Book Analysis: A Passion for Excellence - The Leadership Difference

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to determine if the principles, concepts and ideas contained therein have merit as guides for today's military leaders. Certainly few individuals, particularly those in the military services, would argue with a statement that, as a whole, individuals and organizations/ units having high standards normally 'excel' in day-to-day activities, training exercises, performance evaluations, etc. And, of course, there are many such individuals and organizations/units, both in and out of the Department of Defense, that fall in this category. The methodology used was (1) a dissection of the book itself to identify the key principles and concepts, and (2) an analysis of the book's tenets in terms of depth of support, degree of applicability, documented outcomes and other factors, and (3) a discussion of the differences and similarities between the civilian and military work environments, and applicability of the authors' principles and concepts to both environments, and (4) a comparison of the authors' leadership principles/ concepts with the leadership views of a senior military leader to determine commoness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA197327

Entities

People

  • Albert L. Johnson

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Case Studies
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Executives
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Personnel
  • Motivation
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Production
  • Standards
  • Students
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).