Inside the five-sided box : lessons from a lifetime of leadership in the Pentagon /
The twenty-fifth Secretary of Defense takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the Pentagon, its vital mission and what it takes to lead it. The Pentagon is the headquarters of the single largest institution in America, the Department of Defense. The D.O.D. employs millions of...
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New York :
Dutton,
[2019]
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: welcome to my world
- A user's guide to the military-industrial complex
- How not to waste $700 billion
- Working at war speed
- A scientist in the Pentagon
- Many hands on the tiller
- The White House is on the line: serving the President while serving the nation
- A board of directors with 535 members: the arts of dealing with Congress
- Communicating with the press and the public
- Troops in action
- Chain of command: how military plans and orders are developed and executed
- Combat readiness in a crisis-prone world
- Clarity of purpose: defeating isis
- The big picture: defense strategy in a time of transition
- Strategic transition: major adversaries on the global chessboard
- The world's hottest hot spots: Iran, Korea, and beyond
- Maintaining America's high-tech edge: a necessity for strategic success
- People matter most
- Choosing leaders
- Force of the future
- The troops deserve the truth
- Epilogue: a to-do list for a future Secretary.