Saturday, May 13, 2023

book: The Wisdom of the Bullfrog by Admiral W. McRaven

Amazon.com: The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) eBook : McRaven, Admiral William H.: Kindle Store

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The Wisdom of the Bullfrog by Admiral William H. McRaven | Hachette Book Group

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The book is based on 18 chapters. Each chapter starts with a different saying, motto, or creed. The Bullfrog explains why it is important and offers a few real-world examples or personal anecdotes and then summarizes, at the end of each chapter, with a few simple sentences. It reminds me of some of the literature that I’ve read in the Marine Corps Basic Training and Officers Candidate School. It works.
  1. Death Before Dishonor.
  2. You Can’t Surge Trust.
  3. When in Command, Command.
  4. We All Have Our Frog Floats.
  5. The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday.
  6. Run to the Sound of the Guns.
  7. Sua Sponte.
  8. Who Dares Wins.
  9. Hope Is Not a Strategy
  10. No Plan Survives First Contact with the Enemy.
  11. It Pays to Be a Winner.
  12. A Shepherd Should Smell Like His Sheep.
  13. Troop the Line.
  14. Expect What You Inspect.
  15. Communicate, Communicate, Communicate.
  16. When in Doubt, Overload.
  17. Can You Stand Before the Long Green Table?
  18. Always Have a Swim Buddy.



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