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Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals

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Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals

Battle-Tested Strategies for Creating Successful Organizations and Inspiring Extraordinary Results

McGraw-Hill,

15 min read
10 take-aways
Audio & text

What's inside?

When your platoon has to operate underwater and under fire, strong leadership and a shared mission are just the basics.

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Editorial Rating

7

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  • Applicable

Recommendation

If you’ve declared war on your company’s lackluster performance, this book will help you launch an all-out assault. Leadership Lessons of the Navy Seals demonstrates through the experiences of this elite military unit of Sea, Air and Land commandos that combat lessons can apply to the corporate world. The book provides examples of SEAL tactics and missions, along with their corporate applications, particularly in strong team building. Authors Jeff Cannon and Lt. Cmdr. Jon Cannon combine their experience in business and the U.S. Navy in a no-nonsense, practical guide. They zero in on setting goals and commanding your troops with deadly accuracy. While their problem-solving text gets straight to the point, it isn’t novel and they repeat lessons under different titles. The book is a laundry list, a useful approach in allowing you to choose what you need. getAbstract.com found that the Cannons fire off a good how-to book for corporate strategists who want to develop battle plans for improving their teams and organizations.

Summary

The SEAL of Success

The Navy SEALs’ long tradition of careful planning, strong leadership and solid team building has produced time-tested techniques. Their effectiveness has been proven in military scenarios around the globe and can be used in today’s corporate world to build a strong company. In the SEAL environment, where success means evading enemy capture and underwater offensives depend upon platoon teamwork, the stakes are life or death and there’s little room for failure. These methods, which are vital tools for the SEALs, helped these Sea, Air and Land forces become an exemplary organization.

The Goals

What problem are you trying to solve? What objectives have you set for your team? Mission success depends on knowing the goal, evaluating results based on that goal and anticipating potential pitfalls along the way. Is your goal realistic? If not, you will be spinning your wheels. Have a firm objective and a clear picture of what your absolutely first step should accomplish. Don’t create a solution or a product before you identify a problem or a market to address. Assembling a team (or worse, hiring a team) before you have a mission to accomplish is ...

About the Authors

Jeff Cannon is the senior vice president of Draft Worldwide’s Interactive Department in New York. He’s a popular speaker and a veteran of the advertising industry. Lieutenant Commander Jon Cannon is a Navy SEAL with experience in Latin America, the Far East, Eastern Europe, the Persian Gulf and Africa.

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