Chasing The White Rabbit: A Discovery Of Leadership In The 21st Century
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Rating | : | 4.46 (811 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1599326477 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 194 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-09-05 |
Language | : | English |
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Most recently, STS was recognized as one of Inc.’s 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in 2014 and 2015 and was a 2014 Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) Government Project of the Year award finalist. Following this deployment and command privilege, Colonel Morgan was assigned as the 10th Mountain Division Chief of Staff (Rear) from 2013 to 2014. Advancem
MM said Lessons in Leadership. The book is a must read for executive level leaders or those aspiring to ascend in business or military organizations. Dan and David draw on their own successes and missteps to educate. I took two key lessons from the book, one leader lesson and one personal. First I was reminded the importance of investing in my people. Second, Dan's chapter 11 helped me decide to stop measuring myself against who I once was and to instead leverage my maturity and wisdom to become a better leader.. A Call to All Leaders! "But," said Alice, "the world has absolutely no sense, who's stopping us from inventing one?"Since one of my all-time favorite books is "Through the Looking-Glass," sometimes I wonder what Lewis Carroll might think about our digital age and the 21st century American work place. Both often feel to me something like Alice's Wonderland -- a paradoxical place of ever-changing rules and endless possibility.In "Chasing the White Rabbit," co-authors Daniel Morgan and David Morgan guide readers through ways they have both navigated our brave new world. Through their own careers in the military, U.S. governm. Five Stars Excellent book, a must read for current and future leaders.
Under his leadership, STS has grown almost 300 percent in the last three years. In January 2013, he deployed the battalion to Regional Command-East in Afghanistan for his fi fth combat deployment. Following this deployment and command privilege, Colonel Morgan was assigned as the 10th Mountain Division Chief of Staff (Rear) from 2013 to 2014. Through his innovations and strategic leadership, STS has achieved significant growth by penetrating new and emerging markets through a diversified client base in eighteen countries across four continents. He is a member of the Dingman Center Angels, who evaluate and invest in premier start-up technology companies. He served as board of director member to a nonprofit and is currently on an advisory board of several private companies. He is a regular speaker on innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business and Georgetown University Law School. David Morgan has led the development and deployment of pr
Petraeus (US Army, Ret.),former commander of US Central Command and of USand coalition forces in both Iraq and Afghanistan“In Chasing the White Rabbit, Dan and Dave remind us thatleadership is about doing, not talking; about clarity, not confusion;and about focus, not chaos. Their experiencesand storiesare notjust compelling but full of insight for every generation at everylevel of responsibility.”General David H. They generously interweave their lifeexperiences and insights, bringing military, commercial, andemergency responder insights and perspectives at every turn. Sherman, senior partner, Jones Day andauthor of twenty-six books on business growth, governance, andentrepreneurship; adjunct professor, University of MarylandSmith School of Business and Georgetown University Law. His brother, David, has alsooperated in d