Most Popular Books by Dan Carrison

At 9:00 on a summer morning, the phone rang in the kitchen of a comfortable California home. The homeowner answered in his usual chipper tone, "Hello?" "We have your son." Within hours, the FBI had deployed a team of agents working in a literal life-and-death race against time. Like any organization facng a crucial deadline, the Bureau not only had to think and move quickly, it had to stay focused in the face of enormous pressure and frustrating obstacles. Though seldom with such high stakes, companies rise to the challenge of tough deadlines every day. For example when Conoco pooled its resources in a monumental relief effort in the aftermath of a "perfect storm," it used exemplary crisis management strategy while helping residents of hundreds of devastated homes, all in one unforgettable weekend of activity. And when Boeing designed and delivered its new state-of-the-art 777 aircraft in record time for its demanding customer United Airlines, the achievement required a profound change in Boeing''s own management philosophy. These stories and others exemplify how organizations facing critical, high-pressure deadlines require unique skills and creative, original strategies. Because without proper deadline management techniques, making the "impossible" happen is, well ... impossible.

This book goes behind the scenes to pinpoint what works for the U.S. Marine Corps, showing you how to create a training and management culture that brings out the best in all your employees. For more than 200 years, the U.S. Marine Corps has been a paragon of world-class leadership, excelling in the areas of motivation, training, and management. Semper Fi -- which since its publication has become a best-selling, business leadership classic -- shows you how to adapt these proven practices for your own organizations. The book gives you tough, practical tips for: inspiring individual initiative rewarding hard work encouraging loyalty working with limited resources dealing with change "leading the troops" at every level of the organization This is not a pseudo-philosophical book on leadership. Semper Fi is a book you will actually use, read, and refer to again and again.

When it comes to motivating and inspiring employees, there is no better or tougher model than the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In its one hundred-year fight against the ever-changing tactics of organized crime and terrorism, the FBI has learned invaluable lessons about powerful leadership and management. Like many companies, the FBI must succeed on a global playing field with limited resources; it must deal with unforeseen challenges and long-term strategic threats. Former Marine Dan Carrison has had unprecedented access to the inner workings of the FBI. Here he offers an insider’s look at the Bureau, taking readers behind the scenes of some of the FBI’s most important missions—from infiltrating a world-wide drug cartel to closing in on a terrorist cell. Managers will learn how to: cultivate an “All for One, One for All” corporate culture • create a Ten-Most-Wantu00aded customer list • maintain a sense of readiness, and think on their feet • deploy task force management • and more Instructive and exciting, From the Bureau to the Boardroom will show all leaders how to win in the marketplace and stay true to core values, no matter how tense or challenging the situation.

Despite facing the constant grim reality of terrorism, the Israeli economy is surprisingly robust. How do businesses in Israel stay viable in a chaotic environment, and how do they rebuild in the wake of destruction? Based on in-depth personal interviews conducted in Israel by the author, Business Under Fire offers inspirational and instructive stories about the techniques Israeli companies have used to thrive in the face of extraordinary adversity. Readers will learn how to: * prepare for the worst * find new markets and customer bases * motivate in a stressful, uncertain environment * make a profit under previously unimaginable conditions * make quick, intuitive decisions * build flexibility into long-term plans. Packed with fascinating first-person accounts from CEOs, managers, and in-the-trenches employees who have been through it all, Business Under Fire contains hard-won insights every business can learn from."