The Marine Corps Way: Using Maneuver Warfare to Lead a Winning Organization Using Maneuver Warfare to Lead a Winning Organization

by Santamaria, Jason; Martino, Vicent; Clemons, Eric

• ISBN13: 9780071458832
• ISBN10: 0071458832
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-24
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

"The book makes a convincing case that battlefield techniques really do work in the business world."--Fortune"A colorful, entertaining, and highly effective way of conveying some powerful lessons along with lots of very interesting military history." --Miami Herald

Author Biography

Jason A. Santamaria is an independent business consultant and a former Marine Corps artillery officer, Morgan Stanley investment banker, McKinsey consultant, and J. William Fulbright scholar.

Vincent Martino is a senior business analyst for Capital One Financial. He is a former Marine Corps communications officer and a graduate of the United States Naval Academy.

Eric K. Clemons is a professor of operations and information management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	vii
INTRODUCTION: From the Battlefield to the Business World	xi
Chapter 1 Maneuver Warfare	1	(8)
Chapter 2 An Integrated Attack: The Arab-Israeli War of 1967	9	(10)
Chapter 3 The Seven Guiding Principles	19	(10)
Chapter 4 Targeting Critical Vulnerabilities	29	(12)
Chapter 5 Boldness	41	(18)
Chapter 6 Surprise	59	(18)
Chapter 7 Focus	77	(14)
Chapter 8 Decentralized Decision Making	91	(16)
Chapter 9 Tempo	107	(16)
Chapter 10 Combined Arms	123	(16)
Chapter 11 Reconnaissance Pull	139	(14)
Chapter 12 An Integrated Attack: Examples from Business	153	(14)
Chapter 13 Leadership: The Backbone of Maneuver Warfare	167	(16)
APPENDIX: Summary of Key Prescriptions	183	(12)
NOTES	195	(10)
SOURCES	205	(14)
INDEX	219