Business Is Combat

by Murphy, James D.

• ISBN13: 9780060988296
• ISBN10: 0060988290
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-02-15
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

Whether you're engaging in supersonic jet combat at 48,000 feet or entering a tough sales battle with a cutthroat competitor, the goal is the same: absolute victory. In Business is Combat, former F-15 pilot James D. Murphy, an expert in both business and combat strategy, offers a full-scale training course in military techniques that have made the United States Air Force the most advanced air-combat force in the world. From nurturing teamwork to maintaining focus to planning and executing each new mission, Murphy offers advice that's practical as well as thrilling. Whatever your mission, whatever your battle, Business Is Combat provides a blueprint for the kind of success every warrior seeks -- absolute victory.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction	xi
From Farm Boy to Fighter Pilot	1	(12)
In the Beginning: Values	13	(10)
Leaning Forward: The Fighter Pilot Way	23	(18)
The Spear: Organize for Execution	41	(18)
The Value of Intelligence	59	(12)
The Six Steps to Combat Mission Planning	71	(18)
Briefing: Taking the Plan to the People	89	(26)
The Art of Execution	115	(12)
Task Saturation: The Obstacle to Flawless Execution	127	(14)
Overcoming Task Saturation	141	(16)
The Debrief: The Land of No Slack	157	(24)
Tomorrow Is Today	181	(8)
People	189	(4)
Index	193