The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference933 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2002 Must read book + Having been hugely happy with Blink! + Interesting stories, not that useful + A year later and I'm still marveling over this book!             Taking the Guidon: Exceptional Leadership at the Company Level2 reviews Nate, Tony Burgess The Center for Company-Level Leadership, 2001 Comprehensive manual for a successful command + Right on target - after 2 commands There are three phases to command- Pre Command, Command and Post Command. Several years ago BG John Meyer Jr. gave us a guidebook for command. Now, Nate Allen and Tony Burgess have given us a comprehensive instruction manual preparing the new commander for command. Taking the Guidon is a superb ...             Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach22 reviews Dandridge M. Malone Presidio Press, 1983 Well written + Small Unit Leadership + excellent book even for non-military types + Gets to the point             First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently260 reviews Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman Simon & Schuster, 1999 I did, and it works! + It's not really about breaking any rules, but it's a good reading + Best book ever about leadership! + First Break All The Rules             The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century38 reviews USMC, Colonel Thomas X. Hammes Zenith Press, 2004 Thoughtful, neutral and critical of business as usual + 'We Sleep Safe in Our Beds...' + New Warfare + The Sling and The Stone: On War in The 21st Century             On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace94 reviews Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen PPCT Research Publications, 2004 On Combat + Critical Primer for the Citizen Soldier + informative + An outstanding read, recommended for all warriors. + Dead ( no pun intended) On             Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking957 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2007 Fascinating book + Great book even if I don't agree with it... + Intuition is No Simple Subject Matter to "Thin-Slice" - Gladwell does it Well! + Blink - A Must Read             Challenge of Command (West Point Military History Series)8 reviews Roger H. Nye Perigee Trade, 2001 ESSENTIAL + A Starting Point + Very very good + Good book             The Mind of War: John Boyd and American Security14 reviews Grant T. Hammond Smithsonian, 2004 Good summary + Balancing Boyd with Chesterton + The OODA Loop + Boyd Revealed             The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable341 reviews Nassim Nicholas Taleb Random House, 2007 A must-read for a quant, but... + original and great insight + Good read, but fooled by randomness is better ... but Dr. Taleb goes too far by claiming that the quantitative analysts, including statisticians, are (or even were) mesmerized by the Gaussian curve or any other quantitative concept, for that matter. Even the undergrads here at Purdue are taught to understand that the mean and standard ...             Certain to Win18 reviews Chet Richards Xlibris Corporation, 2004 Great Stuff - Boyd on Business + Control is an illusion + Certain to Win + CERTAIN TO WIN             On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society161 reviews Dave Grossman Back Bay Books, 1996 on combat + Must read for the military or police. + Good but the second book is much better + On killing review             Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions27 reviews Gary Klein The MIT Press, 1999 How People Make Decisions and Lead Others + Very interesting to know how we can improve efficiency in our decision process + Staple Fire Service Text + pOWERFUL cONCEPT + How decisions are really made             Raising the Bar: Creating and Nurturing Adaptability to Deal with the Changing Face of War8 reviews Maj. Donald Vandergriff (U.S. Army; Ret.) Center for Defense Information Press, 2006 A Most Important Work on Reform + Most Comprehensive Resource on Leadership, Decision Making and Training Methods + Why the Professions of Warfare and Business Shouldn't Mix + Exploring Raising the Bar through the lens of Complexity + A Prerequisite for Winning Any More Wars             Taking the Guidon: Exceptional Leadership at the Company Level2 reviews Nate, Tony Burgess The Center for Company-Level Leadership, 2001 Comprehensive manual for a successful command + Right on target - after 2 commands There are three phases to command- Pre Command, Command and Post Command. Several years ago BG John Meyer Jr. gave us a guidebook for command. Now, Nate Allen and Tony Burgess have given us a comprehensive instruction manual preparing the new commander for command. Taking the Guidon is a superb ...             First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently260 reviews Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman Simon & Schuster, 1999 I did, and it works! + It's not really about breaking any rules, but it's a good reading + Best book ever about leadership! + First Break All The Rules             Small Unit Leadership: A Commonsense Approach22 reviews Dandridge M. Malone Presidio Press, 1983 Well written + Small Unit Leadership + excellent book even for non-military types + Gets to the point             On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace94 reviews Dave Grossman, Loren W. Christensen PPCT Research Publications, 2004 On Combat + Critical Primer for the Citizen Soldier + informative + An outstanding read, recommended for all warriors. + Dead ( no pun intended) On             Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking957 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2007 Fascinating book + Great book even if I don't agree with it... + Intuition is No Simple Subject Matter to "Thin-Slice" - Gladwell does it Well! + Blink - A Must Read             On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society161 reviews Dave Grossman Back Bay Books, 1996 on combat + Must read for the military or police. + Good but the second book is much better + On killing review