Assignment: Pentagon: How to Excel in a Bureaucracy - Softcover

"Should be stamped 'MUST READ' and provided to every person headed for a job in the Pentagon."--Gen. John A. Wickham, USA (Ret.)--Gen. John A. Wickham, USA (Ret.) "Unlocks the language and customs of The Building."--Washingtonian--Washingtonian "The kind of information you'd get in an informal conversation with an old Pentagon hand."--Armed Forces Journal International--Armed Forces Journal International (06/08/2007) PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS: "Loaded with anecdotes, management and leadership principles, and get-ahead techniques that can be applied effectively to private as well as public service."--Airpower Journal --Airpower Journal "All military services should add it to their recommended reading lists."--Naval Institute Proceedings--Naval Institute Proceedings (06/08/2007) "A wealth of practical information."--Marine Corps Gazette--Marine Corps Gazette (06/08/2007)

Since the first edition of "Assignment: Pentagon" was published in 1988, great changes have occurred in the international environment, the application of U.S. national security strategy, and the manner in which the Pentagon functions. Now in its fourth printing and with a coauthor to lend a different perspective, Assignment: Pentagon remains the best book for anyone who works for the Pentagon, or for any big bureaucracy for that matter. Eminently readable,"Assignment: Pentagon" is the essential guide for the newly assigned military person, fresh civilian, and interested outsider to the Pentagon's informal set of arrangements, networks, and functions that operate in the service and joint service world. From the type of wristwatch one needs to how to succeed on the Joint Staff, the book delivers a wealth of practical advice and helpful hints about surviving the pressures and problems of working in "The Building." If you've been assigned to the Pentagon or are starting work for any large company, you need "Assignment: Pentagon".