Synopses & Reviews
With wit and wisdom, this book shares insights of a man who rose from being a reluctant draftee sent to fight in Vietnam to later becoming a colonel and an architect of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at West Point, and who currently works to develop IBMs senior leaders. This book does not describe the view from the heights of leadership; rather, it identifies the attributes and behaviors needed to make the climb and explains how to develop them in ourselves and in others. It emphasizes creation of organizational climates with 360 degrees of trust and deep engagement; explains the importance of intrinsic motivation; explores principle-based leadership; introduces The 5 Trust Vital Signs; promotes collective leadership; and concludes with a statement of concise tenets of the author's leadership philosophy.
Synopsis
Taking an engaging look at the keys to being an exemplary leader, this book illustrates the insights of a man who rose from a reluctant enlisted draftee to colonel—eventually being awarded the Bronze Star—in the United States Army. The study approaches how to be a commendable leader from a different angle, emphasizing how leaders need to trust their people and how that trust is achieved through assessing a simple set of five vital signs. Using short, anecdotal chapters to convey thoughtful lessons about what it takes to be a superior leader, this guide concludes by presenting the 19 tenets of the author's personal leadership philosophy.
About the Author
Jack Beach is a senior consultant with IBMs leadership development organization, managing their leadership strategy and research unit and overseeing all executive leadership development programs. He is a former colonel in the United States Army who helped create the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has served as a consultant for chiefs of staff of foreign services such as Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives, deans of foreign military academies, the Los Angeles Police and Sheriffs Departments, and various senior leaders of the Army and Department of Defense. He lives in Newburgh, New York.