Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach [Paperback]

Dandridge M. Malone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1983

Required reading for all present and future leaders, this classic is for those who have to get the job done--military or not.

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About the Author

Dandridge M. Malone began his U.S. Army career as a private and ended as a colonel almost thirty years later. During that time, he earned a B.S. degree from Vanderbilt University and an M.S. from Purdue, and graduated from the Army's Command and General Staff College and the Army War College. Renowned as the Army's foremost expert on leadership, both in garrison and in combat, he has taught the subject to noncommissioned officers, West Point cadets, and students at various Army service schools. Retired in 1981, he resides in Florida. Alan Bomar Jones is an international stage actor who has appeared in over sixty professional theatrical shows, performing from Canada to California. His offstage credits include two made-for-TV movies, several independent films, and various local commercials. As an independent voice-over artist, Alan works from his home producing books and commercials.

--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Presidio Press (June 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891411739
• ISBN-13: 978-0891411734
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.5 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,583 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Interesting Book on Leadership, April 16, 2005

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This review is from: Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach (Paperback)

This book was written for officers in the United States Army. It gives officers an idea of how to manage and develop the soldiers under them. Particularly it gives good advice on how to recognize and deal with certain types of soldiers based on a skill, will, and teamwork scale. To tell the truth, I'm not in the army, but I bought this book to gain some insight into the army's way of managing and developing soldiers. I believe that if you are a businessperson or a teacher, you can learn a lot about how to treat different employees or students. Each person has individual needs that need to be handled in different ways, and I think this is something that this book does a good job of introducing. If you're in the army, you definitely need this, and if you're not, you can still gain a lot of knowledge by reading this.

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Realistic Information, June 6, 1999

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This review is from: Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach (Paperback)

At last, a leadership book that doesn't have alot of corporate stuff in it. I get really tired of those volumes that have the samurai way, or the military way, or whatever, and then start talking about sales figures and meetings. This one literally is about leading military units, with specifics and an explanation of the broader concept of what leadership is for and how each leader in the chain of command fits together to achieve the goals of the army.

I am a squad leader in the police academy, a para-military outfit, and the ideas and advice in this book helped me out alot. I heartily recommend it for anyone facing an NCO billet of any kind.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for the military, February 21, 2003

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This is a great book on leadership! Don't ignore it if you are not in the military. Much of the content carries over to the civilian side of the fence too. I am a first line police supervisor and found alot of good material here. I dare say much of it could be useful in the business/corporate world too.