Courage to Execute : What elite U.S. military units can teach business about leadership and team performance

How to build a culture of high performance within your organizationThe U.S. military in general, and its many elite organizations in particular, possesses a culture of high performance. Courage to Executeoutlines the six basic principles that operate at the foundation of high performance, which include leadership, organization, communication, knowledge, experience, and discipline, known together as LOCKED. When all are practiced effectively, teamwork emerges. But the most elusive quality that exists at the heart of all elite military teams, the element that organizations and businesses deeply desire to perform more efficiently and effectively, is trust. Trust is easily spent, but hard won. Author James Murphy, an employer of approximately fifty senior military officers that have served in elite units such as the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, U.S. Navy SEALS, and U.S. Army Rangers, shares a multitude of personal leadership stories that illustrates the principles of LOCKED.Shares compelling anecdotes from leaders in elite units of the U.S. MilitaryWritten by James D. Murphy, founder and CEO of Afterburner, Inc., which has trained over 1.5 million executives, sales professionals, and business people from every industry in Afterburner’s Flawless Execution Model, and its unique, high-energy programsCourage to Executewill help you develop effective leadership skills and build high-performance teams that out-compete your rivals every time. James D. Murphyis Founder CEO of Afterburner, Inc., one of the most dynamic training and consulting firms in the United States. A former Air Force F15 pilot, he and his team of fighter pilots and Special Operations officers have used lessons distilled from the military’s elite units to help thousands of major clients focus their strategy and adapt to change, improve team performance and business process, and develop leaders at all levels of their organization.