The Three Meter Zone: Common Sense Leadership for NCOs

by J. D. Pendry

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780891417286
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/09/2001
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	712,460
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 7.48(h) x 0.56(d)

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.

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INTRODUCTION
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Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Foreword	ix
	Introduction	xi
Part 1	The Leader	1
1	Building the Foundation	3
2	Establishing Direction	36
3	Being the Example	68
4	Communicating	91
Part 2	The Soldiers	103
5	Standards and Discipline	105
6	Know Them	119
7	Respect and Reward Them	161
8	Motivate Them	186
9	Train Them	195
10	Physically Train Them	212
11	Final Thoughts	228

Editorial 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

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