Taking Charge: Making the Right Choices [Mass Market Paperback]

Perry M. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

A handy guide for leaders. Includes more than 25 checklists to help leaders and managers hire, fire, run meetings, plan, deal with the press, etc. Over 200,000 of this book in print.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

This is a short, easy to read and use guide for leaders and managers. It is used in many management programs in corporations, the military and the non-profits.

About the Author

Perry Smith is a retired Major General from the Air Force. He is best known for his work as a military analyst for CNN (until he resigned in protest in June 1998) and more recently for NBC and CBS radio. He has written six books, including Assignment Pentagon, Rules and Tools for Leaders and A Hero Among Heroes: Jimmie Dyess and the 4th Marine Division.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Avery (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895295229
• ISBN-13: 978-0895295224
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,077,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Taking Charge has been updated--Rules and Tools for Leaders, February 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Taking Charge: Making the Right Choices (Mass Market Paperback)

I have rewritten and updated Taking Charge. It has a new title. Rules and Tools for Leaders. It was published in 1998 and ever since I was interviewed by Katie Curic on the Today Show on 23 February 1999, Rules and Tools has been selling like hot cakes. Even made #2 on the amazon.com best seller list--briefly.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding book for any supervisor or leader., January 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Taking Charge: Making the Right Choices (Mass Market Paperback)

MGen Smith uses his vast leadership and management experience in the military to provide real-life examples of the many and varied situations any leader encounters. Even though most of his experience is related to the military, virtually all of what he has to say applies to any type of business or organization. The book is broken down into logical chapters and concludes with some excellent checklists to help address a variety of situations. It makes an excellent book for a new manager or supervisor. In fact, I recently appointed a new supervisor and I loaned him my copy to read. If he uses half of what he learns from the book, he will be successful. Definitely one of the best and most straight-forward how-to books about leadership.