Military leadership lessons for public service / Charles Szypszak.

ISBN:

9781476627038

Title:

Author:

Szypszak, Charles, author.

Personal Author:

Szypszak, Charles, author.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contents:

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface ; 1. The Widening Gap ; The Core of Public Leadership ; Historical Foundation of Military Leadership and Public Service; Separation ; Today's Military Leadership Experience ; Veterans in Other Public Service ; Impressions of the Military ; Different Languages ; Unfamiliarity Can Breed Contempt

2. Leadership as Taught Military Leadership Education ; Military Leadership Principles ; Public Service Leadership Education ; Public Service Leadership Theories ; Learning Leadership Across the Gap ; 3. Leadership Under Fire ; Lieutenant Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain and Gettysburg; Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and the World Trade Center Attacks

Mayor Ray Nagin and Hurricane Katrina Source of Strength in Crisis ; Leadership Presence; Decisiveness; Trusted Relationships; 4. Adaptable Military Leadership Methods; Cultivate Integrity ; Keep the Focus on the Mission ; Cultivate Taking Responsibility ; Have Other Honest Eyes and Ears ; Keep Everyone Attuned to the Front Lines

Trust and Verify Meet with a Purpose ; Give Honest Individual Feedback ; Insist That Everyone Pulls Their Weight ; Cultivate Leadership Throughout ; Immutable Leadership Principles ; Recommended Leadership Development Reading ; Chapter Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

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Subject Term:

Public administration -- United States.

Leadership -- United States.

Administration publique (Science) -- États-Unis.

Leadership -- États-Unis.

POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Affairs & Administration.

Leadership

Public administration

Geographic Term:

United States

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1365428

Publication Date:

2016

Publication Information:

Jefferson, North Carolina :

McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,

2016.

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Summary

Military veterans have had some of the most intensive leadership training available. Many return to their communities seeking to apply what they have learned. Those who enter the world of public affairs--where colleagues are increasingly less likely to have served in the military--may encounter a popular misconception: that military leadership is all about exercising authority and giving orders. In fact military leadership is based on interpersonal dynamics, often learned through trying circumstances.

Effective management of civil emergencies--as shown by 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina--calls for the same official demeanor, decisiveness and trustworthiness as does combat. Good leadership is fundamentally the same in ordinary day-to-day challenges as well. This book describes how the principles and methods of military leadership are effective for public service.

Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here .

Author Notes

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