Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton Six Characteristics of High Performance-Teams |
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| Author:
| Fretwell, Peter
Kiland, Taylor Baldwin
London, J. P. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61251-217-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2013 |
| Publisher: | Naval Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Why were the American POWs imprisoned at the "Hanoi Hilton" so resilient in captivity and so successful in their subsequent careers? This book presents six principles practiced within the POW organisational culture that can be used to develop high-performance teams everywhere. It offers examples from both the POWs' time in captivity and their later professional lives that identify, in real-life situations, the characteristics necessary for sustainable, high-performance teamwork.
Why were the American POWs imprisoned at the "Hanoi Hilton" so resilient in captivity and so successful in their subsequent careers? This book presents six principles practiced within the POW organisational culture that can be used to develop high-performance teams everywhere. It offers examples from both the POWs' time in captivity and their later professional lives that identify, in real-life situations, the characteristics necessary for sustainable, high-performance teamwork.