Título: Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
Autor: Jim Mattis, Bing West
Sinopse: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic world, by General Jim Mattis—the former Secretary of Defense and one of the most formidable strategic thinkers of our time—and Bing West, a former assistant secretary of defense and combat Marine.
“A four-star general’s five-star memoir.”—The Wall Street Journal
Call Sign Chaos is the account of Jim Mattis’s storied career, from wide-ranging leadership roles in three wars to ultimately commanding a quarter of a million troops across the Middle East. Along the way, Mattis recounts his foundational experiences as a leader, extracting the lessons he has learned about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the importance of allies, and the strategic dilemmas—and short-sighted thinking—now facing our nation. He makes it clear why America must return to a strategic footing so as not to continue winning battles but fighting inconclusive wars.
Mattis divides his book into three parts: Direct Leadership, Executive Leadership, and Strategic Leadership. In the first part, Mattis recalls his early experiences leading Marines into battle, when he knew his troops as well as his own brothers. In the second part, he explores what it means to command thousands of troops and how to adapt your leadership style to ensure your intent is understood by your most junior troops so that they can own their mission. In the third part, Mattis describes the challenges and techniques of leadership at the strategic level, where military leaders reconcile war’s grim realities with political leaders’ human aspirations, where complexity reigns and the consequences of imprudence are severe, even catastrophic.
Call Sign Chaos is a memoir of a life of warfighting and lifelong learning, following along as Mattis rises from Marine recruit to four-star general. It is a journey about learning to lead and a story about how he, through constant study and action, developed a unique leadership philosophy, one relevant to us all.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead”, de Jim Mattis, Bing West, publicado pela editora Random House Trade Paperbacks, em 2021 e com 320 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Páginas: 320
Ano: 2021-03-02
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Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0812986636
ISBN13: 9780812986631
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Random House Trade Paperbacks costumam oferecer narrativas densas e envolventes, que transitam entre o suspense psicológico, a história reimaginada e o ensaio reflexivo. O catálogo traz desde thrillers que exploram perseguições implacáveis e mistérios criminais até biografias e relatos históricos que iluminam personagens e eventos marcantes com detalhes minuciosos. A linguagem varia do tom tenso e urgente ao didático e analítico, com obras que também investigam processos mentais e sociais, como o aprendizado e a moralidade. Há ainda espaço para ficções que mesclam aventura e especulação filosófica, além de narrativas que exploram relações humanas complexas em contextos contemporâneos ou históricos.
