has ever achieved: the transformation from militaristic emperorship to modern democracy. Those extraordinary achievements arose directly from MacArthur's singular approach to leadership. This book reveals what MacArthur knew about defining victory and setting the right priorities for achieving it; building sleek, fast-response organizations; inspiring subordinates to unprecedented performance; focusing relentlessly on results; transforming organizational culture to value speed, knowledge, and honor; pursuing personal excellence; and winning |
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© Pearson Technology Group 2005 |
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Made available through: Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company |
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Online resource; Title from title page (viewed January 11, 2005) |
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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Military leadership
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MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. fast (OCoLC)fst00035285 |
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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United States. Army fast |
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Generals -- United States -- Biography
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Management -- United States -- Case studies
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Strategy -- Case studies
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Leadership -- United States -- Case studies
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Command of troops -- Case studies
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Strategy
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Management
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Leadership
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Generals
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Command of troops
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United States
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Case studies
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Biographies
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Electronic book
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Kinni, Donna, author
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Kinni, Donna
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O'Reilly for Higher Education (Firm), distributor.
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Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company
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| ISBN |
9780131470217 |
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0131470213 |
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