Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior

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.

In modern corporate America, we have a breed of people who talk tough at the bar or in their office, but rarely put any muscle behind the talk. The hardest lesson of Marcinko's book is in fact the best one: You must be ready to risk everything you've accomplished in order to succeed even further. The difference between the leaders and the wanna-bes who just play the game is that the leaders don't talk about their philosophy, they just live it and they aggressively confront those obstacles. The wanna-bes talk about their philosophy, but when it comes time for the show-down, they're nowhere to be found. This book forces you to take a look at how you do business and be honest with yourself about how you can do it better.

I've read many "leadership" books, but Marcinco's book makes the top 10. Yeah, there's tons of books that teach the fundamentals of being a leader, yet Marcinco drives at the practicality of being a leader. Instead of hiding behind the desk, a leader needs to be leading the team. Whether that is with vision for your company or an attack plan for your military troop. Half the battles we fight in corporate America are the agendas hiding behind the lines. This book might rub you wrong, heck it rubbed me wrong right off the bat. But when it comes down to it, this book will kick you right where you need to be: A Leader!

This book has lead me to take an agressive approach toward the path my life is to take. Commander Marcinko makes me wish I could have served under him in the "Teams" and I want to work for him now. It also outlines the way leaders should conduct themselves "Honestly". No symantics, no prima donna garbage. " This is our job guys lets do it!"ÿ

Marcinko spent over 30 years working with and leading Navy SEAL special warfare units. His best selling "Rogue Warrior" series shared some of his experiences and the successes and struggles he experienced throughout his career. In this book, Marcinko re-visits successful (and unsuccessful) leadership techniques that are surprisingly just as applicable to the everyday business world as they are to the jungles of South East Asia. Not unlike the "suit and tie samurai," Japanese businessmen who read the "Book of Five Rings" (warrior strategy written by legendary swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in the 1500's)and apply the lessons to business life, the reader of this book can find ways to fight the "battles" of the business world. One example from the book is, "...People just blithely assume that the main reason they don't achieve their goal is that someone ELSE beat them to it. ...If you finish second it's not BECAUSE someone else finished first. That person's victory as just a "side effect" of your failure. If you lost, it was because you didn't sufficiently punish yourself in training, and didn't focus your full force of your being on victory." A refreshing perspective on the business "battlefield."