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Analysis of the leadership strategies of the secretary of defense, by the author of the Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership [BKL S 15 01]. Brad Hooper
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You might consider your competition deadly, but at least you don't have to cope with suicide bombers. As secretary of defense during the Afghan campaign, Donald Rumsfeld held perhaps the most visible leadership position in the world. In many ways, his entire half-century career in business and government can be viewed as a preparation for this campaign. The lessons that Rumsfeld has learned in planning, coalition building, communication, and strategic thinking apply to every management job. Jeffrey A. Krames, the author of The Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership, explains how lessons of war can enhance the lives of even the most peaceful.

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Over the past four decades, whether in the offices of corporate America or the corridors of the White House, Donald Rumsfeld￯﾿ﾽs uncanny knack for clear thinking and no-nonsense action has repeatedly been called upon during times of crisis. Now, in the most important assignment of his career, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld finds himself leading America￯﾿ﾽs war on terrorism. The Rumsfeld Way provides an enlightening and provocative look at the man The Washington Post has called ￯﾿ﾽthe Articulator in Chief of this perilous effort,￯﾿ﾽ and outlines the leadership skills, methods and strategies that have made Don Rumsfeld one of today￯﾿ﾽs most trusted and accomplished public figures. In this new book from Jeffrey Krames, the chronicler of GE-CEO Jack Welch￯﾿ﾽs storied career and author of the recent bestseller The Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership, The Rumsfeld Way is the first book to examine Donald Rumsfeld through the prism of his unprecedented and highly successful leadership abilities. A portrait of a compelling yet complex individual, who, even under the most demanding of circumstances, refuses to be moved from his core set of values, it scrutinizes Rumsfeld￯﾿ﾽs career to arrive at the private methods behind the all-too-public persona. Look to this proactive, next-generation leadership guidebook for: ￯﾿ﾽ Leadership insights￯﾿ﾽFrom reviving the Republican party in the 1960s to waging war on terror today, specific examples illustrate Rumsfeld￯﾿ﾽs leadership in action ￯﾿ﾽ Portrait of a CEO: Whether pulling off dramatic corporate turnarounds or presiding over the world￯﾿ﾽs largest military organization, Rumsfeld continues to demonstrate his leadership versatility ￯﾿ﾽ A Tale of Two Rumsfelds -￯﾿ﾽ Discover how the sometimes contentious Rumsfeld adapts his techniques to changing times, while maintaining his unbending core of beliefs and priorities
Author Bio:
Jeffrey A. Krames is vice president and Publisher of Business books in the McGraw-Hill Trade Group. The bestselling author of The Jack Welch Lexicon of Leadership and a leading authority on the subject of leadership, Krames has been published in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Financial Times and the Los Angeles Times. He has been interviewed by national media such as CNN, PBS, The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, Business Week, The Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Publisher's Weekly.

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The New York Times, Washington Post and BusinessWeek Best-Seller

From the offices of corporate America to the corridors of the White House, Donald Rumsfeld's uncanny knack for clear thinking and no-nonsense action has repeatedly been called upon in times of crisis. Now, as Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld leads America's war on terrorism, The Rumsfeld Way provides an enlightening and provocative look at the man the Washington Post has called "the Articulator in Chief," and outlines the leadership skills, methods, and strategies that make Donald Rumsfeld one of today's most trusted and accomplished public figures.

"The mission here is to tell what this tough backroom operator and aging politician has to reveal about being a leader in tough times. The book does this. . . . Rumsfeld, by this account, is a pragmatic, charismatic and determined leader who persists at all costs. The lessons here are worth learning." -USA Today