Becoming a Leader the Annapolis Way
by W. Brad Johnson
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The mission of the U.S. Naval Academy is this: "to develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to provide graduates who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential for future development in mind and character to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government." What business manager doesn't want to run a tight ship that operates smoothly and is full of character show more and commitment? What business doesn't want to develop employees who are dedicated and have potential for future development? Today, more than ever, business needs leaders of character at every level. But finding leaders isn't easy. The solution: you have to build them.; U.S. Naval Academy professor Brad Johnson and USNA fellow Capt. Gregory Harper show how today's executives and managers can build leaders the Navy way in Becoming a Leader the Annapolis Way. Using real-life vignettes of USNA graduates who succeeded in combat, government, and business, and examples of great naval leaders, Johnson and Harper show that talented men and women can learn and adapt the habits and tools required for outstanding leadership. From learning the importance of honor, loyalty, duty, and commitment to learning how to take care of peers, Becoming a Leader the Annapolis Way shows today's business professionals how they can adopt the successful strategies of the U.S. Navy to their everyday work lives.; With a focus on leader development and how the training tools of the USNA can serve as leader preparation models for everyday managers, this timely guide will help turn shining stars into the best of the fleet. For more than 150 years, the U.S. Naval Academy has been turning out leaders by relying on traditional values, oaths, pledges, and honor. At a time when these very characteristics have been called into question in the business world, Becoming a Leader the Annapolis Way instills in today's up-and-coming leaders the qualities that nurture success. Readers will find that running a business is a lot like running a ship as they explore key topics such as: How the Navy empowers leaders; How to build cohesion by walking the walk and showing others the way; Why blind obedience poses hazards; Values, responsibility, authority, and accountability are at the crux of Navy leadership. From communication to supervision to teaching to team building, Johnson and Harper provide today's professionals with the tools they need to lead like the best of the best of the Navy. show lessTags
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W. Brad Johnson is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the United States Naval Academy and a Faculty Associate in the Graduate School of Business and Education at Johns Hopkins University.
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