Muddy Boots Leadership: Real Life Stories and Personal Examples of Good, Bad, and Unexpected Results285 military "leadership situations" and the actions leaders have taken--and some real surprisesEmphasis on practical applications of leadership, coupled with real-life vignettes add the real spark to the leadership lessons learned and relearned by each generation of America's warriorsApplicable to business, corporate, and organizational leadershipLeadership, especially military leadership, has many purposes--to build effective organizations, to complete dangerous tasks successfully, and to mold teams that operate like winning athletic teams. Author John Chapman is a superb observer and chronicler of leadership events over many years and now shares his observations and the lessons learned about this essential military art. |
Contents
LEADERSHIP | 1 |
Chairbound Ignorance | 2 |
Courtesy | 4 |
Credibility | 5 |
Personal Growth | 6 |
First Impressions | 7 |
Bravery | 9 |
Inspections | 10 |
The New Guy | 85 |
Recognizing an Emergency | 86 |
Chaplain | 87 |
Births | 88 |
Hey You Details | 89 |
Promotion Boards | 90 |
The Color Guard | 91 |
Standards | 92 |
Vision | 13 |
Leader Personalities | 14 |
Unit Personalities | 15 |
Know Your Unit | 16 |
Leader Selection | 17 |
The Leadership Paradox | 18 |
The Leaders Dilemma | 19 |
Quitting | 20 |
Not Quitting | 21 |
Benefits of Personal Experience | 22 |
Commander vs Leader | 23 |
Power | 24 |
Command Presence | 25 |
Personal Priorities | 26 |
Privilege and the Price of Leadership | 27 |
Promises | 28 |
The Easy Way is Always Wrong | 30 |
A Soldiers Trust | 31 |
Thinking | 33 |
Taking Charge Timeline | 35 |
Developing Subordinates | 36 |
Developing Subordinates | 37 |
The Power of Example | 38 |
Reputation and Leadership | 39 |
The Five Percent Solution | 40 |
Sleep Plan | 41 |
Rights Card | 43 |
Your Reputation | 44 |
Motivation | 45 |
Names | 46 |
Tolerance of Mistakes | 47 |
Leader vs Manager | 48 |
Snivel Gear | 49 |
Soldier of the Month | 50 |
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE | 51 |
Competition Management | 52 |
The Ultimate Correction | 53 |
The Execution of Unpopular Orders | 54 |
When to Make Decisions | 55 |
Delegation | 56 |
Command ClimateZero Defects | 57 |
Orders | 58 |
Attention to Detail | 59 |
Expertise | 60 |
Timeliness | 61 |
Coin Temptation | 62 |
Criticism | 63 |
Ethics | 64 |
Ethical Priorities | 65 |
Situational Ethics | 66 |
Honesty | 68 |
Soldiers Evaluation of You | 69 |
Courage | 70 |
SOLDIERS | 73 |
Family Readiness Group Information | 74 |
Soldier Health | 76 |
Hospital Visitation | 77 |
Section Visits | 78 |
Sponsorship | 79 |
Blood Alcohol Level | 80 |
Rewards | 81 |
NCO Work | 82 |
Deeds not Words | 83 |
Associates | 84 |
COMMUNICATION | 95 |
When Less is More | 97 |
Listening | 98 |
Contact Time | 99 |
Newspapers | 100 |
Gossip | 101 |
Rolodex | 102 |
Everything in Life is a Graded Event | 103 |
Situation Report | 104 |
COUNSELING | 105 |
Counseling Journal | 107 |
Footlocker Counseling | 108 |
Initial Counseling | 109 |
Personal Counseling | 110 |
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT | 111 |
Uniform Inspections | 112 |
Inbox Shuffle | 114 |
Promotion Preparation | 115 |
Promotion Selection | 116 |
Keyboard Time | 117 |
Additional Duties | 118 |
Cup and Flower Fund | 119 |
Impact Awards | 121 |
Personal Emergency | 122 |
Justice and Mercy | 124 |
Public Exposure | 125 |
Support for Programs | 126 |
Systems | 127 |
Discipline Drives Routine | 128 |
Meetings | 129 |
MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING | 133 |
Maintenance Schedule | 134 |
Equipment Service Schedule | 135 |
Weapons Maintenance | 136 |
Technical Competence | 137 |
Retraining | 138 |
Internal Training Classes | 139 |
Junior Leadership Development | 140 |
Judgment | 142 |
PT Cadence | 143 |
Command Emphasis at PT | 144 |
Officer Training Responsibility | 145 |
AfterAction Review | 146 |
Reports of Survey | 147 |
Inventory | 148 |
Equipment Field Loss | 149 |
Clothing Inventory | 150 |
PROSPERING PROFESSIONALLY | 153 |
Dont Hide Bad News | 154 |
Survivorship Briefing | 155 |
Advice | 156 |
Silver Bullets | 157 |
Commitment to Soliders | 158 |
Doctrine | 159 |
Victim of Your Experience | 160 |
The First Report is Always Wrong | 161 |
Optional Social Functions | 162 |
Staff | 164 |
TEN RULES TO LIVE BY x 3 | 165 |
Soldiers | 166 |
Leadership | 167 |
The Soldiers Creed | 169 |
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