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LEADERSHIP SECRETS OF THE ROGUE WARRIOR: COMMANDO'S GUIDE TO SUCCESS CASSETTE: A Commando's Guide to Success
written by Richard Marcinko
Studio : Simon & Schuster Audio
by Simon & Schuster Audio
Publisher : Simon & Schuster Audio
Released : 1996-06-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780671570705
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 25 reviews)
List Price : $12.00
Our Price : $11.81
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The best-selling author and former Navy commando offers a no-holds-barred guide to coping with the challenges of one's personal and professional life, sharing dynamic leadership principles based on his Ten Commandments of Special Warfare. Read by Richard Marcinko. |
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Nice book you can read in 3 hours |
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I received the book tonight and finished it before I realized I had been through the last chapter. The style is direct and quite pleasant if your personality fits the guy. I am a simple minded, down to earth person and I liked the non-sense talk during the book. The author defines a simple, yet pretty smart framework, that makes the decision process quite straight forward. I don't know if corporate America really looks like the authors depicts it, but it seems definitely accurate in most respect. All in all I liked the book and I think I will keep most of the advices in the back of my head for a little while. |
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AWESOME ! This is LEADERSHIP ! |
After listening to his cassette, I wish Richard Marcinko was our President . This Country has been disarmed through Political Correctness, Mr. Marcinko would put an end to that....FAST !
A TRUE AMERICAN HERO ( Richard Marcinko ) BRAVO !!! |
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Colourful and Dangerous |
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The friend who lent this to me was surprised when I showed him the Acknowledgments page listing a handful of inspirational business books. However secondhand the business anecdotes might be, the sheer energy of Leadership Secrets is inspirational. But as other reviewers have pointed out, contrary to Mr. Marcinko, Business is not War. Please don't visit his battle-inspired insights on your staff. |
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Fun read, but dangerous advice for use in the workplace... |
OK, up front I'll admit I had a fun time reading this... Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior: A Commando's Guide to Success by Richard Marcinko. It's not your typical leadership book with polished words and concepts. It's raw, gritty, and will likely offend a few readers. But I'd think twice about trying to apply this "warrior mentality" to your business life. Odds are you'll end up hated, fired, or in jail...
Contents: The Rogue Warrior's Ten Commandments of SpecWar; Introduction, Chapters 1 through 10 - The Ten Commandments; Epilogue; A Note on Sources
The ten commandments are: 1) I am the War Lord and the wrathful God of Combat and I will always lead you from the front - not the rear. 2) I will treat you all alike - just like s***. 3) Thou shalt do nothing I will not do first, and thus will you be created Warriors in My deadly image. 4) I shall punish thy bodies because the more thou sweatest in training, the less thou bleedest in combat. 5) Indeed, if thou hurteth in thy efforts and thou suffer painful dings, then thou are Doing It Right. 6) Thou hast not to like it - thou hast just to do it. 7) Thou shalt Keep It Simple, Stupid. 8) Thou shalt never assume. 9) Verily, thou art not paid for thy methods, but for thy results, by which meaneth thou shalt kill thine enemy by any means available before he killeth you. 10) Thou shalt, in thy Warrior's Mind and Soul, always remember My ultimate and final Commandment: There Are No Rules - Thou Shalt Win at All Costs.
I had one misconception corrected quickly. I thought the "Rogue Warrior" was a fictional character used in novels written by Marcinko. I didn't know until I read this book that he really *was* the Rogue Warrior and was a successful covert soldier, adept at many types of warfare. Based on his experience and training, he distilled his beliefs into what you read here. From the perspective of someone going to war with a fellow fighter, this is exactly the type of person I'd want by my side... ruthless, creative, and willing to do whatever is needed to win and stay alive. But does that really translate to the business and personal lives of the readers? I hope not...
After each of his explanations of the principle being discussed, he gives an example of how it applies to war and how it applies to business. Generally, some of the concepts are true... train hard, get results, etc. But the "win at all costs" theme is the exact attitude that ended a lot of Enron executives (as well as others) in jail. Marcinko does try and say that you have to be honorable in the way you approach this, but it's normally followed by "breaking the rules to get results". I know what that is *supposed* to mean, but in reality it comes across as the end justifying the means. The argument would be that there's a line that shouldn't be crossed, but I'd venture that for many, that line is too blurred to be used as an accurate measuring point. Buying into this philosophy in an organization would make for a ruthless and brutal workforce, and not one that I'd like to return to day after day. And I suppose in Marcinko's eyes that would make me soft and worthless... oh, well.
If I were to step onto a combat field or a dojo, I'd want to adopt this mindset. But if I step into my workplace, there's a few more things to be considered than just raw "kill the enemy before he kills you" emotion.
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Really straight forward |
I picked up this book after reading the reviews, and having read marcinko's strategy for success.
The clincher for me was, however, sparky999's review below.
If someone who tries to use words such as dicotomous (dichotomous), Nepolianic complex (Napoleonic Complex) and referring to Causawitz (Presumably Von Clausewitz) whilst totally messing them up is the sort of person who so desperately wants to be viewed as important end educated without actually putting the effort into being so.
Not that poor command of the english language is a crime, but attempting to use words that are usually only in the vocabulary of the highly educated, and not even bothering to check on their spelling or proper use is the sign of a person with poor attention to detail at best, and a complete fool at worst.
And in short, I thought that if this sort of person thought that Dick has no idea, then it's probably great stuff.
And I was right.
Ghandi said "Be the change you want to see in others", but Marcinko put's it a bit more succinctly saying "Lead from the front" It's not really much new, it's just a more direct delivery.
Leadership is about trust, comradeship and loyalty (Both ways) this is true in families, military units, business and even sporting teams. It's just the consequences of poor leadership are different.
i highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to be the person that Gets things done. In a sentece this book says:
Get the job done to gain trust. Garner trust to create loyalty. Return loyalty to create leadership.
there is a lot more in it than that, but it's the simple and direct way he says it that grabs attention. |
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