Military Leadership Lessons for Public Service

Charles Szypszak (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

204 Seiten

2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6491-0 (ISBN)

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Military veterans have had the most intensive leadership training, mentoring, and experience available anywhere. Many return to their communities seeking to apply what they learned. What they are likely to find among those in public administration is not a welcome embrace for military training and experience. Instead veterans are more likely to encounter a misimpression that it is not of much use, which is becoming more widespread in society as fewer among those in power have served in the military or are close to anyone who did. But contrary to the popular misimpression, military leadership principles and methods are not just about using authority and giving orders. They are based on interpersonal dynamics learned from experience and reflection. Unsurprisingly effective leadership in civil emergencies - as shown on 9/11 and during Hurricane Katrina - depends on the same kind of demeanor, decisiveness, and trustworthiness as in combat. But good leadership is fundamentally the same in day-to-day challenges as well. There are, in fact, military leadership principles and methods that will be effective whenever adapted to the circumstances. Being mindful of them can better equip anyone for public service.

Charles Szypszak is a professor of public law and government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. He previously was a director and partner of a law firm in New Hampshire and a captain in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Table of Contents

Preface

1. The Widening Gap

The Core of Public Leadership 6

Historical Foundation of Military Leadership and Public Service 10

Separation 18

Today’s Military Leadership Experience 23

Veterans in Other Public Service 29

Impressions of the Military 33

Different Languages 37

Unfamiliarity Can Breed Contempt 48

2. Leadership as Taught

Military Leadership Education 56

Military Leadership Principles 66

Public Service Leadership Education 77

Public Service Leadership Theories 86

Learning Leadership Across the Gap 95

3. Leadership Under Fire

Lieutenant Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain and Gettysburg 99

Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and the World Trade Center Attacks 104

Mayor Ray Nagin and Hurricane Katrina 112

Source of Strength in Crisis 120

Leadership Presence 121; Decisiveness 125; Trusted Relationships 128

4. Adaptable Military Leadership Methods

Cultivate Integrity 135

Keep the Focus on the Mission 140

Cultivate Taking Responsibility 143

Have Other Honest Eyes and Ears 149

Keep Everyone Attuned to the Front Lines 153

Trust and Verify 155

Meet with a Purpose 159

Give Honest Individual Feedback 162

Insist That Everyone Pulls Their Weight 165

Cultivate Leadership Throughout 167

Immutable Leadership Principles

Recommended Leadership Development Reading

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.10.2016
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	1-4766-6491-9 / 1476664919
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6491-0 / 9781476664910
Zustand	Neuware