Leadership and Training for the Fight: A Few Thoughts on Leadership and Training from a Former Special Operations Soldier
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00CWRZXJM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 341 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
In Leadership and Training for the Fight, MSG Paul R. Howe tells riveting stories of military operations and analyzes leadership concepts. Tested and effective leadership and teaching advice based on riveting combat stories from a Special Operations veteran. He also gives advice on how to understand students and how to refine your teaching methods. Army Retired, shares ideas on leadership that he has developed through extensive combat experience. Howe, U.S. Written with the unique insight of a Special Operations soldier, this book is the perfect guide for anyone interested in improving leadership skills in civilian or military situations.
Scott T. Barnes said A wealth of personal stories and leadership lessons. While the examples and explanations are very military specific, anyone interested in the lessons of war and the military in general will get a lot out of this book. Each chapter starts with a personal story. These are riveting and really show us non-military how much we have to be grateful for. Then the leadership lessons gleaned from the stories are discussed. These can be applied to many aspects of our lives, though it takes a bit of imagination in some instances to understand how to fit t. "Pragmatic Expertise Well Delivered" according to A.Bodhi. I was a tad skeptical obtaining this manual fearing it to be a rehash of Howe's two older works, but I was pleasantly surprised at the dept of new and updated material contained within this book. Sure there is some overlap, but it is good overlap, as in reviewing standards that need to be maintained at a highly proficient tactical level of operations.Howe not only offers more of his real world, operational stories concisely written, in order to convey key principles of sound tactical practic. Thomas M. Magee said Your opinion will depend on your past.. If you like this book will depend on your background and what you are looking for. If you are in the military or law enforcement i am sure you will give it five stars. If you aren't in those occupations your rating will be significantly less. The book is excellent in how to train assault teams for the military or law enforcement. He started each chapter will an applicable scenario. He goes into intense detail about candidate selection, how to teach them, curriculum, teaching techniques, and