This book reveals the story of how the first large learning organization was formed‎.‎ Emerging around 1870‎,‎ it involved an organizational transformation that followed a disaster some 60 years earlier‎.‎ The great success of this process was the introduction of a totally new approach to leadership ‎- a competitive edge that would go undetected for another 100 years‎.‎ The original development involved the Prussian/German Army under a great leader‎,‎ Helmut von Moltke‎.‎ NATO countries finally discovered this ‎"‎secret weapon‎,‎‎"‎ which they have since implemented in their mission command centers‎,‎ in the 1980s‎.‎ The book distils five underlying features or pillars of the transformed organization‎,‎ and describes how they can be applied in civilian organizations to attain a state of Mission Mastery‎.‎ Never before published‎,‎ these ideas are supplemented by numerous references and practical examples to illustrate the persuasive power of the case made ‎- namely that most civilian organizations are weak in terms of the five key ingredients needed for Mission Mastery‎.‎ ‎"‎This book is a must‎-read for all charged with developing tomorrow‎'‎s leaders‎.‎‎"‎Sir Michael Perry‎,‎ GBE ‎- previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Unilever‎,‎ Chairman of Centrica‎,‎ Chairman of the Senior Salaries Review Body‎,‎ Independent Director at Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte‎.‎ Ltd and Chairman of the Faculty Board at the Said Business School‎,‎ Oxford University‎.‎ ‎"‎Mission Mastery is a masterwork‎.‎‎"‎ Professor Stephen J‎.‎ Perkins‎,‎ DPhil ‎(‎Oxon‎)‎ Dean Guildhall Faculty of Business & Law‎,‎ London Metropolitan University‎,‎ UK ‎"‎No other book on organizational leadership is as relevant today as Mission Mastery‎"‎‎.‎ Gerald A‎.‎ Arbuckle‎,‎ Organizational Anthropologist‎,‎ and author of Humanizing Healthcare Reforms

• Author‎:‎ Brian Dive
• Publisher‎:‎ Springer
• ISBN‎:‎ 9783319252216