Becoming a Self-Reliant Leader: How Grit and Disciplined Duty Forge Indomitable Teams
- 8h 8m 20s
- Jacquie Jordan, Jan Rutherford
- Gildan Media
- 2024
Discover the ultimate prescriptive handbook on what it takes to design and lead energized and effective teams in an increasingly complex and uncertain global landscape.
Becoming a Self-Reliant Leader was crafted from author Jan Rutherford's Crucible Expedition wilderness experiences. This insightful, practical guide explores each step of the Crucible journey and how its lessons can be applied to today's leadership challenges. The lessons are based around the three pillars of Self-Reliant Leadership—leading yourself, leading others, and leading an organization—and include how to:
- Develop courage, curiosity, and grit to confront challenges and lead your team effectively
- Select the right people for your team—people who are selfless, adventurous, and heroic
- Create the right direction, pace, and tone to sustain a culture of disciplined duty
- Build mutual, genuine trust among team members and fellow leaders where true commitment versus mere compliance prevails
About the Author
Jan Rutherford is a former Green Beret and founder of Self-Reliant Leadership® where he coaches executives, and leads Crucible® wilderness expeditions with executives and veterans. Jan has over 25 years of business experience and has held executive roles in business development, marketing, sales, training, product management, and as a CEO. For 15 years, he was a Senior Instructor with the University of Colorado Denver Business School, teaching leadership to MBA students in the U.S. and Ireland. He’s the co-host of The Leadership Podcast, and also serves on numerous boards, and invests time with select DOD units and veteran organizations.
Jacquie Jordan, a graduate of West Point and Teacher’s College, Columbia University, is passionate about improving work through leader and organizational development. Jacquie cultivated this passion while serving as a logistics officer in the US Army, including assignments as an assistant professor at the United States Military Academy, a tour with the United States Army Special Operations Command, and culminating as a Legislative Liaison working to advance US Army personnel policy. Jacquie deployed to combat four times where she led small and large teams in support of operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. As a consultant, Jacquie brings her expertise to teams to increase the capacity of leaders to lead, teams to build trust, and organizations to produce results.
In this Audiobook
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Introduction
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Chapter 1 - Selection: Selecting the Right People Vs. The Best People
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Chapter 2 - Preparation: Getting Squared Away
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Chapter 3 - First Encounter: Being Authentic and Vulnerable
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Chapter 4 - Movement: Setting Direction, pace, and Tone
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Chapter 5 - Base Camp: Reenergizing and Reengaging
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Chapter 6 - Fireside Chat: Accelerating Relationships
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Chapter 7 - Who’s Who?: Cultivating the Group Dynamic
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Chapter 8 - Obstacles: Expecting Adversity
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Chapter 9 - Rhythm: Creating Synergy
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Chapter 10 - Tribal Connections: Cementing Commitments
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Chapter 11 - The Crux: Bringing It All Together
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Chapter 12 - The End Is Another Beginning: Paying It Forward
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Conclusion
