Rainbow Six
I chose Rainbow Six for my leadership book review because there are effective leaders within the story, and because of the real life leadership application (and fiction is more fun to read). By this I mean that it's not a book discussing the theories on what makes an effective leader, but more of an illustrative example of an effective leader leaving the readers to reflect on why. Some of the traits and examples that I have picked out may also overlap with current leadership theories, and some that do not. However it's my personal opinion on why the character was an effective leader and I would welcome any discussion on it.Story Summary (don't read if you don't want to know the ending):Tom Clancy continues the saga of John Clark, an ex-CIA, ex-Seal operative, who is the head of an anti-terrorist special task force called Rainbow. This international group is composed of the best military operatives from around the world, specializing in covert operations, technology, and combat. In a trail by fire, Rainbow Six is confronted with a chain of seemingly unrelated terrorist events, initiated by an ex-KGB intelligence officer, Popov. But the ex-KGB officer is actually working for a wealthy biomed
Although he was not physically the best, he often pushed himself to during training exercises, and this in turn inspired his men to train harder. He also trained, and went on mission with them allowing a strong bond and eventually loyalty to form. He was also a man of his word when others would have falter. He carefully selected his team based on their ability to think on their feet, and for their technical skills. He also never asked his men to do anything that he himself would not do such as going on covert missions, or leaving his wife and newborn son to take on the next mission. Integrity earned respect from both his subordinates as well as his enemies. Lead by Example: One of the best leadership qualities that Ding demonstrated was his ability to lead by example. This was immensely important in the very delicate missions he went on, and anything but the best would have resulted in disaster. I feel that leading by example is a very important leadership trait. A leader without his knowledge or competence would have surely failed in his situation. But thanks to one of Rainbow Six' team, led by Domingo Chavez (Ding), the extremist were stopped, and the world was saved. Although this was in a military setting, I felt that these leadership qualities also pertain to a more general context. As a leader, attitude makes all the difference, and no leader can ask his subordinates to do something that he does not do himself. Overall this was a pretty interesting novel, and I enjoyed the development of certain characters.
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