GUIDELINES FOR THE LEADER AND THE COMMANDER /

"Guidelines for the Leader and the Commander is an enduring classic. Written by the Army's premier trainer of the twentieth century, this is a wide-ranging collection of principles and maxims to guide the building, training, and leading of any organization, with a focus on the individuals...

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Main Author: Clarke, Bruce C. (Bruce Cooper), 1901-1988 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Stackpole Books, 1973
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Table of Contents:
  • Part one: Leadership and command. 1. Command responsibilities ; 2. Leadership versus popularity ; 3. Ethics, conduct, and standards of officers ; 4. Prestige of the noncommissioned officer ; 5. Conduct of inspections ; 6. A successful manager ; 7. Leadership, Commandership, Generalship, "Followership"
  • Part two: Training. 8. Philosophy and principles of training in oversea areas ; 9. Training the individual ; 10.Training the unit ; 11. Physical conditioning ; 12. The creation of superior units
  • Part three: Operations and administration. 13. Mission-type orders ; 14. Organization for performing tasks on the company and small-unit level ; 15. Wasting soldiers' time ; 16. Will you wait for it? Or-- will you go get it? ; 17. ADP in war!!! Will it work???
  • Part four: A final word. 18. Making progress and improving a military organization ; 19. Techniques of troop orientation and information and education ; 20. Soldier complaints