Title: Call Sign Chaos Pdf Learning to Lead
Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis's storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the importance of allies, and the strategic dilemmas--and short-sighted thinking--now facing our nation. He makes it clear why America must return to a strategic footing so as not to continue winning battles but fighting inconclusive wars.
Mattis divides his book into three parts: direct leadership, executive leadership, and strategic leadership. In the first part, Mattis recalls his early experiences leading Marines into battle, when he knew his troops as well as his own brothers. In the second part, he explores what it means to command thousands of troops and how to adapt your leadership style to ensure your intent is understood by your most junior troops so that they can own their mission. In the third part, Mattis describes the challenges and techniques of leadership at the strategic level, where military leaders reconcile war's grim realities with political leaders' human aspirations, where complexity reigns and the consequences of imprudence are severe, even catastrophic.
Call Sign Chaos is a memoir of lifelong learning, following along as Mattis rises from Marine recruit to four-star general. It is a journey learning to lead and a story about how he, through constant study and action, developed a unique leadership philosophy--one relevant to us all.
Something For Everyone—And Lessons For Us All If you are looking for a tell-all about Donald Trump, this is not it. General Jim Mattis is not the sort of man to write a tell-all; it would not be in his character. But if you want a book that tells a lot about a very interesting man, and along the way gives insights into today’s politics, you are at the right place.Most of this book is taken up by vivid descriptions of Mattis’s forty-year career in the Marine Corps, and the lessons he derived from that experience. Mattis has never been married (although apparently he proposed once, but that’s not in this book), and seems, in essence, married to the Corps. Such a monkish ethos was once common among military types—the Templars and the Hospitallers are the most famous examples, and I believe there are similar examples among some Eastern cultures. Today, with the exaltation of personal freedom and license, this rigid, self-demanding code seems a bit odd. Or not so much odd, as out of place. But we could all use a lot more that code, I think.We’re not going to get it from our current ruling class, certainly. And perhaps sometimes it leads Mattis, enmeshed in a society in which he doesn’t really fit, into errors. The most famous of those was, perhaps, his membership on the board of directors of the mega-fraud company Theranos, where Elizabeth Holmes conned elderly men into, effectively, vouching for her fraud. (Read John Carreyrou’s outstanding "Bad Blood" for more.) But in a long life of action, every man should be permitted a few mulligans, and nobody can doubt that Mattis has given much more to our society than he has been given.As far as modern politics, there is some implicit criticism of both Trump and Obama, but most of the focus is on Mattis’s belief that a robust internationalism is in the interests of the United States. (In fact, his break with Trump occurred over Trump’s desire to withdraw from Syria.) Maybe. I’m not convinced, but if anyone is worth reading on the topic, it’s Mattis, rather than talking heads like David Frum or Max Boot. And to his credit, Mattis isn’t interested in imposing democracy. It’s our interests he cares about. He just thinks that “nations with allies thrive; nations without allies wither.”Oh, there is also advice on how individuals should act. But this is not a self-help book. It is Mattis’s attempt to convey wisdom to the nation. Regardless of your political alignment, therefore, this is a measured book well worth reading.Brilliant Chaos I want a signature from Chaos, himself! I haven't read the book yet, but I know it's brilliant! Chaos is Brilliant! My husband is a retired SgtMaj in the Marine Corps! He is Brilliant as well! Being a Marine is Brilliant! Nuff said!Leadership I bought this book because, in an interview General Mattis said that he did not comment on the actions of a sitting President. This level of personal integrity was enough for me to buy the book. This book details a long, tough and thoughtful career. This book is well worth the read, and the General our thanks.
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