Leadership Defined

About the Book

Col. Myers presents principles of leadership and uses examples from business, education and the military to show how they work. Listen to your people, expect superior results and demand them. Develop your people. Talk, look, and listen to them.

About the Author

Colonel Myers spent four years as an enlisted infantryman in the Marine Corps before entering the Naval Academy. As an infantry officer he commanded every size infantry unit up to a regiment, and served two combat tours in Vietnam. He also commanded the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C., and the Recruit Training Regiment at Parris Island, S.C. He taught at every level of schooling in the corps, and has been published extensively on such subjects as leadership, training, and behavior.

In the business world, he has been the general manager of an aerospace company and later worked with juvenile delinquents in the interest of developing productive attitudes and life skills. Currently, he teaches a college level course about Vietnam, writes a weekly editorial for a Baltimore newspaper and lectures at various civic and private organizations.