Building Leaders the West Point Way
Ten Principles from the Nation's Most Powerful Leadership Lab

Amazing leadership books that provides you the practical experience from someone who served at the top in both the US army and private sector. Just reading General's words in paper inspires me so much, which I'm sure that many subordinates who was under his command must feel so lucky to be led by hi......more

A couple of good nuggets, but the book just wasn't what I was particularly looking for. It may be a great resource for someone else, but I was looking for more on how things are done at West Point. This book, however, just contains broad lessons that have been derived from his experiences at West Po......more

This book was enjoyable and informational. He wrote a very detailed book and provided scenarios for all the characteristics.......more

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and learned something from it. It tells some stories that relate to both military leaders and leaders in the private sector, as the author, Joseph Franklin, served in both. He details an important leadership trait in each chapter and I will discuss some here. Fir......more

Making comparisons between the military and the private sector is very difficult. Franklin tried very hard, but the two are very different animals. Many leadership skills are transferable between the two, but a career military person who transitions to the private sector has a very distinct challeng......more