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Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America's First Female Four-Star General

Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America's First Female Four-Star General

Dunwoody, Ann
Sandberg, Sheryl

Hardcover

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ISBN10: 0738217794
ISBN13: 9780738217796
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: Apr 28 2015
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.00
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
On June 23, 2008, President George W. Bush nominated Ann Dunwoody as a four-star general in the US Army-the first time a woman had ever achieved that rank. The news generated excitement around the world. Now retired after nearly four decades in the Army, Dunwoody shares what she learned along the way, from her first command leading 100 soldiers to her final assignment, in which she led a 60 billion enterprise of over 69,000 employees, including the Army's global supply chain in support of Iraq and Afghanistan.

What was the driving force behind Dunwoody's success? While her talent as a logistician and her empathy in dealing with fellow soldiers helped her rise through the ranks, Dunwoody also realized that true leaders never stop learning, refining, growing, and adapting. In A Higher Standard, Dunwoody details her evolution as a soldier and reveals the core leadership principles that helped her achieve her historic appointment. Dunwoody's strategies are applicable to any leader, no matter the size or scope of the organization. They include lessons such as Never Walk by a Mistake, a mandate to recognize when something is wrong, big or small, and to hold people accountable. Not only can this save billions for industry, it can

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