The Be Know Do Of Generalship

Author : Major General Anil Sengar (Retd)
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781636069371

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The Be- Know-Do of Generalship by Major General Anil Sengar (Retd) Pdf

The title of the book says it all. The Be-Know-Do of Generalship. Generalship is possibly one of the most difficult words to define. It is leadership with a difference that demands varied skills from the very basic to the most sophisticated. It is a position of responsibility like none other. It demands making decisions in the most complex environment pregnant with VUCA character. It carries with its position the heavy weight of values and expectations that have come to characterise military leadership since millennium. A General is the face of the system, is always naked and always under scrutiny by soldiers who expect him to be God like. The book is laid out in two parts. Part I, comprising six chapters covers every aspect of Generalship in a ‘self-help’ easy to assimilate style to develop oneself to be an inspiring General relevant for the future. Part II, comprising Chapter VII is an honest and a dispassionate appraisal of the Indian military leadership since independence. It makes a convincing case to address the existing institutional shortcomings with respect to Generalship and their selection in the Indian Army with de-novo recommendations not heard before. This book is a product of the author’s four decades of passion and dedication to the profession of soldiery and the art of military leadership. It is an excellent tutor to BE the General you should be, to KNOW what you should know and to DO what you should do to be future ready and leave a legacy worth remembering. A unique book on the subject, it is a must read for officers of all service groups in any vocation, not only the uniformed services. This book is a ready recipe for those who aspire to lead with a difference.

Author : U.S. Army
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470768624

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Be * Know * Do by U.S. Army Pdf

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.

Author : Edgar Puryear
Publisher : Presidio Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307574381

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American Generalship by Edgar Puryear Pdf

“What does it take to make a great general or a great leader in any field? . . . An excellent contribution to the study of leadership among those who make life-and-death decisions in the most challenging situations—one that could well serve as required reading in both military and business schools.”—Kirkus Reviews Throughout his life, Edgar F. “Beau” Puryear has studied America’s top military leaders. In his research for this book, he has sought to discover what allowed them to rise above their contemporaries; what prepared them for the terrible responsibilities they bore as the commanders of our armed forces during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, and on to today; how they are different from you and me. Ultimately, first and foremost, Dr. Puryear discovered that character is the single most important and the most distinctive element shared by these individuals: that character is everything! “Beau Puryear again reaches into his gold mine of research and comes forward with the essence of great generalship. . . . Well-done and a worthy read.”—General Colin L. Powell “We can always learn more about the importance of character to successful leadership. With this book, we do just that.”—General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Author : Thomas E. Ricks
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101595930

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The Generals by Thomas E. Ricks Pdf

A New York Times bestseller! An epic history of the decline of American military leadership—from the bestselling author of Fiasco and Churchill and Orwell. While history has been kind to the American generals of World War II—Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley—it has been less kind to the generals of the wars that followed, such as Koster, Franks, Sanchez, and Petraeus. In The Generals, Thomas E. Ricks sets out to explain why that is. In chronicling the widening gulf between performance and accountability among the top brass of the U.S. military, Ricks tells the stories of great leaders and suspect ones, generals who rose to the occasion and generals who failed themselves and their soldiers. In Ricks’s hands, this story resounds with larger meaning: about the transmission of values, about strategic thinking, and about the difference between an organization that learns and one that fails.

Author : John Frederick Charles Fuller
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Command of troops
ISBN : 9781428916876

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Generalship, Its Diseases and Their Cure by John Frederick Charles Fuller Pdf

Author : Major General Anil Sengar
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9798885214612

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Golf and Life by Major General Anil Sengar Pdf

“There are two ways to win a golf tournament. The golfing way or the Taliban way, i.e. either shoot the lowest score or shoot the rest of the field dead. The second is easier, but that is not a choice for you and me. In life, you always have the power to choose which ball to play, and that makes all the difference.”Both golf and life must be productive and fun. This book is all about ‘How does one do it?’.After four decades on the golf course and six of life, I could describe both as a combination of great, good, bad and ugly. I believe it would be no different for most. I realise, while that won’t change too much, they can be fun, no matter what. It's all up to you.When you miss a three-foot putt or misjudge a chip, you tell yourself, “Oh shit, I should have done that rather than this.” And, when you play the same shot well the second time, you say, “Any fool can do it the second time.”Alas, we get just one chance to live. A lot of people do not get it right and wish they had lived differently. This book shares in a lighter vein, things that would make your golf and life more fun and more purposeful. Golf is not a hole in one place and life is not a sprint; both are full of intangibles. Neither is the fairway a level playing surface nor is life. Yet, some excel more often than others. Of those, some seem to enjoy the grind and some do not. And, that is not about talent alone.This book derives life’s lessons from golf. It covers varied aspects covered in five Parts and 19 Holes. It also includes brief, life-changing aspects of self-development and leadership, subjects on which I have written five books that continue to transform lives. While Part IV is on leadership, Part V deals with Kay El’s resolution to make a difference in society for the better, Ekla Chalo re. Paradoxically, this book is both hilarious and serious at the same time. Like the greens, the business end is serious, but the walk through the fairways is fun and energising. It guarantees a chuckle and helps you become a smarter and a happier version of yourself. You have just one life, make sure it is fun, no matter what.

Author : Cathal Nolan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199874651

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The Allure of Battle by Cathal Nolan Pdf

History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive." Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt-all resonate in the literature of war and in our imaginations as tide-turning. But these legendary battles may or may not have determined the final outcome of the wars in which they were fought. Nor has the "genius" of the so-called Great Captains - from Alexander the Great to Frederick the Great and Napoleon - play a major role. Wars are decided in other ways. Cathal J. Nolan's The Allure of Battle systematically and engrossingly examines the great battles, tracing what he calls "short-war thinking," the hope that victory might be swift and wars brief. As he proves persuasively, however, such has almost never been the case. Even the major engagements have mainly contributed to victory or defeat by accelerating the erosion of the other side's defences. Massive conflicts, the so-called "people's wars," beginning with Napoleon and continuing until 1945, have consisted of and been determined by prolonged stalemate and attrition, industrial wars in which the determining factor has been not military but matériel. Nolan's masterful book places battles squarely and mercilessly within the context of the wider conflict in which they took place. In the process it help corrects a distorted view of battle's role in war, replacing popular images of the "battles of annihilation" with somber appreciation of the commitments and human sacrifices made throughout centuries of war particularly among the Great Powers. Accessible, provocative, exhaustive, and illuminating, The Allure of Battle will spark fresh debate about the history and conduct of warfare.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Command of troops
ISBN : UCSD:31822036284222

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Generalship, Historical Perspectives by Anonim Pdf

After World War I, J F C Fuller stated that the three pillars of generalship (meaning good generalship of course) are "courage, creative intelligence, and physical fitness: and the attributes of youth rather than middle age." The study of character traits and leadership principles dominated our thought and leadership teaching methodology during and after World War II, with role playing and case studies used extensively. Current leadership doctrine for the entire Army is prescribed in Field Manual 6-22, Army Leadership, a publication that relies heavily on historical examples for its message. Since "the foundations of Army leadership are firmly grounded in history," senior leaders must have a core of historical knowledge to give them the perspective necessary to solve the leadership and command challenges of today.

Author : John Keegan
Publisher : Jonathan Cape
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015013419315

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The Mask of Command by John Keegan Pdf

This book discusses generals: who they are, what they do, and how they do it affects the world in which we live.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 964 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Legislative hearings
ISBN : STANFORD:36105006343599

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Hearings Before and Special Reports Made by Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on Subjects Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1062 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-17
Category : Legislative hearings
ISBN : LOC:00187004597

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Hearings ... on Sundry Legislation Affecting the Naval and Military Establishments by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2052 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015036023946

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Hearings by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services Pdf

Author : John Luther Ringwalt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1886
Category : Presidents
ISBN : UCLA:L0071576037

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Anecdotes of General Ulysses S. Grant by John Luther Ringwalt Pdf

Author : Matthew R. Christ
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108495769

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Xenophon and the Athenian Democracy by Matthew R. Christ Pdf

Examines how Xenophon instructs his elite readers concerning the values and skills needed to lead the Athenian democracy.

Author : Richard J. Sommers
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611214338

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Challenges of Command in the Civil War by Richard J. Sommers Pdf

Dr. Richard Sommers’ Challenges of Command in the Civil War distills six decades of studying the Civil War into two succinct, thought-provoking volumes. This first installment focuses on “Civil War Generals and Generalship.” The subsequent volume will explore “Civil War Strategy, Operations, and Organization.” Each chapter is a free-standing essay that can be appreciated in its own right without reading the entire book. Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee stand out in Volume I as Dr. Sommers analyzes their generalship throughout the Civil War. Their exercise of command in the decisive Virginia Campaign from May 1864 to April 1865 receives particular attention—especially during the great Siege of Petersburg, about which the author has long ranked as the pioneering and pre-eminent historian. Five chapters evaluating Grant and Lee are followed by five more on “Civil War Generals and Generalship.” One of those essays, “American Cincinnatus,” explores twenty citizen-soldiers who commanded mobile army corps in the Union Army and explains why such officers were selected for senior command. Antietam, Gettysburg, and Petersburg are central to three essays on Northern corps and wing commanders. Both Federals and Confederates are featured in “Founding Fathers: Renowned Revolutionary War Relatives of Significant Civil War Soldiers and Statesmen.” The ground-breaking original research underlying that chapter identifies scores of connections between the “Greatest Generations” of the 18th and 19th Centuries—far more than just the well-known link of “Light Horse Harry” Lee to his son, Robert E. Lee. From original research in Chapter 10 to new ways of looking at familiar facts in Chapters 6-9 to distilled judgments from a lifetime of study in Chapters 1-5, Challenges of Command invites readers to think—and rethink—about the generalship of Grant, Lee, and senior commanders of the Civil War. This book is an essential part of every Civil War library.