The release date for the English version of 'Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead' by
Jim Mattis is Sep 2019. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Number One New York Times Best Seller - Former Secretary of Defense and one of the most outstanding strategic strategists of our time, General Jim Mattis, along with combat Marine and former assistant secretary of defense Bing West, provide a clear-eyed account of learning how to lead in a chaotic environment.
"A four-star general's five-star memoir."-- The Journal of Wall Street
In Call Sign Chaos, Jim Mattis's illustrious career is chronicled, from his diverse leadership responsibilities in three wars to his eventual command of a quarter of a million troops in the Middle East. In the process, Mattis narrates his formative leadership experiences, drawing conclusions about the nature of warfighting and peacemaking, the value of allies, and the current strategic conundrums that confront our country due to shortsighted thinking. He explains in detail why America needs to go back on a strategic footing in order to stop winning battles but losing wars.
Three sections make up Mattis' book: Strategic Leadership, Executive Leadership, and Direct Leadership. In the first section, Mattis talks about his early experiences leading Marines into combat and how he got to know both his soldiers and his brothers. In the second section, he delves into what it means to be in charge of thousands of soldiers and how to modify your leadership approach so that your subordinates understand your intentions and take ownership of the goal. In the third section, Mattis outlines the difficulties and strategies faced by leaders operating at the strategic level, where political and military leaders must balance the human desires of the former with the harsh realities of battle, where complexity abounds and reckless behavior can have dire, even disastrous, repercussions.
Call Sign Chaos chronicles Mattis's journey from a recruit Marine to a four-star general, chronicling his life of combat and continuous learning. It is a tale of his leadership journey and how, by continuous study and practice, he created a distinctive and universally applicable leadership philosophy.