Assignment: Pentagon: How to Excel in a Bureaucracy

Potomac Books

ISBN 10: 1640123563 / ISBN 13: 9781640123564

Editore: Potomac Books, 2020

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Selected for the 2019 Commandant&;s Professional Reading List, Assignment: Pentagon takes the reader on an insider&;s tour of the Pentagon, describing how the headquarters for the world&;s largest multinational &;corporation&; functions. The reader gains insights into how this bureaucracy functions as well as the stresses and strains inherent to such a complex organization. Now in its fifth edition, Assignment: Pentagon remains the best practical guide for anyone who works for the Pentagon or any other large bureaucracy.

Eminently readable, Assignment: Pentagon is the essential guide for the newly assigned military person, fresh civilian, or interested outsider to the Pentagon&;s informal set of arrangements, networks, and functions that operate in the service and joint service world. With updated information about jobs and Pentagon vernacular, this fifth edition delivers a wealth of practical advice and helpful hints about surviving the challenges of working in &;The Building.&; If you&;ve been assigned to the Pentagon or are starting work for any large company, you need to read Assignment: Pentagon.
 

Informazioni sull?autore: Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith, USAF (Ret.), is a teacher, speaker, TV and radio commentator, and best-selling author. During the 1991 Persian Gulf War he appeared as a military analyst for CNN, PBS, and NBC News. He is the coauthor of Rules and Tools for Leaders: From Developing Your Own Skills to Running Organizations of Any Size, Practical Advice for Leaders at All Levels.

Col. Daniel M. Gerstein, USA (Ret.), is a national security professional and technology expert who has served the United States not only in senior government positions but also in uniform, industry, academia, and think tanks. He is a frequent news contributor and has published numerous books, articles, and commentaries, including most recently The Story of Technology: How We Got Here and What the Future Holds.
 

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Titolo: Assignment: Pentagon: How to Excel in a ...
Casa editrice: Potomac Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2020
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: New
Edizione: quinta edizione o successive