BOOKS About LEADERSHIP

Corps Business (30 Management Principles)

Five Star LEADERSHIP (A handbook for leaders)

Into the Crucible (Teamwork is essential)

Semper Fi (Business Leadership the Marine Corps Way)

Marine Corps Workout (Want to be as tough as a Marine?)

BOOT (Inside story of basic training)

Making of a Marine (video) (What boot camp is really like)

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Corps Business The 30 Management Principles of the U.S. Marines

Several business bestsellers in recent years have been books about warfare strategy and tactics. Sun Tsu's Art of War and Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings are titles widely recommended for insight and inspiration preparatory to corporate battle. In Corps Business, author David Freedman examines the organization and culture of the United States Marine Corps and sees "the best management training program in America."

Frederick W. Smith, founder and chairman, Federal Express

"An excellent book...David Freedman's analysis of the management principles of the U.S. Marine Corps offers a compelling guide...Reading it reminded me how much I have relied upon what I learned in the Marine Corps to build FedEx."

Robert A. Lutz, CEO, Exide Corp., and former president, Chrysler Corp.

"This outstanding work reveals the leadership secrets that make the Marine Corps the world's most motivated and successful organization. The lessons are universally applicable."

Five Star LEADERSHIP

C.C. Krulack, Commandant of the Marine Corps

"A handbook for leaders that transcends all barriers. Everyone from a CEO of a corporation to middle managers to administrative assistants can glean valuable insights on leadership issues from this comprehensive work."

Into the Crucible

The author, James B. Woulfe (e-mail: intothecrucible@msn.com) ,

As an active duty Marine Corps infantry officer who started in the enlisted ranks, I know that boot camp is important. However, I also understand that what was successful yesterday may not work today or prepare us for tomorrow. As the youth we receive from society changes and America prepares to enter the 21st Century as the only true superpower, the United States Marine Corps faces the challenge of taking today's teenagers and preparing them for the stress and chaos of the modern battlefield. Our answer to this challenge is the Crucible, a fifty-four hour endurance course featuring little food and sleep during thirty-two combat exercises over a forty mile course. Several of the exercises are named after Marine heroes from past conflicts, and the recruits are led through the Crucible in small groups by one of their drill instructors. This combination of Marines from the past, present, and future in an arduous and stressful environment -- one where teamwork is essential and honor, courage, and commitment are continuously reinforced -- creates a defining moment for the transformation of a young American into a United States Marine. This book is the first inside look at the Corps' latest methods for making Marines, but it encapsulates, as well, both the history and ethos of a great American institution.

"Semper fidelis"--Latin for "always faithful"--is both the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps and the inspiration for this totally new approach to corporate leadership. Two former Marines take the best leadership tactics used by the Corps and translate them to a corporate environment . . . with results that can be surprising and highly effective.

Marine Corps Workout

GET IN FIGHTING SHAPE WITH THE US MARINES You want to get fit? Tell it to the Marines! This authentic, inside look at the physical fitness training programs of the United States Marine Corps is guaranteed to get you in the best shape of your life. Whether you are a Marine, plan to be a Marine, or just want to be as tough as a Marine, you'll discover how to get in top physical condition. Physical fitness. You've seen portly chiefs, but there are NO fat Marines.

It's America's toughest Boot Camp, 88 days of drills, inspections, rifle practices, war games, grueling physical exercise and a regimen that separates the men from the boys. Boot gives the inside story of basic training in the Marines, America's fiercest fighting force. HC: St. Martin's.

Making of a Marine (video)

Almost real....almost., July 6, 2000

Reviewer: usmarinedog@hotmail.com from NJ, USA

This movie accurately depicts what boot camp is really like. Except for one thing, the crucible. Due to the release date of this video, it was released and made before the crucible began. However, the crucible which is the last 54 hours of events at boot camp is now part of it. Other than not having the crucible, this is a pretty good movie.