Combat leader to corporate leader
Subtitle: 20 lessons to advance your civilian career
By: Chad Storlie.
Publisher: Visit www.abc-clio.com for details. Praeger
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780313383328; 9780313383335
Subjects: Veterans -- Employment -- United States; Veterans -- Vocational guidance -- United States; Job hunting -- United States; Career changes -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: the military veteran and re-entering the civilian world; title: Veteran lesson 1: Veterans building businesses, employees, and themselves for commercial success; title: Veteran lesson 2: Military ethics and values form the foundation for business success; title: Veteran lesson 3: Maintain a personal improvement plan; title: Veteran lesson 4: Build networks of experts; title: Veteran lesson 5: Overcome common mistakes veterans make in theworkplace; title: Veteran lesson 6: Create a periodic corporate intelligence report; title: Veteran lesson 7: Understand your company's mission statement; title: Veteran lesson 8: Use the war game process; title: Veteran lesson 9: Use the military synchronization matrix; title: Veteran lesson 10: Employ risk mitigation; title: Veteran lesson 11: Employ standard operating procedures; title: Veteran lesson 12: Back-up plans to ensure success; title: Veteran lesson 13: Create and lead powerful teams; title: Veteran lesson 14: Use military crisis-management techniques; title: Veteran lesson 15: Prepare an exit strategy; title: Veteran lesson 16: Use the military after-action review; title: Veteran lesson 17: Employ counseling sessions; title: Veteran lesson 18: Position yourself for promotion; title: Veteran lesson 19: Use mentoring for career improvement; title: Veteran lesson 20: Adapt military tools to commercial business applications; title: Summary: the 20 lessons that bring the greatest value to your company and career.