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Art of the Leader

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This book promises a lot but delivers little. What is important and useful is usually sandwiched between too many examples, as if you have to be hit over the head to understand that teamwork is important or that expertise is desireable. Also, some of the examples Cohen uses to convince us are a stretch (he twice refers us to episodes of "Baa Baa Black Sheep") and the vast majority of them are based on leaders from the military, which becomes tiresome. Overall, there is not much useful information in this book and there is definitely nothing new.

This is an outstanding book on leadership.I first read it back in 89 and have re-read it twice since. It cuts through all the b.s. of today's trendy leadership books you see in the business management sections in the book stores. Cohen's teachings have stayed with me since that first reading and I believe this is a book that one should refer back to from time to time. Having served in the military, I can relate to his combat model of leadership. I've seen good leadership and bad. The leaders who possessed the traits that Cohen describes in his book were the good ones-hard but fair. I hope Cohen writes a follow-up.

Truly outstanding. Well written and presented. The material is coherant and applicable. You can implement what you learn right away. I would highly recommend this book to anyone working on developing themselves as a leader. A must read for junior military officers.

The delivery was on time as expected. The book was recommended and is an excellent read.

W. Cohen knows what it takes to be a good leader and he knows how to write about it. I would call this the difinitive textbook for anyone who wishes to learn how to lead. The combat model of leadership works no matter what type of organization you join.

I've read a lot of books on this subject and can honestly say that this book kept my attention. William Cohen utilizes his Army background and has created a book that I could us

If you don't already know what's in this book... Go to sleep and get up on the other side of the bed! I mean really. What possible lessons can be learned from advice such as "You have to be recognized." I'm hoping the author does a better job as the new Secretary of Defense than he did as a book writer