Top Gun Management (Paperback)

by Gene McVay (Author)

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Product Description
Top Gun Management employs an arsenal of weapons to achieve excellence with integrity. McVay believes that No head of state or chief executive officer is so high that they can afford to stop learning. No arsenal is so complete that a secret weapon can be discarded. No repertoire is so perfect that it cannot use some spit and polish. Within the pages of this book one will find not perfection but persistence and compassion. While many examples exist for customer oriented service, McVay believes that citizens have come to accept poor service from the postal service and service stations. While great men like Sam Walton and Frederick Smith had the courage to build Wal-Mart and Federal Express into industry giants, the new breed of MBA managers may not be able to sustain what others have created. Too often integrity takes a back seat to deceit and profit wins out over excellence. McVay includes twenty principles including surrounding yourself with people smarter than you, and developing courage. McVay quotes great leaders such as Churchill and George Washington Carver to make his points. He believes that leaders should give back to the community and mentor coworkers. You may never soar to the very top, but you can enjoy the journey and unashamedly be able to look yourself in the mirror with contentment when the battle is over.

From the Author
Top Gun CEO's, Managers and executives are not unlike a fighter pilot flying 700 miles per hour a hundred feet off the ground on the way to a target in enemy territory. That fighter pilot is focused, ready and determined to complete the mission. While he is every inch a professional who makes the complex seem routine, he is never complacent. Radar guided anti aircraft artillery and surface to air missiles have a way of taking some of the romance out of being a fighter pilot. However, onboard warning systems give him indications when a threat approaches.

In this book I share some of my thoughts about becoming a top gun in the corporate, institutional, or government world with integrity and contentment.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (July 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1430325100
• ISBN-13: 978-1430325109
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,572,081 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read for Every Leader and Manager. , September 24, 2007

By	Jake, the Reader (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

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."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tog Gun Management, December 2, 2007

By	Richard L. Hall "Ghostrider" (Chandler, AZ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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