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Summary: Motivating and an encouragement to young leaders
Review: Being a military brat I enjoyed the military stories about applied leadership. As a young professional, I enjoyed the examples the author gave from the business world.
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Summary: He exemplifies the code of the warrior.
Review: Demo dick is the ipitomy of the best the United States Navy has to offer, he led from the front. Having personal experience in the teams for 12 years, I can attest to the fact that he is the real mcCoy, not some guy tring to make money as an author. This book is a truism; an authentic view at the way that all managers, and supposed leader's of men, should lead their forces into battle. Know your company, know your competition, & know your future. Like the skipper says, "The code of the warrior is to delight in battle", and, "You don't have to like it, but you have to do it. "OOO-YUH !"
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Summary: This is the good one.....
Review: Even if you are not the leader of your team/group/posse, whatever, this is a great book to help you to BECOME that leader. This is a straightahead, no nonsense book which makes you look at yourself and where you want to be, and what you want to do and best of all, makes you think. It is not an answer book, that is for sure, so be ready to think fast.
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Summary: This is the good one.....
Review: Even if you are not the leader of your team/group/posse, whatever, this is a great book to help you to BECOME that leader. This is a straightahead, no nonsense book which makes you look at yourself and where you want to be, and what you want to do and best of all, makes you think. It is not an answer book, that is for sure, so be ready to think fast.
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Summary: Common sense, peppered with war stories. GREAT. Hoo-ah!!!!
Review: Great read! Simple, straight forward, makes more sense than any of the other "mumbo-jumbo" leadership/management books on the market. The corporate world DOES mirror combat, despite the fact that we're encouraged to be more compassionate, understanding, and feel the pain of others.Despite a wimpy exterior, Bill Gates has as big a warrior hear as does Richard Marcinko. Gates may have used 'namby pamby' techniques like market surveys, beta testing, and listening to his customers, but for the ultimate goal. As Marcinko and his warrior band, Gates uses the tools of surveillance and reconnaissance to his advantage, to DESTROY the competition and win. Throughout his tenure at Microsoft, he has crafted an organization that would kill for the man. Marcinko's book can explain how to do just that. Having been a military leader myself, the corporate world has been screaming for this kind of book and training. To walk past it at this point would be ludicrous! Captain Marcinko, despite my service pedigree, I'd follow you anywhere! Go Army, Beat Navy!
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Summary: Common sense, peppered with war stories. GREAT. Hoo-ah!!!!
Review: Great read! Simple, straight forward, makes more sense than any of the other "mumbo-jumbo" leadership/management books on the market. The corporate world DOES mirror combat, despite the fact that we're encouraged to be more compassionate, understanding, and feel the pain of others.
Despite a wimpy exterior, Bill Gates has as big a warrior hear as does Richard Marcinko. Gates may have used 'namby pamby' techniques like market surveys, beta testing, and listening to his customers, but for the ultimate goal. As Marcinko and his warrior band, Gates uses the tools of surveillance and reconnaissance to his advantage, to DESTROY the competition and win. Throughout his tenure at Microsoft, he has crafted an organization that would kill for the man. Marcinko's book can explain how to do just that.
Having been a military leader myself, the corporate world has been screaming for this kind of book and training. To walk past it at this point would be ludicrous!
Captain Marcinko, despite my service pedigree, I'd follow you anywhere! Go Army, Beat Navy!
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Summary: Excellent
Review: I am the Communications Supervisor at a Sheriff's Office. One of my co-workers is an avid reader of Marcinko. Out of the blue one day, he loaned me this book. I put off reading it because I figured he'd be this blood & violence, boring author. I hate violence and find it boring. That's why I hate the Die Hard movies. But, this book is so good. He's witty and has a no-nonsense approach. My father was a WWII Guadal Canal veteran, so I have deep appreciation and respect for our military and veterans. And, I loved the war stories and how he applied them to the "real" world. I'm hooked on Marcinko now. He's an excellent writer. He has my style of leadership.
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Summary: Practical application in specific situtations
Review: I attended a military service academy and received much formalized leadership training. Most of this training was geared for what worked in the sterile corporate environment of officership. That training had its merits for its intended purpose. I now own a large contracting company. Those lessons don't work well for the crews in the field. Marcinko's lessons are much more applicable. Marcinko is rude, crude, testosterone laden - but most importantly effective. He understood his audience and what worked and what didn't. This is the key. I require all my job foreman to read this book. To management level personnel I'll give Steven Covey - but not to the guys who sweat & bleed for a living and have to get others to do the same.
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Summary: Practical application in specific situtations
Review: I attended a military service academy and received much formalized leadership training. Most of this training was geared for what worked in the sterile corporate environment of officership. That training had its merits for its intended purpose. I now own a large contracting company. Those lessons don't work well for the crews in the field. Marcinko's lessons are much more applicable. Marcinko is rude, crude, testosterone laden - but most importantly effective. He understood his audience and what worked and what didn't. This is the key. I require all my job foreman to read this book. To management level personnel I'll give Steven Covey - but not to the guys who sweat & bleed for a living and have to get others to do the same.
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Summary: Lead!
Review: I've read many "leadership" books, but Marcinco's book makes the top 10. Yeah, there's tons of books that teach the fundamentals of being a leader, yet Marcinco drives at the practicality of being a leader. Instead of hiding behind the desk, a leader needs to be leading the team. Whether that is with vision for your company or an attack plan for your military troop. Half the battles we fight in corporate America are the agendas hiding behind the lines. This book might rub you wrong, heck it rubbed me wrong right off the bat. But when it comes down to it, this book will kick you right where you need to be: A Leader!
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