First, Fast, Fearless Lib/E: How to Lead Like a Navy Seal

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER SEAL-style leadership-your best weapon in today's complex business terrain Beyond extreme physical and combat achievements, SEALs are known for mental toughness, bias for action, decisiveness, creative thinking, adaptability, and perseverance-all under extreme stress. They get things done through, by, and with others. SEALs have a unique way of approaching every challenge and opportunity that enables them to do what others can't-or simply won't. Competing in the global economy isn't unlike guerrilla warfare. Your competitors come at you from unexpected places with surprising force, and the marketplace is constantly shifting. As a leader, what do you do to empower your business and your people not only to survive but to thrive-and win? First, Fast, Fearless is a practical guide for the business leader who wants to learn from the best of the best how to build and lead effective teams in conditions of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, and constant change. As one of the most experienced trainers in Navy SEAL history, "Iron Ed" Hiner reveals how to: Develop your personal leadership brand-and make it your credo Create mission-aligned teams that operate as true comrades Establish and communicate crystal-clear goals Enhance team innovation and problem solving under pressure Combat the enemies of copious bureaucracy and inadequate resources Rise to the call of leadership when it counts most You may not be facing jihadists in the mountains of Afghanistan and the streets of Iraq like Hiner did. But just as his SEALs depended on him to lead them on successful missions and safe passage home, your people are counting on you to empower them, defeat the competition, and forge paths to greater success. Be a First, Fast, Fearless leader!

About the Author :
Brian "Iron Ed" Hiner is a decorated Navy SEAL veteran officer with more than twenty years of distinguished service. He is among the most experienced trainers in SEAL history, having trained and qualified thousands of Navy SEALs as a Navy Special Warfare Training Officer. The recipient of two bronze stars with "V" for valor in combat, he is featured in Ken Blanchard's Leading at a Higher Level and Dick Couch's Sheriff of Ramadi. Ed received his undergraduate degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and graduated from Officer Candidate School with honors. He holds a master's degree in executive leadership from the University of San Diego. He is also a leadership consultant and author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller First, Fast, Fearless. Scott R. Pollak has over forty years of narration/broadcast/on-air experience, having started his career with public radio in New Orleans in the late 1970s. Currently he is the "voice" of NPR Atlanta (WABE-FM) for over thirteen years. He is the narrator of more than 175 audiobooks and has worked on voice-over projects for literally hundreds of corporate clients, including UPS, Xerox, American Express, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, Publix, Humana, McGraw-Hill, BP, Microsoft, Liberty Mutual, Pandora radio, Staples, Wells-Fargo, Volkswagen, and many, many more. Scott has been a full-time freelance voice professional for the past twenty years, working from his in-home studio and having his work double and triple checked by his beautiful audio editor, his wife of more than thirty years.