Be * Know * Do
Leadership the Army Way, Adapted from the Official Army Leadership Manual
Drucker Foundation Future Series
1. Auflage März 2004
192 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
The United States Army is one of the most complex, best run
organizations in the world, and central to the Army's success are
strong leadership and exceptional leadership development. Army
leaders must be able to act decisively and effectively in
challenging situations. But the Army, despite its organizational
structure, does not train leaders in a hierarchical manner.
Dispersed leadership is the key to the success of the Army
leadership model.
Now, for the first time, you can have access to the Army's
successful leadership philosophy and the principles that are
outlined in Be Know Do the official Army Leadership Manual.
Be Know Do makes this critical information available to
civilian leaders in all sectors--business, government, and
nonprofit--and gives them the guidelines they need to create an
organization where leadership thrives.
Richard E. Cavanagh
Introduction xiii
1. What a Leader Must Be, Know, and Do 1
2. The Character of Leaders 23
3. People Are at the Core 45
4. Leading from the Front 69
5. It Takes a Team 85
6. Managing Complexity, Leading Change 107
7. Building and Leading Learning Organizations 131
Conclusion 153
Notes 161
Index 167
institutions altogether--and with a lower casualty rate. Be
* Know * Do shows how this is being done--and how it can
be adapted by the nonmilitary: businesses, colleges and
universities, nonprofits, and churches." --Peter F. Drucker
General Erik Shinseki (Ret.) is the former Chief of Staffof the United States Army. He is widely hailed as the person wholed the transformation of the United States Army from a heavy andimmobile organization to an effective combat force.
Richard E. Cavanagh is president and CEO of theConference Board. He joined the Conference Board after serving asexecutive dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government atHarvard University. Formerly he worked with McKinsey & Company,Inc.
