ABC's of Leadership : 26 Characteristics of More Effective Leadership. This item is unavailable.ABC's of Leadership : 26 Characteristics of More Effective Leadership

This book is about 26 characteristics that have been proven to assist people in becoming better leaders. Too often leaders are leaders in title or position and not in reality. Many people in leadership positions continue to be a manager. The real budding leader is in the process of mastering the art of influence. These characteristics added to his/her ability to influence will only enhance their leadership ability, but also ease the leaders role in influencing others.

David M. Hall grew up in Gary Indiana, where he attended Roosevelt High School. Upon graduation, he attended Howard University where he received a degree in accounting. Hall enlisted in the United States Air Force immediately upon graduation from Howard. As an enlisted man he served as an accountant. Hall was accepted into Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. As a junior officer he gained experience in accounting, budgeting, communications and data processing. He later dedicated his career to data processing and financial management. Hall education includes, in addition to a BS in accounting, a MS in Educational Sociology and a PhD in Business Administration. He attended the Advanced Management Course at MIT. He is also a graduate of the USAF Squadron Officers School, The Air Command and Staff College and the Air War College. He also completed the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Halls military career includes tours in Morocco, Germany, the Philippines Island and Thailand. His management experience includes the Computer Operations Chief at the Air Force Accounting and Finance Center and Military Airlift Command. He served as advisor to the Commander Military Airlift Command on issues of Equal Opportunity and Treatment and Race Relations education. He served as Deputy Commander and then Commander of Scott Air Force Base, a community of over 40,000 people. He was unique in that he was a non-pilot serving as Commander of a base with a flying mission. Later he served as Deputy Comptroller and then Comptroller of Air Logistics Command. In this position he managed over $38 billion dollars of US funds and over $16 billion of funds that belongs to foreign allies. In addition he was responsible for the data processing for the entire command, with computers and people at five Air Logistics Centers and two special commands. Part of his duties caused him to be responsible for the funds for Air Force One. Hall has received several awards