Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton
- Subject: Audio Books | Leadership | Vietnam War
- Format:
Hardcover
- Pages:
176pages
- Published:
May 15, 2013
- ISBN-10:
1612512178
- ISBN-13:
9781612512174
- Product Dimensions:
8 × 5 × 1 in
- Product Weight:
2 oz
Overview
Originally intending their book to focus on Stockdale’s leadership style, the authors found that his approach toward completing a mission was to assure that it could be accomplished without him. Stockdale, they explain, had created a mission-centric organization, not a leader-centric organization. He had understood that a truly sustainable culture must not be dependent on a single individual.
At one level, this book is a business school case study. It is also an examination of how leadership and organizational principles employed in the crucible of a Hanoi prison align with today’s sports psychology and modern psychological theories and therapies, as well as the training principles used by Olympic athletes and Navy SEALs. Any group willing to apply these principles can move their mission forward and create a culture with staying power—one that outlives individual members.
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Editorial Reviews
"In addition to the co-authors' combined qualifications, including meticulous research and writing in a lucid, easy-to-grasp narrative style, Lessons From the Hanoi Hilton is a tome, the forerunner of future research into the nature of un┬yielding courage and its application to strategic leadership principles." — Leatherneck
"Books like this provide a useful guide to complement other work being done to prepare Canadian troops for future challenges. Recommended." — Canadian Naval Review
"What is your 'tap code'? Any leader or organization should ask that question about the way they communicate. Peter Fretwell and Taylor Kiland lay this out for us as they describe the leadership characteristics of true American heroes. Honor and mission focus should be embedded in everyone's 'tap code.'" — Vice Adm. Cutler Dawson, USN (Ret.), president/CEO of Navy Federal Credit Union
"I can think of no better lens on leadership than the lessons of Adm. Jim Stockdale and how he built a sustainable high-performance culture in the most extreme circumstances. Stockdale epitomized the very highest levels of integrity, honor, discipline, and love; I continually draw strength, resilience, and practical guidance from his inspired example. Learn his lessons, employ them, and you will be better." — Jim Collins, author or coauthor of six books, including international bestsellers Good to Great, Built to Last, and How the Mighty Fall