{"product_id":"assignment-pentagon-how-to-excel-in-a-bureaucracy-paperback-softback-9781640123564","title":"Assignment: Pentagon; How to Excel in a Bureaucracy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781640123564","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAssignment: Pentagon\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow to Excel in a Bureaucracy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMaj. Gen. Perry M. Smith (Author), Daniel M. Gerstein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781640123564\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 4 illustrations, 5 appendixes, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.39 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Should be stamped ‘MUST READ’ and provided to every person headed for a job in the Pentagon.”-Gen. John A. Wickham, U.S. Army (Ret.)\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“A wealth of practical information.”-\u003ci\u003eMarine Corps Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“The kind of information you’d get in an informal conversation with an old Pentagon hand.”-\u003ci\u003eArmed Forces Journal International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“All military services should add it to their recommended reading lists.”-U.S. Naval Institute’s \u003ci\u003eProceedings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Loaded with anecdotes, management and leadership principles, and get-ahead techniques that can be applied effectively to private as well as public service.”-\u003ci\u003eAirpower Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Unlocks the language and customs of The Building.”-\u003ci\u003eWashingtonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSelected for the 2019 Commandant’s Professional Reading List, \u003ci\u003eAssignment: Pentagon\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader on an insider’s tour of the Pentagon, describing how the headquarters for the world’s largest multinational “corporation” functions. The reader gains insights into how this bureaucracy functions as well as the stresses and strains inherent to such a complex organization. Now in its fifth edition, \u003ci\u003eAssignment: Pentagon\u003c\/i\u003e remains the best practical guide for anyone who works for the Pentagon or any other large bureaucracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Eminently readable, \u003ci\u003eAssignment: Pentagon\u003c\/i\u003e is the essential guide for the newly assigned military person, fresh civilian, or interested outsider to the Pentagon’s informal set of arrangements, networks, and functions that operate in the service and joint service world. With updated information about jobs and Pentagon vernacular, this fifth edition delivers a wealth of practical advice and helpful hints about surviving the challenges of working in “the Building.” If you’ve been assigned to the Pentagon or are starting work for any large company, you need to read \u003ci\u003eAssignment: Pentagon\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Potomac Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685676216600,"sku":"9781640123564","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/assignment-pentagon-how-to-excel-in-a-bureaucracy-paperback-softback-9781640123564","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}