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West Point Leadership Lessons (PB): Duty, Honor and Other Management Principles
by Scott Snair
from Sourcebooks, Inc.
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Lessons Urgently Needed Today! 
The the stock and credit markets are in turmoil, business leaders are failing both personally and for their employees and our congress is recording extremely low approval rantings. What is going on today?
Our leader's failure in approaching problems with disciplined thought; not valuing personal integrity, and refusing to take on more responsibility are the overwhelming issues. It's too bad Scott Snair's book wasn't required reading when published 4 years ago. I urge you to purchase several copies and... more info
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One of the top leadership books I've read.
I have read numerous leadership books and this was one of the better books I've read. This book was so good that I chose it as a text for our 300 sworn officer police department to read for preparation for promotion.
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Ok as a leadership book, but should tell more on how the Academy works the West Pointers out 
One chapter at a time, the author elaborated his "Ten Keys to West Point Success" (duty, honor, country, mission, insight, execution, strategy, proficiency, loyalty and change) with histories of Eisenhower, Patton, MacAurthur and many successful West Pointer turned managers in a well organised manner. For example, in Chapter One Duty, the author stated, with three to four pages and relevant questions for each point below, that the West Pointer 1) asks for responsibility, 2) embraces the leader's role, 3)... more info
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Unconvincing 
Slow, unconvincing, self-congratulatory, not recommended. There. All my thoughts on this book in five words.
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