Excellent Book Recommendation
In light of the world learning of Osama Bin Laden's demise, I thought I would provide an endorsement of an excellent work entitled The Mission, The Men, and Me: Lessons from a Former Delta Force Commander. Pete Blaber portrays lessons learned from military gaffes while being on the hunt for Osama Bin Laden in Afghanistan. I would like to have seen more insights into the reality of a delta operator; but alas, operational security possibly precludes this. Available at Amazon.com The intellectually curious will not be disappointed: this soldier is cut from a different ilk, as he commends true leadership by some great, pithy quotes. For instance, he extols a three-fold process for ruminating on something before making a decision: saturate , incubate , and illuminate . While the idea does not seem inherently new, his presentation resonated deeply with me. How often do people forget to spend the necessary “brain power” to let an idea gel before acting on it? Maybe ...