Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Leadership Lessons from West Point
Major Doug Crandall · 2006
78/100
👍 Worth It
This one's got real backing — leadership heavyweights like Warren Bennis and Jim Kouzes praised it specifically for its honest talk about failure, courage, and honor, not just polished war stories. Having multiple West Point voices contribute means quality varies a bit chapter to chapter, but the core lessons translate well beyond the military. A genuinely useful leadership read.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness80
Craft & writing78
Originality65
Evidence & accuracy75
Hype vs delivers45
Age-fit75
Human-eye read80
Penny’s verdict78
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