Type of bind: Unbound
EAN num: 9780471448709
Format: Import
ISBN number: 0471448702
Label: John Wiley & Sons
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
Printing Date: 2003-04
Publishing house: John Wiley & Sons
Studio: John Wiley & Sons
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I flipped through this, as usual, the usual Bush platitude and down-home country good sense, Mom and Apple Pie.
If there was ever a president who made me want to vomit more, it was before I was born.
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Sure, the "pundits" and "talking heads" are having a field day right now, taking pot-shots at the President just because there is some tactical tweaking going on in Iraq , but pause for a moment to recall some of the outstanding characteristics that impelled us to elect President Bush. TWICE! That's what this fine book brings to light
What the "pundits" fail to comprehend is that the seeming "incuriosity" of the President (to employ one of the media's pet pejoratives) reflects a voracious, non-judgemental absorption of facts, ideas and information from those surrounding him. Only after this process does he sit down with the logical objectivity of a CEO to determine what course is best for America.
That said, this book is NOT a tribute to G. W. Bush. It is a HOW TO book, that can teach and instill similar leadership qualities in those willing to learn. I think we can all agree that the rest of the world would quake if they thought our industries and government were controlled by a group of men (and women) with the same leadership skills and panache as W. (Let me add here that, if Chrysler had had decent [Bushian] leadership, Mercedes would be using American made parts, and not the other way around!)
Lastly, it's important to understand that many people simply don't "get" the President's leadership style. Often - though not always - blinded by partisanship, they simply refuse to accept or understand the necessity and appropriateness of his decisions. With that kind of negativity, how can they? Fortunately, at least their children will reap the results of the breathtaking strategic vision and leadership of President Bush.
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I saw one of the author's (Thompson) speak once and it was much more of a political rally or a serious discusion on leadership in an organizational context. Even though I questioned the sanity of anyone who writes a book with the words "genius," "common sense," and "GW Bush" in the same title, I decided to give it a try.
What I found is a book that is emblamatic of Bush's whole presidency. The rare glimpses we do get of Bush in public are scripted and fake (this is a fact, as recently proven. He has to be the worst public speaking president ever). Thus, any impression we get of him is clearly scripted with a few buzz words (9/11, freedom, tax relief, etc.) thrown in for effect. It should be no wonder, then, that Bush is seen as a man of little substance or depth, a syncophantic lackey for Cheney and his colleagues.
This book follows in that tradition. It presents a made-up, scripted version account of Bush's leadership style and conviently glosses over his costly leadership mistakes (cronyism, relying on anecdote over evidence, lacking credibility).
So, while this book is worthwhile in that outlines good leadership techniques in general, by attaching these characteristics to GW it reads like a surreal painting - taking common sense, ordinary objects and placing them in a contradictory setting. While they make sense in the real world, in their new context they make absolutely no sense at all.
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RE: reader who doesn't think GWB Presidency is genius -
this book is a compilation of stories/examples describing the 10 behaviors that make GWB, the man, a leadership genius. The stories/examples cover his college years through his very first term Presidency. After each example there are 2 sections:
1. what the experts say about this leadership behavior
2. step by step how the reader can successfully implement this in their own leadership
No matter your thoughts on Bush Presidential policy or politics you can get ideas for enhancing your leadership from the book
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I haven't and wouldn't read this book because it's obviously biased and Pro Bush. The G.W. Bush presidency is far from genius.
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