The Way Of The Warrior

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Summary: Lead from the front
Review: From Alexander the Great to General Schwarzkopf, all great leaders in their time. The term Captain is uded readily, instead of General, as the title implies, but it hardly makes a difference.

Although leading from the front can be taught in an afternoon, it is spelled out in this book, constantly.

One thing about Generals in war should be said. The victor isn?t always the one with the best plan, but the one who made the least blunders.

Not one of the best, but certainly worth reading.

Rating:
Summary: Lead from the front
Review: From Alexander the Great to General Schwarzkopf, all great leaders in their time. The term Captain is uded readily, instead of General, as the title implies, but it hardly makes a difference.

Although leading from the front can be taught in an afternoon, it is spelled out in this book, constantly.

One thing about Generals in war should be said. The victor isn't always the one with the best plan, but the one who made the least blunders.

Not one of the best, but certainly worth reading.

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Summary: Worth reading by MBAs, business professors and managers.
Review: Great book - and I'm very picky about business books, since selling books and being a successful manager can rarely be done simultaneously. PLUS, as a trained manager, most of the pop-management garbage out there isn't targeted to me anyway.

Jim Dunnigan takes an often overlooked aspect of business and military management bringin home the goods in an easy-to-read, and downright witty style of writing. The Way of the Warrior is hard to put down.

The book would make a great read for college and B-School students studying organizational behavior, applied management and interpersonal communication. The last chapter ties it all together rather nicely. Though it's debatable that leadership can be taught let alone easily defined, this book serves as a great entre into where military history and game theory overlap.

My only complaint - more detail! More military figures, and what about the awful military leaders? Maybe a sequel is in order.

Jim Dunnigan also wrote a great book about WARGAMING.

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Summary: airport-terminal book
Review: This book can be read on a three-hour plane trip, but I bought it for a leadership class in college. The Way Of The Warrior is inappropriate for higher education, and should only be read for entertainment. Leadership is important, history is important, but if this book is the standard of which our students should be judged there is something definitely wrong.

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Summary: Excellent! I just required my son to read .
Review: This book summarizes the tactics used by some of the greatest generals in history. Many of the communications, PR, and leadership tactics can be adapted to the business world. The only negotiation tactic that cannot be used is Genghis Khan's tactic of killing everybody who resisted him.