{"product_id":"9780990489603","title":"The Leadership Forge: 50 Fire-Tested Insights to Solve Your Toughest Problems \u0026 Get Great Results","description":"This book is designed to help you solve your toughest problems, take care of your people, and get great results. You will benefit from the fifty insights by incorporating them into your personal leadership practice and growing as a leader.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach insight is structured as a self-contained “lesson.” Following is a list of the insights:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInsight #1: Leadership is a Hero’s Journey. Start Yours Now\u003cbr\u003eInsight #2: Get Clear on Your Leadership Sight Picture—How to Power Your Leadership by Knowing Who You Are and What You Stand For \u003cbr\u003eInsight #3: It’s about “Duty, Honor, Country”—Lead with the Power of Your Values\u003cbr\u003eInsight #4: Washington at Newburgh—Compromise Your Morals, Forfeit Your Right to Lead \u003cbr\u003eInsight #5: Lead With Superpowers--Leverage Your Strengths\u003cbr\u003eInsight #6: Powell, Rumsfeld, or Wooden? Base Your Leadership Success on a Great Model \u003cbr\u003eInsight #7: “I Do Solemnly Swear to Support and Defend”—Do You Pass the Buck or Accept the Blame? \u003cbr\u003eInsight #8: Of Generals and Admirals—Work Incessantly to Achieve Leadership Mastery\u003cbr\u003eInsight #9: Win the War! Create and Implement Your Campaign Strategy \u003cbr\u003eInsight #10: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)—Sense the Competitive Environment \u003cbr\u003eInsight #11: Stirrups, Airplanes, and Radios—You Must Deal With Change \u003cbr\u003eInsight #12: Power from the Edge—Leverage the Field for Innovation\u003cbr\u003eInsight #13: “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers”—The Absolute Importance of Strong Functioning Relationships \u003cbr\u003eInsight #14: Successfully Navigate Your Political Force Field \u003cbr\u003eInsight #15: Appreciate Your Friends, Allies, and Coalitions—Strengthening Your Power Base \u003cbr\u003eInsight #16: Getting What You Need—Using Your Power Base for Influence and Leverage to Get Things Done \u003cbr\u003eInsight #17: “To End a War”—Negotiating Your Way to Success \u003cbr\u003eInsight #18: Peacetime and Wartime Decision Making—Having the Courage to Make Decisions That Count \u003cbr\u003eInsight #19: “Life is Tough, But It’s Tougher if You’re Stupid”—How to Work the Wicked Problems \u003cbr\u003eInsight #20: Attack in Any Direction—How to Deal with the Pressures of Leadership \u003cbr\u003eInsight #21: Open the Aperture to Gain Perspective \u003cbr\u003eInsight #22: Trusted Advisors and Mentors—The Importance of High-Quality Advice \u003cbr\u003eInsight #23: Losing a Battle, But Not the War—Learning from Failure \u003cbr\u003eInsight #24: “Twelve ‘O Clock High”—Rebuilding Distressed Organizations \u003cbr\u003eInsight #25: Communicate like Churchill—Inspire Through Authenticity \u003cbr\u003eInsight #26: “Under the Oak Tree Counseling”—Build Trust with Your People \u003cbr\u003eInsight #27: “Dear Mrs. Ryan”—The Power of Empathic Communication \u003cbr\u003eInsight #28: “Bad News Doesn’t Get Better With Time”—Delivering Bad News \u003cbr\u003eInsight #29: Commander’s Intent—Empowering Your People to Adapt and Act \u003cbr\u003eInsight #30: “Everything in War Is Simple, but the Simplest Thing Is Difficult”—No Hassle Time Management \u003cbr\u003eInsight #31: The Stand-Up—How to Run Great Meetings \u003cbr\u003eInsight #32: “Adapt, Improvise, Overcome”—Coaching Your Team \u003cbr\u003eInsight #33: “The Snowstorm Has Stopped”—Ask Powerful Questions \u003cbr\u003eInsight #34: Spartans at Thermopylae—Inculcating Esprit de Corps \u003cbr\u003eInsight #35: “Giving Your Best Military Advice”—Managing Your Boss \u003cbr\u003eInsight #36: “Airman Lateer”—Leading from Below \u003cbr\u003eInsight #37: Building Future Leaders—Succession Planning \u003cbr\u003eInsight #38: Making Rank—Moving Up in Your Career \u003cbr\u003eInsight #39:  Achieving Warrior Resilience \u003cbr\u003eInsight #40: Get Your PT In—Take Care of Yourself \u003cbr\u003eInsight #41: Be Family Strong—Take Care of Your Family \u003cbr\u003eInsight #42:  We Appreciate You—Serving Your Community \u003cbr\u003eInsight #43: Setting the Conditions for Your People to Perform—Your Role in Motivation \u003cbr\u003eInsight #44: Celebrate Your Victories, Large and Small \u003cbr\u003eInsight #45:  Earning Medals and Winning Awards—Tell Your People You Love Them \u003cbr\u003eInsight #46: Cultivate Humility in Service \u003cbr\u003eInsight #47: Working for Napoleon—How Deal With Negative Leadership \u003cbr\u003eInsight #48: Dealing with Tragedy \u003cbr\u003eInsight #49: Commanding the Room--Leading with Presence \u003cbr\u003eInsight #50: Commit to Reflection, Growth, and Renewal as a Heroic Leader","brand":"The Leadership Crucible Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133048570096,"sku":"9780990489603","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780990489603_p0.jpg?v=1763885556","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780990489603","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}