{"product_id":"the-program-isbn-9781119574309","title":"The Program","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover the military’s keys to excellent leadership and team building training\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Program: Lessons From Elite Military Units for Creating and Sustaining High Performing Leaders and Teams \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a hands-on guide to the winning techniques and tactics of The Program, the acclaimed team building and leadership development company. Drawing on the actual experiences of The Program’s instructors from their personal combat stories to working with world-class athletic teams and successful corporations, the book clearly shows how The Program’s training operations can help to achieve life goals and ambitions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Program \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a road map that contains illustrative examples, ideas, and approaches for improving teammates and leaders at all levels within an organization of any size or type.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eBring your organization to the next level of success\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscover how to hold your leaders and teammates to the highest standards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand how accountability increases effectiveness\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn to communicate effectively \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis important book explores the military’s leadership and team building concepts that can be implemented to ensure an organization creates and sustains performance that adheres to the highest standards of excellence. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I Creating a Championship Culture 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 The Fundamentals of a Championship Culture 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Determining “Best” 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Defining “Best” 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Core Means Core! 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Recruiting and Hiring “Best” 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Talent Still Matters 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Determining Goals 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 When You Face a Hairpin Turn in the Road 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Determining Standards 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 A Commitment to Goals and Standards 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Hold “Best” Accountable 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II Teammates 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 A Special Operations Teammate 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Meet the Standards: Be a Thumb Teammate 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Do Your Job! Agreed, Kinda . . . 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Winning Still Matters 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Great Teammates Hold One Another Accountable 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 We Have Seen the Enemy 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 The Price of Not Holding Teammates Accountable 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 The Benefit of Team Accountability 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Nice and Kind 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 How to Be Kind 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Wash Your Hands! Developing a Culture of Accountability 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Do Not “Lead by Example” 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Consistency Builds Trust 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25 Friend or Teammate? 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III Team Leaders 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26 Wild-Goose Chase 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27 What is and Isn’t Leadership, and Who are and Aren’t Leaders? 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28 The Mission 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29 The First Standard of a Leader: Accomplish the Mission 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30 Leaders Ask “How?” 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31 The Little Things Take Care of the Big Things 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 32 The Second Standard of a Leader: Take Care of Your Teammates 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 33 Mission First, People Always 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 34 Controlled and Uncontrolled Environments 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 35 Developing Leaders 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 36 The Power of Delegation 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 37 Leadership is a Contact Sport 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 38 The Roles of a Leader 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection IV Be Tough 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 39 Mount Everest: Facing the Challenge 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 40 The Case for Physical Fitness 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 41 Defining Toughness 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 42 A Light Switch, Not a Dial 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 43 Toughness: A Learned Trait 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 44 Developing Physical Toughness 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 45 What is Mental Toughness, and When Do We Need It? 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 46 Don’t Rise to the Occasion 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 47 Be Passionate, Not Emotional 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 48 Choose a Positive Attitude 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 49 Inoculate Against Stress 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 50 Go or No Go? 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 51 Go! 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 52 The Death Zone 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 53 The Summit, but Not Mission Accomplishment 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 54 Mission Accomplished 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection V No Excuses 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 55 No Excuses 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 56 A Life-Changing Explosion 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 57 I Don’t Have Enough Time 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 58 Make Preparations, Not Excuses 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 59 Being Motivated is Not Enough 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 60 We Don’t Get What We Deserve—We Get What We Earn! 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 61 Don’t Let Anyone Make Excuses for You 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection VI Hard Work is One More™ 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 62 A Female Marine in Helmand Province, Afghanistan 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 63 We Work Hard 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 64 One More™ in a Combat Environment 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 65 Long-Term Greedy 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 66 Focus on Strengths, Address Weaknesses 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 67 Determining Our “Why” 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 68 The FET is a Target 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection VII Effective Communication 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 69 Alone on the Beach 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 70 Using CLAPP to Communicate Effectively 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 71 Listening to Understand 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 72 Battlefield Communication 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 73 Three Important Questions 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 74 Tell Your Teammates What You Want Them to Do! 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 75 Using a Back Brief 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 76 Closed-Loop Communication 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 77 Ignoring the Noise 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 78 Putting the Communication Techniques Together 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors 275\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eERIC KAPITULIK\u003c\/b\u003e served as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Eric is the Founder and President of The Program LLC. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAKE MACDONALD\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate of Tufts University and served as an Officer in the United States Marine Corps. Jake completed two combat tours in Iraq and later deployed to Afghanistan as a Scout Sniper Platoon Commander.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Program is many things. It is a team-building and leadership development company that works with hundreds of professional and collegiate sports teams and corporations. It is a team of experienced and dedicated professionals working together in an effective, cohesive unit. It is a method used to train, develop, and inspire. The Program is a powerful mindset focused on successfully completing the mission. . . any mission. For over a decade, the expert instructors of The Program have helped organizations drive their teams to their fullest potential and achieve mission success. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Program: Lessons From Elite Military Units for Creating and Sustaining High Performance Leaders and Teams\u003c\/i\u003e enables anyone to learn and apply the same principles and methods of The Program's training. This book serves as a roadmap to achieving more — more from yourself and more from your team. No matter your arena of battle, from the sports field to the boardroom, this book serves as a roadmap for competing for, and winning, championships. You will learn what a Championship Culture is, how to build it in your organization, and how to identify the Core Values that form its foundation. Then you will learn to develop goals and standards that reinforce Core Values throughout your organization on a daily basis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow that your Championship Culture is in place, it is time to add standards and accountability into the mix. Your organization's culture is only as good as its members. By expecting adherence to the highest standards, for yourself and your team, a culture of accountability and excellence will flourish. Fostering this Championship Culture requires commitment and hard work. You will learn what you must do every day to be the best teammate and team leader possible, such as being physically and mentally tough, having no tolerance for excuses, and, perhaps most importantly, continually developing your communication skills—sustained success is impossible without effective communication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the lessons contained in \u003ci\u003eThe Program\u003c\/i\u003e, you will gain the knowledge you need to lay the groundwork for a Championship Culture. You will understand what it takes to be a valued teammate and a strong leader. To develop a tough, no-nonsense, no-excuses, winning mindset. Put your new knowledge into action—challenge yourself and your teammates to take the game to the next level! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.theprogram.org\t   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEARN HOW THE PROGRAM MOTIVATES SUCCESSFUL SPORTS TEAMS AND CORPORATIONS TO ACHIEVE VICTORY BY DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND COHESIVE TEAMS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Program, a successful team-building and leadership company, has been helping develop better leaders and build cohesive teams for over a decade. Corporations and professional and college sports teams have benefited immensely from their acclaimed training courses and seminars. For the first time, the invaluable lessons of The Program are available to anyone. \u003ci\u003eThe Program: Lessons From Elite Military Units for Creating and Sustaining High Performance Leaders and Teams\u003c\/i\u003e shares the same proven methods and high-impact strategies that organizations have been relying on for years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe founders and instructors of The Program are an impressive collection of prestigious former athletes and military leaders. Their intense, real-life experiences on both the sports field and the battlefield gave them firsthand knowledge of the power of effective leadership and teamwork. This book enables organizations to apply proven, military-leadership and team-building concepts that sustain performance and adhere to the highest standards of excellence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical, hands-on guide helps you understand and implement the tactics and techniques of a Championship Culture, such as accountability, commitment, and communication—underscored by personal stories of actual combat situations. Designed to be used as a blueprint for developing highly motivated teams and team leaders, this book lays out a tried-and-tested plan to achieve exemplary results in organizations of any type and size. Offering unforgettable illustrative examples, practical guidance, and real-world advice, \u003ci\u003eThe Program\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-have resource for teams and leaders at all levels. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHold your teammates and leaders to the highest standards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncrease effectiveness with accountability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunicate clearly and efficiently in even the most difficult situations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreate a winning mindset in yourself and your team\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompete and win on your chosen battlefield\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“If you want to understand how to be a better teammate and leader, look no further; \u003ci\u003eThe Program\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant book. 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