Marine Maxims: Turning Leadership Principles into Practice

Col. Thomas J Gordon USMC (Ret.)

Aga 2022 · Tantor Media Inc · Kuchazwe ngu-Chris Monteiro

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Marine Maxims is a collection of fifty principle-based leadership lessons that Thomas J. Gordon acquired commanding Marines over a career spanning three decades of service. Dealing with the complexities and challenges of the contemporary operating environment requires an internal moral compass fixed true. These maxims focus on developing inner citadels of character, moral courage, and the resilience to persevere in a contested domain where information is key. Its purpose is to provide future leaders with a professional development plan that will steel their resolve and enable them to lead with honor. Thematically, these maxims build upon a foundation of character, courage, and will. To be effective, a leader must model and inspire the will to persevere in the face of danger or adversity. The essence of effective leadership is credibility. A leader's credibility is derived from a congruence of competence and character. Exceptional leaders are not remembered for what they accomplished, but how they did it. Those that lead with integrity will be remembered as a leader worth following.

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Col. Thomas J. Gordon, USMC (Ret.), is a career Marine with thirty-years of executive leadership experience commanding diverse organizations in the most demanding environments. His final assignment as the director of the Command and Staff College was a fitting capstone to a career spent developing principled, centered leaders.

A trained traditional and voice actor who loves to read and perform, Chris Monteiro has lent his voice to television and radio ads, animated films, video games, documentaries, and dozens of audiobooks.