The Rogue Warriors Strategy For Success [Hardcover]

Richard Marcinko (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1997 | Series: Rogue Warrior's Strategy for Success

The former Navy commando and author of Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior offers a hard-hitting guide to personal success, offering dynamic, aggressive strategies and skills to help readers meet the challenges of business and everyday life. Tour."

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From Library Journal

Ex-commando-turned-novelist-turned-motivational-expert Marcinko on how to apply his military skills in everyday life.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Rules of Engagement

Richard Marcinko burst on the scene with his phenomenal #1 New York TImes bestselling autobiography, which chronicled the astounding adventures of his thirty controversial years as a Navy commando and creator of the legendary SEAL TEAM SIX. Three blockbuster Rogue Warrior­ novels later, Marcinko shared his methods in Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior, revealing the true nature of dynamic, gutsy, frontline leadership.Blasting other self-help guides out of the water, the New York Times business bestseller shows how anyone can apply the skills Marcinko has honed throughout his remarkable career to the challenges of business and everyday life.

Now comes The Rogue Warrior's Strategy For Success, in which Marcinko employs his trademark no-holds-barred style and hard-earned know-how to spell out a surefire system for winning in any arena. Tough-talking, straightforward, and comprehensive, The Rogue Warrior's Strategy For Success leads you -- and thereby your team -- on a strategic mission. Your goal: accomplishment and victory. Among the points and principles you'll gather as a warrior in business:

Know what drives you.
Socrates had it right: know thyself. If what you set out ot accomplish is inconsistent with your values, you're not going to be able to stay focused and committed -- particularly when the going gets tough -- just when you need those qualities most. And if you're in a position of leadership, it's crucial that you understand the drives, motives, and values of each member of your team.

Don't get self-satisfied.
It's an adage that bears repetition: NEVER let success go to your head -- or it will eventually wind up at the other end of your anatomy. THINK STRATEGICALLY. A sound and aggressive strategic plan will support your tactical attack on any problem, and keep you humbly successful.

Be ready to risk -- again and again and again.
A sure cure for complacency is not fearing innovation. Stand ready to go to the war of life -- and business -- repeatedly. Don't wait for life, or your competition, to define your character for you: doing it yourself is the only way! Reinventing your life, and the life of your organization, is one of the best cures and preventive techniques for complacency, boredom, and lack of productivity.

MArcinko speaks with enormous authority on the subject of success. With rightful scorn for those who attempt to lead from "on high," he puts the how-tos of winning on the line with solid, accessible concepts -- "Rules of Engagement" you can incorporate into your game plan as soon as you read them. The Rogue Warrior's Strategy For Success, as outrageous, entertaining, and right-on-target as the man himself, provides the no-nonsense principles and strategies that have made Marcinko -- the warrior and the businessman -- extraordinarily successful.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Atria (June 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671009931
• ISBN-13: 978-0671009939
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,478 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Richard Marcinko retired from the Navy as a full commander after more than thirty years of service. He currently lives in the Alexandria, Virginia, area, where he is CEO of SOS Temps Inc., his private security firm -- whose clients are governments and corporations; Richard Marcinko Inc., a motivational training and team-building company; and Red Cell International, Inc., which conducts vulnerability assessments of high-value properties and high-risk targets. He is the author of The Real Team; The Rogue Warrior's Strategy for Success: A Commando's Principles of Winning; and the four-month New York Times business bestseller Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior: A Commando's Guide to Success. Rogue Warrior, his #1 New York Times bestselling autobiography, set the stage for his bestselling Rogue Warrior novels, eight of which were coauthored with John Weisman.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DEMO DICK IS BACK,HELPING EVERYONE WITH THEIR PERSONAL LIFE, May 25, 1999

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This review is from: The Rogue Warriors Strategy For Success (Hardcover)

I have read all of Marcinko's warrior books up to and including "Option Delta."His books are some of the best that I have read. Reading this book was the best thing that had happened to me. It had given me alot of self-confidence and taught me how to deal with people. His teachings had helped me lose alot of weight. Also I don't get frustrated with people as quickly as I had before. This book is great reading for everyone. Read it a few times, you will see a diffrent side each time. KEEP IT UP DEMO DICK

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straight talk from a straight shooter, July 2, 2000

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Laura Padfield - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rogue Warriors Strategy For Success (Hardcover)

I have read several business success books but none of the others even came close to this one. Marcinko cuts through all the politics and political correctness and delivers an excellent set of principles applicable to any industry. His war stories are more than just entertaining, they really drive home the points that he is making about the importance of planning, training, etc. This is must reading for everyone who is a warrior at heart regardless of their field of endeavor.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, to the point business success book., November 11, 1998

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Mark J. Meckler "Truth Teller" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rogue Warriors Strategy For Success (Hardcover)

I've read them all...leadership and business books that is. They all seem to rehash the same ideas and concepts in the same way. Not Marcinko. This is the no B.S. approach to success. If you want to be inspired, and get practical ideas from someone who has acheived success against tremendous odds, this book is for you. If you are faint of heart, and can't take some straight talk, then you might want to read some scholarly piece by a Harvard MBA instead.