“Powerful stories and proven practices for surviving and thriving when things blow up. A story of war and leadership under the most extreme conditions, with poignant lessons applicable to your business.

”We all have “war stories” – even those of us who have never seen a battlefield. We have scars from the various crises, scandals, controversies, setbacks, and operational disruptions that have gone “Boom!” in our careers.

And the hits keep coming. So, how will you be ready for the next one? You’ll do the work – “left and right of the boom” (before and after the crisis) – and leadership expert Rob Campbell will show you the way.

Colonel Campbell is an Army infantry commander turned small business owner with a treasure trove of lessons for your organization and your team. From the Battlefield to the BoardroomThe truth of the matter is that in any kind of organization – military or civilian – things can blow up.

And when they do – when that crisis comes – you’ll want to meet it, defeat it, learn from it, and persevere. The only way to do that is through thoughtful, decisive, honest leadership – and through crisis planning and crisis response that works.

Travel with Rob Campbell to Afghanistan, 2009, when an improvised explosive device (IED) went “Boom!” and an entire brigade was tested in the wake of a soldier’s death. Learn how they persevered in ways that you can too – by:Building a crisis-ready foundationGetting your priorities straightDeveloping a leadership mindsetCreating crisis-management teams (CMTs) and tactical operations centers (TOCs), and conducting after-action reviews (AARs)Communicating calmly and carefully, and acting decisively with courage, confidence, and creativityAssessing future risk and asking, “How will this fail?” to know how it can succeedKeeping it simple and clearBeing vulnerable and honestRemaining optimistic and going “on the offensive”Identifying your blind spots, andLeveraging your resources.

A Practical Book for Modern LeadersHow is a great business leader like a good military commander? They go on the offensive, knowing “defense never wins. ” The offense is characterized by initiative, tenacity, and opportunity.

It means, quite simply, getting off your duff – stepping forward and moving toward threats to find them, fix them, and finish them. In times of crisis, it’s imperative that we turn not to emotions and erratic thought but to reason, principles, values, and training.

This book teaches you how. Left and Right of the Boom helps leaders at all levels and in all industries get their arms around the complexities of leading organizations through high-stakes change and crisis.

Instructive scenarios and real-life examples help the reader understand the crisis-management concepts, so they’ll be ready when the time comes. Boom!Complete with Battlefield Tips and Reflection Questions to help you take the learning from the theoretical to the practical.

This book is about action and it’s about now. And it’s for you.

With a foreword by Mike Barger, co-founder of JetBlue Airways. Left and Right of the Boom is Book #3 in the Battlefield to Boardroom Series.

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