Inspired, Not Retired: Leadership Lessons from Father to Son - Softcover

Randolph Jr, Dr. Burl W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1536818461 ISBN 13: 9781536818468

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2019

Synopsis

He spent over 30 years proudly serving our country. But his greatest lessons came from a special bond with his father.

For Colonel Burl Randolph, Jr., leadership began at home as a young boy in the toughest streets of Kansas City, MO. Though the elder Randolph was a man of few words but had great vision, the younger Randolph was molded by his dad’s actions. And when the decorated, successful Army officer faced his retirement, he recalled the heartfelt message his dad told him many years before:

“A man ought to always stay busy.”

Far more than a tribute to his father, Dr. Randolph offers a powerful story showing the mentoring and coaching influence a strong father and parent can have on a child’s future. Becoming an accomplished leadership and management expert, Dr. Randolph defended our country for nearly 32 years in the US Army, retiring as a colonel with three combat tours in Iraq.

In this unique memoir and account of leadership and life lessons learned, you’ll discover:

• How a parent's wisdom can provide life-changing advice.
• Why knowing yourself is your greatest asset.
• How retirement is just the end of one chapter, and the beginning of another one.
• How pursuing your passion can go far beyond a career in leaving a legacy.
• Includes an extensive array of photos chronicling Dr. Randolph’s personal and professional lives.

Inspired, Not Retired is an extraordinary homage to a father-son relationship like no other.

"I have applied the lessons learned from my father throughout my life." Dr. Burl Randolph, Jr.

If you like true-life stories of deeply felt love and honor, courage and resilience, and learning how mentorship can help with pivotal transitions, then you’ll be moved by Dr./Colonel Burl Randolph, Jr.’s astonishing biography.

Buy Inspired, Not Retired today to explore one man’s deepest strengths!!

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Burl Randolph Jr. is a Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership, a retired Army Colonel with nearly 32 years of service, and a decorated combat veteran with three tours in Iraq. He has spent his entire life Helping Leaders Design Legacies That Last © through inspired leadership, coaching, and mentoring. In the Army, Dr. Randolph sought and accepted the challenges of management and leadership through 15 leadership positions from Team Chief through Chief Executive Officer across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East.

Dr. Randolph served in more than 20 locations and used his unique leadership style to cultivate, motivate, and appreciate diverse populations through thousands of hours of counseling,coaching, and mentoring. As an avowed mentoring acolyte, he has written extensively about mentoring in blogs, his master's thesis, and his doctoral dissertation. Dr. Randolph translated his military leadership experiences into practical application by forming a Leadership and Management Consulting company, MyWingman, LLC, which focuses on Action-oriented, Results-based,Value-driven service as a Trusted-agent.

From the Back Cover

Leaders are developed over time and with great care. No matter what leadership position a person occupies, without the necessary tools to influence, support, coordinate, collaborate, and communicate,leadership can become a burden. Because leaders are developed, having the requisite amount of time and care invested in someone can make the differences between good and bad leadership, success and failure. Inspired, Not Retired is about the time, effort, and care a father invested in his son. This ultimate mentoring relationship resulted in leadership lessons used throughout a successful military career.

Great leadership inspires us throughout our lives, and retirement marks the successful completion of only the first half. In this book, Dr. Randolph illustrates how positive parental influence through mentoring can cultivate a declared introvert into a highly effective and successful leader. Leadership should inspire us to begin another chapter while continuously serving others. Mentorship can provide understanding along the way.

From the Inside Flap

"Real Leaders grasp that excellence in the Leadership craft doesn't just come from experience. It comes when you dedicate the time to reflect on and learn from that experience. If you want an aid to reflect and learn about leadership; buy this book, read this book and use this book. Your team, your peers and your boss will thank you."

Vincent E. Boles, Major General (MG), US Army (Retired),founder, Vincent E. Boles, LLC and author, 4-3-2-1 Leadership:What America's Sons and Daughters Taught Me on My Way from Second Lieutenant to Two-Star General

"A must read! With this book, Dr. Randolph challenges leaders to think deeper, driving better decisions on how to be a more effective leader. By using storytelling and real-life experiences, he breaks down the process, allowing for easier execution."

Michael J. Parejko, Chief Executive Officer, ImpactLife Blood Center (formerly Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center)

"I grew up in a single parent home raised by my mother. I sometimes envied Burl for having that extra parental resource. I do believe that by being friends with Burl throughout high school I picked up some secondary effects of his father that flowed from Burl,Sr., to Burl, Jr., on to me."

Lonnie Johnson, Chief Information Officer, KVC Health Systems, Inc and author of the Forward for the book Inspired, Not Retired: Leadership Lessons from Father to Son

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1536818461
• ISBN 13: 9781536818468
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 213