Leadership From 30000 Feet Attributes Of Effective Leaders As Told By Five Air Force Generals

Do you have what it takes to be a leader others are willing to follow? Five Air Force general officers, each with decades of global, high-level leadership experience, offer their insight into the five characteristics every effective leader must possess. By offering their own stories and profiling men and women they've led and who have led them, these five generals showcase leadership in action. The stories within place you at 30,000 feet, from being forced to eject from an F-16 to witnessing the harrowing landing of a badly damaged U-2 flown by a badly injured pilot. They'll also place you on the ground in the midst of combat, with warning sirens blaring as an Iraqi missile rapidly descends onto a base where significant leadership decisions are being made. And they'll offer you a unique glimpse of the high-quality men and women of the United States Air Force. In all respects, Leadership from 30,000 Feet will challenge you to become a better leader today.

In an increasingly dynamic and competitive world, organizations of all kinds are continually looking for leaders who can most effectively inspire others to improve productivity and performance. Yet, meeting goals and objectives is no longer enough. Leaders who exceed expectations will be in the best position to emerge as the superstars of their generation. General Looney reflects upon his most formidable experiences during a 40-year career and articulates his leadership philosophy, which is built around a very simple notion -- the greatest leaders are those who not only "exceed expectations," but also inspire others to do the same. Reviews Over the years, I've learned that people at every level of experience and responsibility learn about leadership best from stories which resonate with their own lives. Through a variety of stories, Bill Looney has captured the importance leaders play in creating the right environment to allow organizations to exceed expectations. His reflections on leadership provide a wealth of lessons learned. Well done! Richard B. Myers, Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Whether you are leading military forces or a corporate entity, success is all about exceeding expectations. Bill Looney has it right, and his leadership approach works--I use it in my company! This is a must read for all leaders and those who aspire to leadership positions. Andrew C. Taylor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Rent-A-Car There is a dire need for effective leadership in American enterprise today and General Bill Looney's book offers an excellent how-to perspective. As you read it, ask yourself, "How can I apply these common sense techniques to exceed expectations?" Believe me, they will work for you! Bob Gaylor, 5th Chief Master Sergeant of the US Air Force About the Author General Bill Looney retired from the United States Air Force as a general having served on active-duty for forty years. He graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1966 where was the Cadet Wing Commander and continued to exceed expectations from that point forward. General Looney eventually commanded more organizations than any other Air Force general officer in history with each organization he led achieving demonstrable higher levels of performance and productivity. He is a highly-decorated officer with over 4,200 flying hours. He and his wife, Marilyn, have two daughters, two son-in-laws (both Air Force officers and pilots) and two grandchildren.

Four Air Force General Officers, each with decades of global, high-level leadership experience, offer personal stories on how they developed their leadership styles and built high-performance teams. The authors offer unique insights from military careers that translate directly into today's complex business environment. These stories place you at one hundred feet, in the weeds, of their development experience, including techniques and processes that can help you and your team perform better and better each day. In every way, Leadership at 100 Feet will challenge you to develop much better leaders in your organization today and in the future.

Finally-a book that's guaranteed to help you understand that you are not alone in life's trials. There Will Always Be Another Day is a book that shares personal experiences of men and women on sensitive topics such as marriage, suicide, romance, homosexuality and the in-laws. This book will help you to appreciate life in all its splendor, and will show you how to cope with the many unpredictabilities and changes we encounter in our life. Your journey in reading There Will Always Be Another Day will refresh your spirit and provide you with the strength to continue each day knowing that tomorrow begins a new and exciting day filled with possibilities. May each chapter touch your heart, mind and soul as you come to realize that the pains, sorrows and joys of life are common emotional feelings all humans endure. Come with me and follow the path to empowerment by reading There Will Always Be Another Day.

Lieutenant Colonel Chris T. S. Mendoza, an active-duty Air Force officer, leverages his 17 years of military experience and 8 years' experience in the private sector to put together this narrative. He explains how military leadership can be effectively applied to the corporate arena. Colonel Mendoza has taught leadership at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, and created his very own leadership model, which he thoroughly explains in his book. Furthermore, Colonel Mendoza shares his experiences from Afghanistan, specifically when he was involved in outside-the-wire combat missions with the US Army, US Navy, and with the Afghan National Army. From his deployment, he is able to extract some leadership lessons and transcribes them in his book. Lastly, Colonel Mendoza utilizes some of the concepts from his Mechanical Engineering degree and from his MBA to strengthen the theories in his narrative. The desired end state of this book is to inspire the audience in becoming influential leaders, thereby increasing their company's net profits.

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In February 1999, only a few weeks before the U.S. Air Force spearheaded NATO's Allied Force air campaign against Serbia, Col. C.R. Anderegg, USAF (Ret.), visited the commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Colonel Anderegg had known Gen. John Jumper since they had served together as jet forward air controllers in Southeast Asia nearly thirty years earlier. From the vantage point of 1999, they looked back to the day in February 1970, when they first controlled a laser-guided bomb strike. In this book Anderegg takes us from "glimmers of hope" like that one through other major improvements in the Air Force that came between the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. Always central in Anderegg's account of those changes are the people who made them. This is a very personal book by an officer who participated in the transformation he describes so vividly. Much of his story revolves around the Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, where he served two tours as an instructor pilot specializing in guided munitions.