Orem Library

Jocko Willink and Leif Babin served together in SEAL Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated Special Operations unit from the war in Iraq. Through difficult months of sustained combat, Jocko, Leif and their SEAL brothers learned that leadership -- at every level -- is the most important thing on the battlefield. They started Echelon Front to teach these same leadership principles to companies across industries throughout the business world that...

Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the leader make the times or do the times make the leader? Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin draws upon the four presidents she has studied most closely -- Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights) -- to show how they recognized leadership qualities within themselves and were recognized...

The War of 1812 saw America threatened on every side. Encouraged by the British, Indian tribes attacked settlers in the West, while the Royal Navy terrorized the coasts. By mid-1814, President James Madison's generals had lost control of the war in the North, losing battles in Canada. Then British troops set the White House ablaze, and a feeling of hopelessness spread across the country. Into this dire situation stepped Major General Andrew Jackson....

The former commander of the U.S.S. Benfold describes the management principles that he used to command one of the U.S. Navy's most modern warships and explains how these principles can be used in a business environment.

A former chief executive of Chrysler Corporation addresses key issues facing Americans, from job security and global competition to the war in Iraq and the corporate problems facing the auto industry.

Giuliani, former mayor of New York, demonstrates "how the leadership skills he practices can be employed successfully by anyone who has to run anything"--jacket.

An ex-SEAL takes readers deep within the mind of a Navy SEAL, revealing how to attain the mental toughness, agility, flexibility, and determination to accomplish seemingly impossible feats in the business world.

Neila A. Connors is a one-of-a-kind in the field of education. The enthusiasm and energy for her life's work is evidenced in her everyday life and can be attested to by all who have worked with her or heard her speak. Neila focuses on teaching people how to "build their own bridge for a successful life." Having written numerous articles and presented to educators from the primary through university level in 49 states, Canada, and Europe, her impact...