Operation Excellence
Succeeding in Business and Life -- the U.S. Military Way
Published on 16. June 2004
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-8144-0822-3 (ISBN)
Description
Operation Excellence shows readers how to harness the same strategies used to great effect by the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marines in their own personal and professional livesUsing action-packed examples to deliver the message behind each lesson, the book reveals how a combination of discipline, confidence, and sacrifice can help anyone achieve superior results in leadership, teamwork, tactics, health, wealth, relationships and much more.This exciting, highly motivational book takes readersinside the world of the U.S. military, and presentsthem with 50 practical, proven strategies for taking control of their work, their health, and their lives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Focus
Dimensions
Height: 93 mm
Width: 63 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
484 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8144-0822-3 (9780814408223)
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Person
Mark Bender (Kansas City, MO) is vice president andExecutive editor of American Biography. During his24-year career in the US Army, he was awarded numerous Honors, including being selected as Instructor of the Year of the Army's premier junior executive course in 1994.
Content
"Foreword Introduction PART ONE The Arsenal of Victory 1. OPERATION MOTIVATION You Can't Say No to the Drill Sergeant 2. Discipline It's Habit Forming 3. Confidence The Ultimate Lifestyle 4. Sacrifice Sorry, You Really Can't Have It All PART TWO The Business of the United States Military 5. Endstate Understanding the Mission 6. Learning No Such Thing as Graduation 7. Problem-Solving We're Here to Fix Things! 8. Ethics One Dilemma After Another PART THREE The Combat Business Model 9. Organization The Structure of Success 10. Execution The Art and Science of High Performance 11. Teamwork With the Emphasis on Work 12. Leadership Something for Everyone PART FOUR Your Personal Battle Plan 13. Tactics Going for the Win 14. Health Choose or Lose 15. Wealth Leveraging the Military Mind 16. Relationships The Toughest Game In Town After Word -- Motivating for the Road Ahead Acknowledgment"