Review by Zenox360 -- Leadership by Craig B. Whelden
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Review by Zenox360 -- Leadership by Craig B. Whelden
[Following is a volunteer review of "Leadership" by Craig B. Whelden.]
Leadership by Craig B. Whelden
Immersive,intriguing and informative
The book is immersive in such a way that it beat my expectations or whatever I had in mind. It had me cringe at the goriest titbits and left me feeling like I was in the army for 30 years. Every story that he tells you in the book will suck you into every last bit of detail. I fell in love with the book’s ability to immerse me in amazing narratives. I occasionally found myself reaching for my oxford dictionary for clarity on words such as “Angst and Pew.” I didn’t have a hard time falling back into the book and continuing.
The best part of reading the book is that you will think about it even when you are not reading it, because the book is just intriguing. You want to know what story he will tell next and what he will learn and teach you at the end. It will teach you things that your parents never knew needed to be taught, and that for me is what makes it so golden. The book is informative; I mean it will literally have you taking down notes if not highlighting the key points and lessons learned.
Maybe this next statement relates to my personality type or maybe it doesn’t necessarily hint towards that, but I loved the idea that the book had gory parts that provoked feelings and also made me cringe; I had Goosebumps after reading about how some soldiers faced fatal misfortunes because they just didn’t follow protocols. The book felt even more real and so was his recollection of the 9/11 and pentagon bombings. It was exhilarating to read the words of someone that was actually there when it happened. You learn to appreciate the truth and not what the media feeds you.
It made me re-read some lines as I wasn’t sure if I had understood things correctly, at one point I thought I was looking at a grammatical error until I fully understood how the sentence was structured. If textbooks about leadership were structured like that I doubt people would ever get bored of being referred to them, or maybe I just enjoyed it way too much.
It is concise and clear although you might not remember the code names he used after reading the whole book because there were just too many to remember. I love the fact that he knew exactly what he was talking about and did not forget the many important people that crossed his many paths and taught him to pick up rocks that mattered instead of picking up pebbles just because they are beautiful or look nice. My most favourite part was in chapter 19: what rocks are in your jar? It made me think about the rocks in my jar, what priorities I had set for myself and whether they would impact me negatively or positively in the future and whether they needed to be revisited. I give this book a rating of 4/4.
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Leadership
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Leadership by Craig B. Whelden
Immersive,intriguing and informative
The book is immersive in such a way that it beat my expectations or whatever I had in mind. It had me cringe at the goriest titbits and left me feeling like I was in the army for 30 years. Every story that he tells you in the book will suck you into every last bit of detail. I fell in love with the book’s ability to immerse me in amazing narratives. I occasionally found myself reaching for my oxford dictionary for clarity on words such as “Angst and Pew.” I didn’t have a hard time falling back into the book and continuing.
The best part of reading the book is that you will think about it even when you are not reading it, because the book is just intriguing. You want to know what story he will tell next and what he will learn and teach you at the end. It will teach you things that your parents never knew needed to be taught, and that for me is what makes it so golden. The book is informative; I mean it will literally have you taking down notes if not highlighting the key points and lessons learned.
Maybe this next statement relates to my personality type or maybe it doesn’t necessarily hint towards that, but I loved the idea that the book had gory parts that provoked feelings and also made me cringe; I had Goosebumps after reading about how some soldiers faced fatal misfortunes because they just didn’t follow protocols. The book felt even more real and so was his recollection of the 9/11 and pentagon bombings. It was exhilarating to read the words of someone that was actually there when it happened. You learn to appreciate the truth and not what the media feeds you.
It made me re-read some lines as I wasn’t sure if I had understood things correctly, at one point I thought I was looking at a grammatical error until I fully understood how the sentence was structured. If textbooks about leadership were structured like that I doubt people would ever get bored of being referred to them, or maybe I just enjoyed it way too much.
It is concise and clear although you might not remember the code names he used after reading the whole book because there were just too many to remember. I love the fact that he knew exactly what he was talking about and did not forget the many important people that crossed his many paths and taught him to pick up rocks that mattered instead of picking up pebbles just because they are beautiful or look nice. My most favourite part was in chapter 19: what rocks are in your jar? It made me think about the rocks in my jar, what priorities I had set for myself and whether they would impact me negatively or positively in the future and whether they needed to be revisited. I give this book a rating of 4/4.
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This book is inspiring. I enjoyed reading stories from a senior.
Thanks for your review.
Thanks for your review.
