Information Dominance Corps Command Qualification Book of Knowledge
1. Lincoln on Leadership: Executive Strategies for Tough Times, Donald T. Phillips, Warner Books.
http://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Leadership-Executive-Strategies-Tough/dp/0446394599
2. “The Navy's Moral Compass,” by CAPT Mark Light,
Naval War College Review, Summer 2012.
http://www.usnwc.edu/Publications/Naval-War-College-Review/2012---Summer.aspx
Recommended articles within the book are:
Commanding Officer’s Personal Misconduct; pages 137-154 by CAPT Mark F. Light, USN
3. The Bathsheba Syndrome: The Ethical Failure of Successful Leaders, by Dean Ludwig and Clinton Longenecker
http://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~uzimmerm/Notes/Ludwig+Longenecker,%20The%20Bathsheba%20Syndrome.pdf
Recommended articles within the book are:
Pages 265 through 273
4. The Art of Command: Military Leadership from George Washington to Colin Powell, Harry S. Laver, The University Press of Kentucky, 2010.
a. TD Talks: Stanley McChrystal discussion entitled "Listen, Learn, and Lead"
http://www.ted.com/talks/stanley_mcchrystal.html
b. TED Talks: Simon Sinek discussion entitled "How great leaders inspire action".
http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html
5. Navy Code of Ethics.
http://www.ig.navy.mil/Ethics/DONCodeofEthics(2005).doc
6. SECNAV Message on Ethical Conduct (ALNAV 013/07).
http://www.ig.navy.mil/Ethics/SECNAVmsg.pdf
7. CNO Assumption of Command Message (Personal For, NAVADMIN 284/11).
http://www.msc.navy.mil/msfsc/printnews.asp?show=1320785873&edition=112011/
8. The Charge of Command, Admiral John Greenert.
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/officer/detailing/documents/the%20charge%20of%20command_11_8_2011_9_28_40.pdf
9. Leadership: The Warrior’s Art, Christopher Kolenda, Army War College Foundation Press, 2001.
http://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Warriors-Christopher-D-Kolenda/dp/0970968213
Recommended articles within the book are:
“Discipline: Creating the Foundation for an Initiative-Based Organization,” Christopher D. Kolenda
“Charisma,” John C. “Doc” Bahnsen
“Looking Up: Leadership from a Follower’s Perspective,” Douglas E. Lute
“Unleashing Human Potential: The Leader’s Role in Creating the Climate for High Performing Organizations,” John W. Woodmansee, Jr.
10. “Ethics in Leadership: The 8 Rules to Prevent Misuse of Corporate Power,” by Jack Zenger,
Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jackzenger/2012/06/20/ethics-in-leadership-the-8-rules-to-protect-corporate-power/
11. The Riddle of Executives’ Ethical Lapses: Can Senior Leadership’s Misconduct Be Cured?, by Joe Folkman and Jack Zenger, Zenger/Folkman White Paper.
http://www.zengerfolkman.com/media/articles/ZFA-Riddle-Executive-Ethical-Lapses-052112.pdf
12. “Why Our Best Officers Are Leaving,” Tim Kane,
The Atlantic, January/February 2011.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/01/why-our-best-officers-are-leaving/308346/
13. Excerpt on a leader’s seven essential behaviors from “Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done,” Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan, 2002.
http://www.workingresources.com/nss-folder/pdffolder/CreatinganExecutionCulture.pdf
14. “Are Military Professionals Bound by a ‘Higher’ Moral Standard?”by J. Carl Ficarrotta, Air and Space Power Journal.
http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/cc/standard.html
15. The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell IBSN: 9780785274407
http://www.amazon.com/21-Indispensable-Qualities-Leader-Bec
oming/dp/0785289046
16. The Lessons and Legacy of President John F. Kennedy on Leadership by John A. Barnes IBSN: 0-8144-0834-6
http://www.amazon.com/John-F-Kennedy-Leadership-President/dp/B005FOG60O
17: The Heart of Change by John P. Kotter and Dan S. Cohen IBSN 10: 1-57851-254-9 AND IBSN 13: 978-1-57851-254-6
http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Change-Real-Life-Stories-Organizations/dp/1422187330#_
18. Good to Great by Jim Collins IBSN: 0-06-662099-6
http://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Companies-Leap-Others/dp/0066620996/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357935999&sr=8-1&keywords=jim+collins+-+good+to+great
19. Leadership Lessons of Ulysses S. Grant by Bil Holton, PH.D. IBSN: 0-517-16180-X
http://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Lessons-Ulysses-S-Grant/dp/051716180X
20. The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins IBSN: 1-59139-110-5
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1591391105/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=4508075957&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11203427102119312436&hvpone=17.46&hvptwo=34&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_35ee1rv9ow_b
21. Leadership Gold by John C. Maxwell IBSN-13: 978-0-7852-1411-3
http://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Gold-Lessons-Learned-Lifetime/dp/0785214119/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357936341&sr=8-1&keywords=leadership+gold+john+maxwell
22. The Heart of a Leader by Ken Blanchard; IBSN: 1-56292-488-5
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42862.The_Heart_of_a_Leader
23. Monday Morning Leadership by David Cottrell IBSN: 0-9719424-3-9
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0971942439/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=4236564715&ref=pd_sl_72rj8539pe_b
24. Multipliers, How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman IBSN: 978-0-06-196439-8
http://www.amazon.com/Multipliers-Best-Leaders-Everyone-Smarter/dp/0061964395
The following Leadership Articles links for recommended reading:
So You're Taking Command:
http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/army/mipb/1997-2/creetol.htm
Leadership? Command? What's the Difference? :
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/command-leadership.htm/2 (Cant access site)
Cause for Alarm:http://shar.es/42yWs
From the Deckplates - Stop Punishing the Innocent:http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2013-01/deckplates-stop-punishing-innocent
The Right Tools in Your Toolbox:http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2012-10/professional-notes
RECOMMENDED READING
COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 1412.2; Seal Officer (113X) Command Qualification Program
America’s Military – A Profession of Arms White Paper, signed by GEN Martin E. Dempsy, USA