The Most Effective Organization in the U.S.: Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army. This item is unavailable.The Most Effective Organization in the U.S.: Leadership Secrets of the Salvation Army

Using the model of the Salvation Army for doing business, this leadership guide explains how businesses can learn a valuable lesson from the Army in terms of organizational effectiveness, strategy, and doing business with a sense of purpose and mission. 50,000 first printing.

Robert A. Watson has served as a commissioned officer in The Salvation Army for forty-four years, four of them as National Commander, the highest-ranking officer in the United States. In his role as national commander, Commissioner Watson oversaw a vast non-profit operation reaching into every community in the country, generating over $2billion in revenues and involving some 3.2 million officers, employees and volunteers. Commissioner Watson has served on over twenty national and international boards, including the Vice President's Coalition on Welfare to Work. He has represented The Salvation Army in sessions before Congress, at the White House and with other world leaders in the business and the non-profit community. <br><br>Ben Brown, a veteran reporter and editor for more than two decades, was a founding staff member of USA Today and founding executive editor of Time, Inc's. Coastal Living magazine. This is his third book.