Marine Maxims: Turning Leadership Principles into Practice (Scarlet & Gold Professional Library) Hardcover – November 10, 2021 by Col. Thomas J Gordon USMC (Ret.)

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Author: Gordon USMC (Ret.) Col. Thomas J

Package Dimensions: 29x210x458

Number Of Pages: 360

Release Date: 10-11-2021

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Marine Maxims is a collection of fifty principle-based leadership lessons that Thomas J. Gordon acquired commanding Marines over a career spanning three decades of service. Dealing with the complexities and challenges of the contemporary operating environment requires an internal moral compass fixed true. These maxims focus on developing inner citadels of character, moral courage, and the resilience to persevere in a contested domain where information is key. Its purpose is to provide future leaders with a professional development plan that will steel their resolve and enable them to lead with honor.

Thematically, these maxims build upon a foundation of character, courage, and will. To be effective, a leader must model and inspire the will to persevere in the face of danger or adversity. The essence of effective leadership is credibility. A leader’s credibility is derived from a congruence of competence and character. Exceptional leaders are not remembered for what they accomplished, but how they did it. Those that lead with integrity will be remembered as a leader worth following.

Review

“A great field guide of character and competence; the key components of trust and the core of leadership. A compilation of experiences to help shape your own. Tom sees life as an opportunity to learn and we should take advantage of it.”
–Rear Adm. Brian Brakk, former commander Navy Expeditionary Combat Command

“Brilliantly useful! Fifty seemingly simple ideas of enormous potential explained for ease of implementation. These maxims outline everything a slated commander needs to consider prior to taking charge. This is not another book on leadership theory. Colonel Gordon turns theory into practice with leadership maxims that can be applied with great effect and has brilliantly captured it all in a book to be used and never be relegated to a shelf. An ‘aha!’ on every page, this compendium of distilled leadership truths can be applied by commanders at all levels. This is an absolute must read for any first time commander.”
–Lt. Gen. David Beydler, USMC (Ret.), former commander, Marine Forces Central Command and II Marine Expeditionary Force

“Colonel Gordon has paid it forward with this compilation of leadership lessons. Every leader needs stories to share, you never want to miss the opportunity to talk about those life lessons. Col Gordon provides a source for every leader to turn to. A good companion to William J Bennett’s
The Book of Virtues.”
–Lt. Gen. John Toolan, USMC (Ret.), former commander, Marine Forces Pacific and I Marine Expeditionary Force

“From his first days as a Citadel cadet and during his thirty years of active Marine service, Colonel Gordon studied great leaders and great leadership in order to record best principals, best practices, and best publications. But Colonel Gordon is not just a scholar of leadership but an outstanding practitioner as well. He has used those observations he recorded to great effect as he led Marines in war and peace; during training and operations; and with high achievers and leadership challenges alike at all levels of the Corps. Now he has distilled thirty plus years of study into 50 lessons of leadership applicable to all leaders, military and civilian, who desire to maximize their skills at ‘getting things done though people’. A true textbook for all leaders or those who hope to be.”
–Lt. Gen. Richard P. Mills, USMC (Ret), president and chief executive officer Marine Corps University Foundation, former Commander, Marine Forces Reserve

“After over 30 years in uniform, I hadn’t expected to learn something new about leadership from a book – but Tom Gordon proved me wrong. His engaging style brings to life a well-covered topic with insights that are extraordinarily perceptive and informative. If you are going to read one book on the topic of leadership – this is it.”
–Col. Andy Milburn, USMC (Ret.), former commander, Marine Raider Regiment, author When the Tempest