A Higher Standard: Leadership Strategies from America's First Female Four-Star General info
[Read by Patricia Santomasso]
The first female four-star general in military history shares leadership lessons based on her thirty-eight years of service in the United States Army.
On June 23, 2008, President George W. Bush nominated Ann Dunwoody as a four-star general in the US Army -- the first time a woman had ever achieved that rank. The news generated excitement around the world. Now retired after nearly four decades in the army, Dunwoody shares what she learned along the way, from her first command leading a hundred soldiers to her final assignment, in which she led a billion enterprise of over 69,000 employees, including the army's global supply chain in support of Iraq and Afghanistan.
What was the driving force behind Dunwoody's success? While her talent as a logistician and her empathy in dealing with fellow soldiers helped her rise through the ranks, Dunwoody also realized that true leaders never stop learning, refining, growing, and adapting.
