Team Bush is a gripping portrait of George W. Bush at the helm, one that transcends politics to provide an inside look at the hands-on specifics of Bush’s aggressive yet pragmatic leadership style. This fast-paced yet powerful book explains how the Bush model can be used by any executive to streamline management and decision processes-and establishes a new standard for results-oriented leadership in the 21st century.

President George W.Bushforged his team-based leadership style in the world of private enterprise.Before becoming our nation"s first MBA president (Harvard, 1975), W had developed his own style of talking with and listening to team members, making decisions based on their input, and then relying on his team to carry out those decisions.It was a style tailor-made for the presidency.

Team Bush explores the mind and methods of America’s 43rd president.Bypassing jargon to focus on Bush"s hands-on decision making stan-dards and practices, this compelling leadership resource reveals:

The President’s decide-and-delegate style of leadership, adapted from the pages of Harvard MBA casebooks;

Techniques Bush used to build one of history’s most talented cabinets, and how he tailors his communication style to fit that of each member;

How Bush helped his party retain the House and recapture the Senate in his first mid-term election--a feat almost unheard of by a sitting president.

Birth of a Commander-in-Chief

PART I

BUILDING THE BUSH TEAM

CH.1 The Making of an MBA President

CH.2 The Bush Leadership Style

CH.3 The Team Imperative

PART Ⅱ

LEADING THE BUSH WAY 

CH.4 Bush as Strategist

CH.5 The Importance of Message

CH.6 The Disiplined Chief Executive

CH.7 Leveraging Assets

PART III

TEAMING UP FOR THE FUTURE

CH.8 Avoiding the Seven Deadly Leadership Traps

CH.9 Winning the Expectations Game

The Strength of a Leader

Sources and Notes

Index

Acknowledgments