Take Command

Former U.S. Marine Corps sniper, Jake Wood, founded Team Rubicon, an NGO composed of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans that assists natural disaster victims. In this book, he analyzes how destabilizing it is to be a leader in such emergency situations. No matter how experienced you are, keeping a clear-headed vision and good reflexes when everything around you seems chaotic is always challenging. Taking action in such situations requires solid mental, physical and emotional preparation.

The examples are often inspired by military training practices. But the author also transposes them to more classic management situations, such as integrating a last-minute event into your strategy, rebounding from a career disappointment or resolutely supporting people during a difficult reorganization. He also provides keys to improve the analysis of complex situations, when pressure is at its highest, and be able to make clear-cut decisions despite uncertainty.

A book whose interest lies in sharing the valuable experience of a man used to being under fire.