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Title: Pillars of Strength
Author: Donald Hatcher
Narrator: Josh Kilbourne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-09-15
Publisher: Tate Publishing and Enterprises, LLC
Genres: Business, Leadership
Publisher's Summary:
How important is character to life and leadership success? Which traits and qualities have the biggest influence on both leaders and followers?
Members Reviews:
A "Must Read" Book for All Supervisors & Leaders!
A superb book from an outstanding leader! Having served with Chief Hatcher in the late 1990s, I can tell you from firsthand experience that Chief Hatcher definitely utilized the leadership principles and techniques he advocates in Pillars of Strength -- and they work! While Pillars of Strength is written from a military perspective, everyone can benefit from Don's insight and wisdom. As a matter of fact, Pillars of Strength should be required reading for all new supervisors and those serving in leadership positions. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who wants to be a more effective leader!Pillars of Strength
âThe Good, the Bad
Life and Leadership Lessons Learned through 30 Years of Enlisted Air Force Service is the subtitle to Chief Donald Hatcherâs book: Pillars of Strength: Reflections of Life in Blue and is an outstanding single phrase synopsis of this powerhouse leadership book.
The book is divided into three main sections: âFoundationsâ; âThe Good, the Bad, and the In-Betweenâ; and âThe Sum of All Parts.â Roughly following a chronological framework, it is further subdivided into 36 easily understood individual stories/leadership lessons. They begin with the chiefâs early influences and conclude when he was an Air Force chief master sergeant. Because the chapters span the authorâs entire military career, they apply to all leadership levels. The book concludes with overarching leadership lessons pulled from all the chapters.
Each chapter begins with three short epigraphs that establish the framework for the chapterâs topic. What follow are brief stories from the chiefâs 30-year career. The stories are enticing and easy to read, concise, and can be read in less than 10 minutes each. This allows readers to get the message rapidly as well as read the book in spare moments. The experiences deal with both the chief and various leaders with whom he has served. The experiences are examples of both good and bad leadership. While sometimes humorous, each experience has a definite leadership lesson. Each includes such concepts as taking care of your people, giving and earning respect, and maintaining standards.
Each chapter closes with âPerspectives,â the discussion of three leadership words or concepts and a bottom-line summary. The âPerspectivesâ section brings focus to the moral of the story and pushes positive leadership concepts to the forefront. The bottom-line summary wraps the three concept words into a neat package that is easily understood and applied.
For junior officers and junior enlisted members, the stories provide solid examples of things to do and things not to do. As the author points out, âUnfortunately as leaders we also learn about leadership through bad examples. The goal is to learn from both the good and bad examples: repeat the good and avoid the bad.â
Quite often while reading Pillars of Strength, senior officer and enlisted leaders may find that they have had similar experiences and may almost feel a âbeen there and experienced thatâ experience.