The Three Meter Zone: Common Sense Leadership for NCOs

Author: Pendry, J. D.

Color: Black

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• Used Book in Good Condition

Number Of Pages: 256

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A pocket-sized guide to being a good leader, for non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Discusses US Army values in 'user-friendly' terms, from the perspective of a former member of the NCO core. Introduces three different types of leadership styles for 3-meter, 50-meter, and 100-meter soldiers. Praise for The Three Meter Zone “I have read plenty of leadership books and find this one to be the most realistic . . . This book is down to earth, with plenty of scenarios, quotations and situations that can easily be related to a reader’s past, present and future. I highly recommend this book.” —Army Magazine “Pendry’s book is both timely and useful . . . I encourage all battalion and brigade commanders to add it to their unit’s professional reading list . . . Read this book, take up his challenge to critically examine ourselves and our styles.” —Armor Magazine “[J. D. Pendry] does a superb job of relating his own personal experiences and tying them into everyday leadership and management principles ... It is not too difficult to transfer the lessons presented here to any other military service or civilian application.” —U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings “Business and corporate leaders would do well to take [Pendry’s] lessons to heart.” —Ocala, Florida, Star Banner

Reviews:

“I have read plenty of leadership books and find this one to be the most realistic . . . This book is down to earth, with plenty of scenarios, quotations and situations that can easily be related to a reader’s past, present and future. I highly recommend this book.” —Army Magazine 

“Pendry’s book is both timely and useful . . . I encourage all battalion and brigade commanders to add it to their unit’s professional reading list . . . Read this book, take up his challenge to critically examine ourselves and our styles.” —Armor Magazine 

“[J. D. Pendry] does a superb job of relating his own personal experiences and tying them into everyday leadership and management principles ... It is not too difficult to transfer the lessons presented here to any other military service or civilian application.” —U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings 

“Business and corporate leaders would do well to take [Pendry’s] lessons to heart.” —Ocala, Florida, Star Banner

About the Author:

J. D. Pendry is a writer and a veteran of twenty-eight years in the United States Military. He is a retired command sergeant major. Pendry is the author of The Three Meter Zone. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. INTRODUCTION   Noncommissioned officers (NCOs) are great teachers—arguably the best in the world. Still, we don’t always do a good job teaching leadership. What we teach and how we teach it cause soldiers to memorize lists of traits, principles, characteristics, and leadership theories. When they can recite these lists, we believe we’ve taught them leadership. We need to concentrate on how soldiers really learn to lead and follow. We’ll do a better job of teaching them if we do. I believe there are three types of soldiers. I call them three-meter, fifty-meter, and 100-meter soldiers. Each type requires a different level or style of leadership. This book talks about each in detail. I also believe that all levels of leadership are important. The most important and critical leadership, however, takes place between the soldier and the first line noncommissioned leader. This is the leadership that happens at the first level—in the three-meter zone.   Soldiers don’t learn to lead or follow from generals. They learn from other soldiers. Reading what is written by and about our nation’s greatest generals teaches them about our army, its history, and the generals’ careers. Leadership theory written by professionals holding impressive credentials teaches how leadership could or should work in a perfect world. Soldiers learn our basic leadership manual and commit many principles and factors, and all the be, know, and do at...

EAN: 9780891417286

Release Date: 09-01-2001

Languages: English

Item Note: Good shape with typical wear. Has a remainder mark. Paperback Used - Very Good Ships fast! 2001

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood

Binding: Paperback