The Commander's Edge Field Manual: The Leadership Playbook the World Needs Now

Most leadership books are written by people who studied leadership. This one was written by a man who led when it counted.

Retired Army Major Jack Perry, Jr. flew MEDEVAC missions where the margin between life and death was measured in minutes. He commanded a 15-ship Blackhawk company. He led a $250 million heavy equipment fleet. Now an ICF PCC-certified executive coach, he turns hard-earned command lessons into a working manual for anyone responsible for other people.

Here is the truth nobody teaches you in leadership school: a leader who does not take care of themselves is a liability, not an asset.

Organized in seven parts and built on the military decision-making process, THE COMMANDER'S EDGE FIELD MANUAL walks you through the same sequence a commander uses under pressure — and shows you how to run it in a boardroom, on a job site, or at your own kitchen table.

Inside this manual:

• Lead yourself first — the mirror test no leader passes by accident
• Find your purpose, and what to do when the mission changes
• The 7-step MDMP, rebuilt for civilian decisions
• Faith, trust, and letting go of what is not serving you
• Build teams that run without you
• Have the hard conversations you have been postponing
• Lead the command that matters most — your family

Every chapter closes with a Battle Drill, an Exercise, and a Coach's Reflection. You do not read this book. You work it.

Written for veterans, first responders, executives, and anyone who carries the weight of other people's outcomes.

Jack Perry, Jr. is a retired Army Major who served in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army. He flew MEDEVAC missions where the margin between life and death was measured in minutes, commanded a 15-ship Blackhawk company, and led a heavy equipment fleet. Before that, he wore a badge as a police officer.<br>Today he is an ICF PCC-certified executive coach and the founder of Source Point Coaching. He works with executives, veterans, and first responders who carry the weight of other people's outcomes.<br>He writes the way he led. Direct, practical, and without a wasted page.