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Title: The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell by Oren Harari ISBN: 0-07-138859-1 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 25 January, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.08 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Powerful and inspiring
Comment: I've never been so inspired by an Amazon purchase that I felt compelled to write a review, but "Secrets" is my watershed moment.
As part of my never ending quest to become the best Director of Sales / Manager / Leader possible, I have read countless books paralleling military structure and business structure. For the most part, I digest the material and attempt to adapt it to my personal situation, relationships with my employees, and relationships with my customers. Most often, any direct quote or application is seemingly too obvious an adaption from some military procedure or code. "Secrets", however, was different.
Perhaps because it was written miuns direct contact with Colin Powell (can this *really* be true) that we get the perspective of Harari and his researchers on the relevancy, and not a direct military viewpoint. Perhaps. I can't imagine Harari enlisted the help of an Army platoon to write this book, but probably a young, talented MBA student with little real perspective on military life.
Either way, I earmarked and bookmarked numerous ideas that I'll apply to my work environment and I highly recommend this book to managers who want to be true leaders.
Rating: 5
Summary: Highly Recommended!
Comment: Perhaps no political leader in the United States is more widely respected than Colin Powell, decorated soldier, architect of the 1991 U.S. victory over Iraq, former presidential contender and current Secretary of State. Using anecdotes and quotations from Powell's life, management professor Oren Harari distills leadership philosophies and methods that can be applied to business. The book is written in a short, pithy style, reflecting Powell's own direct approach. While the principles Harari uncovers are not innovative, they are comprehensive and practical. Charged with maintaining an international coalition in the ongoing war on terrorism, Powell has been thrust into one of the world's most important leadership roles. For this reason alone, we from getAbstract recommend Harari's book for its insight into the man's leadership philosophies, which have had a profound influence on U.S. military and government organizations.
Rating: 1
Summary: So much common sense
Comment: This book is a joke. It is written by a guy who has followed Colin Powell around and has taken a lot of notes on what he has said. He then put together a bunch of Powell's stories and comments into this book. The "secrets" are not secrets at all. They are common sense to most people. After the first couple of chapters I realized that I was wasting my time trying to read each word and just went to the summaries at the end of each chapter. It's all summed up there. Powell did not contribute to this book, he was merely a speaker who fed the author enough information to pull this book together.
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Title: My American Journey by Joseph Persico, Colin L. Powell ISBN: 0345407288 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 30 June, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Rumsfeld Way: The Leadership Wisdom of a Battle-Hardened Maverick by Jeffrey A. Krames ISBN: 0071406417 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade Pub. Date: 27 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Powell Principles: 24 Lessons from Colin Powell, a Legendary Leader by Oren Harari ISBN: 0071411097 Publisher: McGraw Hill Text Pub. Date: December, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.75 |
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Title: Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani, Ken Kurson ISBN: 0786868414 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Rules & Tools for Leaders by Perry M. Smith, Major General Perry M. Smith ISBN: 0399527869 Publisher: Perigee Pub. Date: 02 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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