The Way of the Warrior: Business Tactics and Techniques from History's Twelve Greatest Generals

by James F. Dunnigan and Daniel Masterson

Book Overview

Comprehensive, insightful and extremely accessible, this book reveals the management lessons of history's finest military leaders, including Alexander the Great on having vision, Ghengis Khan on quick... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312195354
• ISBN13: 9780312195359
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Lead from the front

From Alexander the Great to General Schwarzkopf, all great leaders in their time. The term Captain is uded readily, instead of General, as the title implies, but it hardly makes a difference.Although leading from the front can be taught in an afternoon, it is spelled out in this book, constantly. One thing about Generals in war should be said. The victor isn't always the one with the best plan, but the one who made the least blunders.Not one of the best, but certainly worth reading.

Worth reading by MBAs, business professors and managers.

Great book - and I'm very picky about business books, since selling books and being a successful manager can rarely be done simultaneously. PLUS, as a trained manager, most of the pop-management garbage out there isn't targeted to me anyway.Jim Dunnigan takes an often overlooked aspect of business and military management bringin home the goods in an easy-to-read, and downright witty style of writing. The Way of the Warrior is hard to put down.The book would make a great read for college and B-School students studying organizational behavior, applied management and interpersonal communication. The last chapter ties it all together rather nicely. Though it's debatable that leadership can be taught let alone easily defined, this book serves as a great entre into where military history and game theory overlap.My only complaint - more detail! More military figures, and what about the awful military leaders? Maybe a sequel is in order.Jim Dunnigan also wrote a great book about WARGAMING.

Excellent! I just required my son to read .

The best book I ever read after Sun Tzu's Art of War. Excellent! The best guide for managers who wants to reach the top without fail. I look forward to buying more books written by Mr. Dunnigan. I already told my daughter to bring them home this coming May 7 from Michigan. We will enjoy reading all the books of Mr. Dunnigan now and in the years to come. They will come in handy especially in my research work, now and in the future. I salute you Mr. Dunnigan, may you make more books to guide us. I am so happy to have bought this book (actually it was the last copy) and I am looking forward to reading the other titles written by him. I just informed my friends in media in our country, the Philippines to read this book and also the other titles. Well written, brief and yet it is complete. I am the self appointed advertiser of Mr. Dunnigan in our country.

Excellent! I just required my son to read .

The best book I ever read after Sun Tzu's Art of War. I look forward to buying more books written by Mr. Dunnigan. I already told my daughter to bring them home this coming May 7 from Michigan. We will enjoy reading all the books of Mr. Dunnigan now and in the years to come. They will come in handy especially in my researches, now and in the future. I salute you Mr. Dunnigan, may you make more books to guide us. I am so happy to have bought this book (actually it was the last copy) and I am looking forward to reading the other titles written by him. I just informed my friends in media in our country, the Philippines to read this book and also the other titles. I am the self appointed advertiser of Mr. Dunnigan in our country.

Business is War

This book summarizes the tactics used by some of the greatest generals in history. Many of the communications, PR, and leadership tactics can be adapted to the business world. The only negotiation tactic that cannot be used is Genghis Khan's tactic of killing everybody who resisted him.