Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton: Six Characteristics of High-Performance Teams
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (557 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1612512178 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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A Prince Among Men - James Bond Stockdale Richard A. Stratton It is almost as if the authors were there beside Jim Stockdale while he was in the Maison Centrale (Hanoi Hilton). There are a few figures in each generation that rise above the norm to show the way by word and deed - who walk the walk as well as talk the talk. CAG (Carrier Air Group Commander) Stockdale was one of the rare few you would see at Thermopylae, Ro. ""Bare Bones" Leadership" according to John Ensch. Authors Taylor Balwin Kiland and Peter Fretwell have done a remarkable job of researching, documenting and presenting how superb leadership in the unique setting of a POW environment made such a decisive difference and sustained us Vietnam POWs throughout our ordeal.Effective leadership under the conditions experienced in the North Vietnam prisons is undoubtab. Dr. Lynn said A real treasure-trove!. As a member of the medical community, I found many of the insights in this book highly applicable to my own career in medicine. Similar to aviators, many physicians are ambitious people by nature and have a need for affiliation with others. Unfortunately, we tend not to be the best team players. Much of medical care is already team-based, and many experts reco
These qualities were evident in the Hanoi Hilton and integral to high-performing commercial organizations everywhere.” Philip Odeen, former CEO of TRW and member of the board of directors of AES Corporation and Booz Allen Hamilton. “In addition to the co-authors’ combined qualifications, including meticulous research and writing in a lucid, easy-to-grasp narrative style, “Lessons From the Hanoi Hilton” is a tome, the forerunner of future research into the nature of un¬yielding courage and its application to strategic leadership principles.” L
It is also an examination of how leadership and organizational principles employed in the crucible of a Hanoi prison align with today’s sports psychology and modern psychological theories and therapies, as well as the training principles used by Olympic athletes and Navy SEALs. The theories Stockdale practiced become readily understandable in this book. The book takes readers inside the mind of James Stockdale, a fighter pilot with a degree in philosophy, who was the senior ranking officer at the Hanoi prison. Why were the American POWs imprisoned at the “Hanoi Hilton” so resilient in captivity and so successful in their subsequent careers? This book presents six principles practiced within the POW organizational culture that can be used to develop high-performance teams everywhere. Drawing parallels between
She is the author or coauthor of three books, including Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Thirty Years Later. He lives in Robbinsville, NJ.Taylor Baldwin Kiland, a former naval officer, is a management consultant with a large technology and strategy consulting firm and lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Peter Fretwell is the general manager of The Classical Network, based in New Jersey. . During his