A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America's First Female Four-Star General [First Da Dapo Press edition] 9780738217802, 9780738217796, 0738217794

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English Pages xiii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Year 2015

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A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America's First Female Four-Star General [First Da Dapo Press edition]
 9780738217802, 9780738217796, 0738217794

Table of contents :
Foreword / by Sheryl Sandberg --
Walk the walk : "live to a higher standard" --
The enemy within : "leaders aren't invincible --
don't try to be" --
Door kickers : "believe in yourself" --
Courage : "do the right thing for the right reason" --
The man behind the curtain : "recognize your advocates, Janus-faces, and detractors" --
The mirror, mirror syndrome : "leverage the power of diversity" --
Call me coach : "from your winning team" --
The power of the yellow brick road : "develop your strategic vision" --
The needs of an army notwithstanding : "know when to fold 'em" --
Leader of leaders : "build your bench" --
Afterthoughts : "my way to continue the conversation ..." --
Chronology --
Postscript: Leadership strategies from an Army life.

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