8 Lessons in Military Leadership for Entrepreneurs

by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Overview

Robert Kiyosaki’s new book 8 Lessons in Leadership draws from his years at the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point and his service in the United Sates Marine Corps. With compelling stories and examples and a engaging way of comparing and contrasting two very different cultures and value systems, Robert shares the challenges he faced in transitioning to civilian life&hellipwhere chain of command and team-over-self—once so black and white—were muddy and distorted. "Permission to speak freely, sir?" Count on it. This is Robert Kiyosaki—and he does just that, in the forthright and no-nonsense style that readers have come to expect and appreciate.

From Robert's perspective, military training shapes lives and supports entrepreneurship. The training, discipline, and leadership skills taught in the military can be leveraged for huge success in the civilian world of business.

Highlights of 8 Lessons in Leadership include sections on Mission and Team, Discipline, Respect, Authority, Speed, the Power of Connectivity, Leaders as Teachers, Sales and Leadership.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781612680538
Publisher:	Plata Publishing, LLC.
Publication date:	05/12/2015
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	213,731
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad—the #1 personal finance book of all time—Robert Kiyosaki has challenged and changed the way tens of millions of people around the world think about money. He is an entrepreneur, educator, and investor who believes the world needs more entrepreneurs who will create jobs.
With perspectives on money and investing that often contradict conventional wisdom, Robert has earned an international reputation for straight talk, irreverence, and courage and has become a passionate and outspoken advocate for financial education.
Robert and Kim Kiyosaki are founders of The Rich Dad Company, a financial education company, and creators of the CASHFLOW® games. In 2014, the company leveraged the global success of the Rich Dad games with the launch of new and breakthrough offerings in mobile and online gaming as well as Rich Dad’s CLUTCH, a digital learning platform.
Robert has been heralded as a visionary who has a gift for simplifying complex concepts—ideas related to money, investing, finance, and economics—and has shared his personal journey to financial freedom in ways that resonate with audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
The author of 19 books, including the international blockbuster Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert has been a featured guest with media outlets in every corner of the world and his books have topped international bestsellers lists for more than a decade. He continues to teach to audiences around the world.
His most recent books include the new (April 2013) release Why “A” Students Work for “C” Students—and “B” Students Work for the Government, a Guide to Financial Education for Parents, Unfair Advantage: What Schools Will Never Teach You About Money, and Midas Touch, a second book co-authored with Donald Trump. Robert is currently working on two new books: 8 Lessons in Leadership and Second Chance.

Hometown:

Phoenix, Arizona

Date of Birth:

April 8, 1947

Place of Birth:

Honolulu, Hawaii

Education:

B.S., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

Website:

http://www.richdad.com

Editorial Reviews

06/22/2015
The best training for a lifetime of successful entrepreneurship is a stint in the U.S. military, claims Kiyosaki, a former Marine and the powerhouse behind the wildly popular Rich Dad Poor Dad franchise. Loosely structured as eight leadership lessons, like "the power of respect" and "leadership is one big sales job," the book draws on Kiyosaki's experiences in the Marine Corps, including service in the Vietnam War, to which he credits his success. His thesis is that entrepreneurship is an inherently higher state than being an employee, and that what holds people back from pursuing the former is fear; military training focuses on helping people to act in spite of fear. In order to succeed as an entrepreneur, Kiyosaki asserts, one needs the self-discipline and strength of character that military service can provide, and the related mindset of regularly "doing the impossible" rather than just "showing up for a job." Despite the opening statement—"I am writing this book to turn America around"—and later musings on the decline of the U.S. through the evils of consumer debt and the middle-class slide into poverty, this largely consists of material familiar from Kiyosaki's other books, reframed through a military lens, but fans of his bestselling brand are unlikely to mind. This is a likely choice for veterans turned entrepreneurs. (May)

Publishers Weekly