Strategic Leadership The General's Art

Think Like a General.Lead Like an Executive. What distinguishes strategic leadership? According to top U.S. Army generals, the difference lies in the discipline of thinking. Because the problems strategic leaders face are often multi-faceted and can involve ethical dilemmas, these leaders must move beyond thinking tactically and take a longer term, broader approach to finding solutions. Strategic Leadership: The General's Art provides aspiring leaders with an understanding of the behaviour and competencies that make a good strategic leader. In line with the curriculum followed by senior officers attending the U.S. Army War College, this book teaches leaders how to think strategically in a volatile, uncertain environment and thereby to provide truly transformational leadership. With contributions from senior military leaders as well as experts in the fields of strategic leadership, systems and critical thinking, and corporate culture, this invaluable reference shows readers how to move from mid-level manager to strategic- thinking senior executive.

Mark R. Grandstaff, PhD, an award-winning writer and lecturer, has worked with the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Air War College, Joint Special Operations Command, and other organizations to educate their senior officers and executives in strategic leadership and thinking and to analyze and prescribe solutions for organizational problems. He holds a PhD in History from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and is currently a professor of History at Brigham Young University. Dr. Grandstaff is also a Senior Fellow of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership and a Fellow of the Inter-University Seminar for the Study of the Armed Forces.
Georgia Sorenson, PhD, served as Inaugural Chair and Professor of Transformation at the U.S. Army War College. She is a research professor and founder of the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. She holds a PhD in Education from the University of Maryland. An architect of the leadership studies field, Dr. Sorenson has lectured extensively on leadership in more than 30 countries and serves on the editorial board of several leadership journals.