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Really straight forward, November 26, 2006
This review is from: Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior (Paperback)
I picked up this book after reading the reviews, and having read marcinko's strategy for success.
The clincher for me was, however, sparky999's review below.
If someone who tries to use words such as dicotomous (dichotomous), Nepolianic complex (Napoleonic Complex) and referring to Causawitz (Presumably Von Clausewitz) whilst totally messing them up is the sort of person who so desperately wants to be viewed as important end educated without actually putting the effort into being so.
Not that poor command of the english language is a crime, but attempting to use words that are usually only in the vocabulary of the highly educated, and not even bothering to check on their spelling or proper use is the sign of a person with poor attention to detail at best, and a complete fool at worst.
And in short, I thought that if this sort of person thought that Dick has no idea, then it's probably great stuff.
And I was right.
Ghandi said "Be the change you want to see in others", but Marcinko put's it a bit more succinctly saying "Lead from the front" It's not really much new, it's just a more direct delivery.
Leadership is about trust, comradeship and loyalty (Both ways) this is true in families, military units, business and even sporting teams. It's just the consequences of poor leadership are different.
i highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to be the person that Gets things done. In a sentece this book says:
Get the job done to gain trust. Garner trust to create loyalty. Return loyalty to create leadership.
there is a lot more in it than that, but it's the simple and direct way he says it that grabs attention.
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Practical application in specific situtations, April 3, 2001
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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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Sorting the Leaders from the Wanna-Bes, February 27, 2000
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In modern corporate America, we have a breed of people who talk tough at the bar or in their office, but rarely put any muscle behind the talk. The hardest lesson of Marcinko's book is in fact the best one: You must be ready to risk everything you've accomplished in order to succeed even further. The difference between the leaders and the wanna-bes who just play the game is that the leaders don't talk about their philosophy, they just live it and they aggressively confront those obstacles. The wanna-bes talk about their philosophy, but when it comes time for the show-down, they're nowhere to be found. This book forces you to take a look at how you do business and be honest with yourself about how you can do it better.
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