Heart of a Lion

by Gary Williams

Overview

Over the course of his short life, Michael Patrick Murphy came to personify three critically important pillars of leadership. First, before you can lead, you must positively influence others. Second, you must develop an unshakable moral character. Third, you must always act with integrity consistent with that character… an integrity and character that transcends position-only leadership and provides the all-important moral authority to lead. On June 28, 2005 LT Michael P. Murphy faced two profound moral leadership questions; the first after capturing three civilian non-combatants. The second to deliberately put himself in the enemy’s direct line of fire in a final effort to get help for his men. How Michael P. Murphy chose to answer those two questions will forever separate him from those he fought. This book details the leadership traits of the most celebrated Medal of Honor recipient since World War II.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013983472
Publisher:	Lakota Press
Publication date:	12/19/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	118
File size:	314 KB

About the Author

Gary Williams was born March 5, in Upper Sandusky, Ohio. The oldest of five children, his father Richard was a decorated Korean War combat veteran. Gary and his four siblings were raised with a near reverent respect for those who wear our nation’s uniform. He graduated from Upper Sandusky High School in 1974 and the Tri-Rivers-Marion General Hospital School of Practical Nursing in 1978. Elected to the Pleasant Township Board of Trustees in Marion County, Ohio in 1984, he became the youngest serving township official in Ohio. A career public employee, he transferred to the Marion Correctional Institution in 1985 and promoted to the Corrections Training Academy in Orient, Ohio as a Training Officer in 1995. A member of the adjunct faculty of Marion Technical College, he completed his paralegal training in 1997 before transferring to the Warren Correctional Institution in Lebanon, Ohio in 2002 as the Training Officer. Earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Resource Management and Leadership from Franklin University in 2003 and a Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Dayton in 2005. He previously served as a member of the faculty of Southwest College in Cincinnati and Sinclair Community College in Dayton. He has lectured at numerous colleges, universities, military academies, NLUS Councils, as well as military and veteran organizations throughout the country. He and his wife have six children, and two grandchildren and live just north of Cincinnati.

Editorial Reviews

I bought "Heart of a Lion" because I'm a fan of military history and followed the books on Operation Red Wings. What I got was much more than another book about Navy SEALs.

"Heart of a Lion" is a much needed compass that points to the true north of integrity and honor. It challenges us to examine ourselves, our values and our motives. "Heart of a Lion" provides leadership lessons for Fortune 500 CEO's and teenagers trying to moderate the influences of peer pressure.

Tom D