Название: Flying in the Face of Fear: A Fighter Pilot's Lessons on Leading with CourageАвтор: Colonel Kim Campbell
Издательство: Wiley
Год: 2023
Страниц: 260
Язык: английский
Формат: epub (true)
Размер: 46.5 MB
Proven principles of leadership from a veteran fighter pilot and military leader.
In Flying in the Face of Fear: Lessons on Leading with Courage, former fighter pilot and retired Air Force Colonel Kim Campbell delivers an inspiring and practical discussion of leadership and decision-making. In the book, you’ll follow the author’s journey through the principles that got her through her 24-year career in the high-stakes and high-risk world of aerial combat.
You’ll discover lessons and stories that will serve as a resource for you as you lead your students, employees, and others through the challenges of life and work, learning to create a positive impact and make a big difference in the lives of the people who follow you. You’ll also find
Specific strategies and techniques for leading in situations of extreme stress and risk
Methods for female leaders to overcome the challenges of working in male-dominated environments
Ways to act in critical moments by recognizing that being brave and afraid at the same time is both normal and necessary
An essential leadership blueprint for business and military professionals seeking to improve their ability to inspire others to greater achievements, Flying in the Face of Fear will also earn a place in the libraries of young and mid-career professionals looking for mentorship and sound, proven advice.
“KC's experience comes out of these chapters. Whether in combat over Iraq or trying to help teams grow to become better, the perspective she has gained can help us all. This book displays those experiences and how they can be used. Her teachings in Character and Leadership to the Cadets of the Air Force Academy made a difference to future Air Force leaders. In this book, her teachings can make a difference for so many others.” - Jay Silveria, Lieutenant General, U.S. Air Force (Retired), 20th U.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent, Executive Director of Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government & Public Service, Washington DC
“Throughout her entire Air Force Career, Kim has been on the cutting edge of all the aspects of serving in our modern Air Force and leading people during challenging times both in peace and war. Her many leadership experiences as a fighter pilot, staff officer, and Commander, and her ability to balance both her personal and professional life in very stressful situations, have taught her how to expertly lead people and organizations. Her book, Flying in the Face of Fear is a must‐read for anyone who wants to learn the many aspects of leadership both in today's military and in the complex world of business. Her real‐life leadership experiences, which have made a positive difference in so many people's lives all over the world, have been written down in this book in an easy‐to‐understand format and will help the reader to become a better person and definitely a better leader for the 21st Century.” - Stephen Lorenz, General, U.S. Air Force (Retired), Former Commander, Air Education and Training Command
“Flying in the Face of Fear chronicles the remarkable life of USAF Colonel (retired) Kim Campbell—one of the few decorated female fighter pilots in US history—and shares important leadership lessons from which all of us can benefit. Through stories of both success and failure - at the Air Force Academy, in Afghanistan, Iraq and beyond - Kim offers a compelling formula for being successful by pushing through fear and leading through uncertainty.” - Deborah Lee James, 23rd Secretary of the Air Force
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