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Be, Know, Do: Leadership the Army Way: Adapted from the Official Army Leadership Manual Hardcover – February 17, 2004

by U.S. Army (Author), Frances Hesselbein (Introduction), Eric K. Shinseki (Introduction),
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The United States Army is one of the most complex, best run organizations in the world, and central to the Army's success are strong leadership and exceptional leadership development. Army leaders must be able to act decisively and effectively in challenging situations. But the Army, despite its organizational structure, does not train leaders in a hierarchical manner. Dispersed leadership is the key to the success of the Army leadership model.

Now, for the first time, you can have access to the Army's successful leadership philosophy and the principles that are outlined in Be Know Do the official Army Leadership Manual. Be Know Do makes this critical information available to civilian leaders in all sectors--business, government, and nonprofit--and gives them the guidelines they need to create an organization where leadership thrives.

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    February 17, 2004
  6. Dimensions
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  8. ISBN-13
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“The Army trains and develops more leaders than all other institutions altogether―and with a lower casualty rate. Be * Know * Do shows how this is being done―and how it can be adapted by the nonmilitary: businesses, colleges and universities, nonprofits, and churches.” --Peter F. Drucker

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The United States Army is one of the most complex, best-run organizations in the world, and central to the Army's success are strong leadership and exceptional leadership development. Army leaders must be able to act decisively and effectively in challenging situations. But the Army, despite its organizational structure, does not train leaders in a hierarchical manner. Dispersed leadership is the key to the success of the Army leadership model.

Now, for the first time, you can have access to the Army's successful leadership philosophy and the principles that are outlined in the official Army leadership manual. Be, Know, Do makes this critical information available to civilian leaders in all sectors--business, government, and nonprofit--and gives them the guidelines they need to create an organization in which leadership thrives.

At the heart of the book is the Army's leadership framework, a clear and expressive description of what leaders must be, know, and do in order to fulfill their responsibilities. This framework is adapted to fit the work of leaders in private, nonprofit, and public organizations who grapple with new and diverse challenges on a daily basis. Be, Know, Do also shows you how to put into place the three levels of leadership: direct, organizational, and strategic.

Be, Know, Do will be your handbook for developing a vital organization in which everyone is a -leader and leadership is dispersed through every level of the organization.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jossey-Bass/Leader to Leader Institute; First Edition (February 17, 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0787970832
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0787970833
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.63 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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One of the most highly respected experts in the field of contemporary leadership development, Frances Hesselbein is the President and CEO of The Frances Hesselbein Leadership Institute, founded as The Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and renamed in 2012 to honor Hesselbein’s legacy and ongoing contributions. Mrs. Hesselbein was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America’s highest civilian honor, by President Clinton in 1998 for her leadership as CEO of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. from 1976–1990, as well as her service as “a pioneer for women, volunteerism, diversity and opportunity.” Her contributions were also recognized by the first President Bush, who appointed her to two Presidential Commissions on National and Community Service.

From 2009–2011, Mrs. Hesselbein served as the Class of 1951 Chair for the Study of Leadership at the United States Military Academy at West Point, in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership. She is the first woman, and the first non-graduate to serve in this chair.

Also in 2009, the University of Pittsburgh introduced The Hesselbein Global Academy for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement. The Academy’s aim is to produce experienced and ethical leaders who will address critical national and international issues and advance positive social and economic initiatives throughout the world.

Mrs. Hesselbein is the recipient of twenty-two honorary doctoral degrees. She is editor-in-chief of the award-winning quarterly journal Leader to Leader and is the coeditor of twenty-seven books in twenty- nine languages. Mrs. Hesselbein has traveled to sixty-eight countries representing the United States. She is the author of Hesselbein on Leadership, My Life in Leadership, and More Hesselbein on Leadership. Recently, Hesselbein published an enhanced edition of Peter Drucker's The Five Most Important Questions: Enduring Wisdom for Today's Leaders. You can follow Mrs. Hesselbein on twitter at www.twitter.com/ToServeIsToLive.

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Larry Mullins
5.0 out of 5 stars Oh what the military can teach us about leadership
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2009
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What organizations do the best job of training leaders? Most management consultants would say the Harvard Business School, General Electric, IBM, etc. However, what did Peter Drucker, the father of modern management and Jack Welch, the legendary CEO of GE say? The United States military. The military can't use headhunters and draw from the outside. They must train and promote their leaders from within. In this extremely valuable book Hesselbein and General Shinseki roll out complete instructions about what a leader must be, know and do. It starts with a leader's core values. What you ARE is more important than what you say. It moves on toward learning to become all that you can be, and then action, demonstrating to others how to lead so they too can become leaders. Great stuff. Also see: "Hesselbein on Leadership." In a world fraught with fear and too often leadership betrayal, the civilian world needs to adopt metavalue leadership techniques such as these. Highly recommended.
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Darrell E. Fisher
5.0 out of 5 stars Army Leadership
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2010
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This book was very good; I actually read it as a companion piece to "The US Army Leadership Field Manual," and BE-KNOW-DO clarified several of the issues hightlighted in the first manual. I enjoyed reading this book!
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Erik Eisel
4.0 out of 5 stars Respect for the Values of the U.S. Army
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2011
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As an admirer of the U.S. Army, I wholeheartedly agree with the premise that the "values" and the "leadership" embodied by the U.S. Army make it one of the most respected institutions in the world. Moreover, anyone who admires the personal histories and accomplishments of Generals Odierno, McChrystal, and Petraeus cannot help be curious about the Leadership System, which created these men and the hundreds like them who have served since the Vietnam War. For those so interested, this book will provide them insight. At the same time, "BE KNOW DO" makes a valiant attempt to insert itself into contemporary Leadership Literature, quoting the Creative Leadership Institute and Peter Drucker on several occasions, as a means to create analogies to the state of current business leadership development practices. Unfortunately, these analogies fall flat. On these occasions, I would have recommended that the authors make an appeal for Business to follow the Army Way, rather than set up a comparison that suggests that the Army Way is just as good as a world-class corporate enterprise.
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Fran Sisco
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2017
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Excellent book!! If you are teaching a leadership class...this could be your textbook.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Nice, clean book
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2016
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Superb. Nice, clean book. In perfect condition. Excellent seller.
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EIB11C
5.0 out of 5 stars Great basic leadership book
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2012
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The book does a great job simplifying the Be-Know-Do principles of the Army and showing how they apply to every day civilian management field.
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Jay
1.0 out of 5 stars Mostly fluff and platitudes.
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2023
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It's fair to say when the second General mentioned is Robert E. Lee, and then the book goes on to talk about loyalty, you can stop taking it seriously.

If that doesn't turn you away, how about when things get put into action?

Shinseki is best known for resigning amid scandal after presiding over the VA for about 5 years.

Guess that's what happens when the rubber meets the road.

I'm not saying that there aren't good points. But they could be compressed into about 5 pages plus the section on AARs.
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Walter B Reed
3.0 out of 5 stars Meh, save your money and read the ADP
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2014
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A rehash of ADP 6-0 with a smattering of content from other ADP. Not worth buying.
Encourage you to seek out the source references (free to public), ADP 6-0 and associated ADRP.
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