Commanding Excellence: Inspiring Purpose, Passion, and Ingenuity through Leadership that Matters

In only a year, Task Force 4-68's commander, Lt. Generals and commanders at every level sought to understand how this unit did the impossible. Dibella, turned one of the Army's poorest performing units into the most lethal, combat-ready task force in the US Army. By explaining the ingredients of these two leaders' secret sauce, Morton lays the foundation for current and future leaders to ensure their own teams excellence.. Brown became CEO of Stryker, it was a boutique medical device firm with a few innovative products and $17 million in sales. Stryker accomplished this remarkable run by securing 20-percent earnings growth every quarter, every year—for twenty-eight years. Colonel Alfred L. In simulated-combat missions at the grueling National Training Center, Dibella's task force defeated

. After the Army, he joined medical-device manufacturer Stryker, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in project management, engineering, R&D, operations, marketing, and business leadership, all culminating in twelve years as Vice President and General Manager of the EMS equipment business that he cofounded. You can learn more at iGaryMorton. Today, he is retired from Stryker and lives with his wife

Brown, former chairman, president, and CEO Stryker Corporation ''When I look back on those magical, almost mythical days, I obviously do so through my own personal memory reticle as does Gary Morton and every other man who served in that special combat unit. But what Gary does so beautifully in this book is combine all our reticles into one giant aperture, then analyze the reminiscences, and, finally, distill them down into a handful of precious categories. Gary Morton has captured them perfectly. Commanding Excellence stands out as the best in its approach to define leadership skills and techniques. If you want to deliver exceptional results at any level in an organization, pick up and read this powerful book!'' --Paul Speigelman, author of New York Times bestseller Patients Come Second, 2010 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, founder and CEO of