BN Brutal Ranger Training Provides Lessons for Business

BN Brutal Ranger training provides lessons for business

By Cecil Johnson Knight Ridder Newspapers In July 1965, Robert Turner sat on the edge of a dike overlooking a stinking rice paddy in Vietnam, so hungry, exhausted, homesick and scared that he thought about giving up. “I was thinking how much I wanted out of there, how much I wanted away from that place.

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Ranger School Book Exposes...

...the challenge, the pain and the leadership value of U. S. Army Ranger School. Experience the first book to illuminate the best leadership school in the U.S. Army; Ranger School. Ranger School puts you at ground level and drives home leadership principles through impactful first-person stories. Learn what Ranger School is like. Feel the claustrophobia of the first night, the frustration of exhaustion and the pain of hunger. "No-excuse leaders don't have to act tough, but they must display mental toughness. Is it a coincidence that a 2006 study found that companies led by ex-military CEOs outperformed the S&P 500, and that such leaders lasted longer in their jobs?"