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Top Gun Management

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This is a book that belongs always close-at-hand to anyone who wishes to manage and lead any organization, be it a major corporation, a volunteer group or even a scout troop. Gene McVay distills the vital essence of his years as a leader in the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard (where he was a prime mover in the massive work of modernizing and re-organizing the Guard, and commanded the $3 billion budgeted multi-national Provisional Wing) into a single volume that lives up to its title in every way. Here you will find, clearly and concisely, the keys to being a Top Gun Manager. I love this book, and recommend it to anyone who is starting or running a company. McVay - a pilot whose experience includes over 50 combat missions in Viet Nam and 7 awards and decorations - and once even a candidate for Governor of Arkansas -shows that the greatest leaders are those who value, praise, reward, and listen to, the people they are responsible for leading. In its way, this book is as rich and suggestive as Sun Tsu's "Art of War," drawing wisdom from the words and actions of great leaders past and present, as well as from the Bible. It will teach you 20 "Top Gun Management Principles" that will help you fulfill your responsibilities in the very best way possible, allowing the people you manage to flourish and your organization to fulfill its mission, no matter how difficult or complex. The author wants nothing less than to teach you how to be "the best of the best", and he completely succeeds! His style is clear, and his words are wise. For example: "Respect the young, aged, weak and strong. During your lifetime, you will have been all of these."

Gene McVay and I both served in the Arkansas Air National Guard during the same time frame, but in different units. He has nailed it with respect to leadership and its responsibilities. While most managers are not aware of what a 'top gun' really does, Gene has brought it down to the layman's level and written an excellent treatise on management that I have given to my staff to read even if not yet in management.

Richard L. Hall,PE
Former NGAA President
Arkansas Air National Guard
Little Rock AFB, AR