A Leader With Vision: A Modern Revision of A Message to Garcia for Fire Service Leaders

By Eric Savickas

In A Leader With Vision, author Eric Savickas revises Elbert Hubbard's 1899 classic, A Message to Garcia, and takes on some of its outdated ideas. In this thought-provoking book, Savickas disputes Hubbard's premise that employees are the problem and puts the responsibility on leaders to do better.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Convergent Impact, LLC
• Release date: Sep 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9798987030219

Eric Savickas

Eric Savickas is an experienced leader and trainer focused on helping fire service leaders develop the skills to lead more effectively back in the firehouse in between calls.

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A Leader With Vision

A Leader With Vision

A Leader With Vision

A Modern Revision of A Message to Garcia for Fire Service Leaders

Eric Savickas

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Contents

Preface

The Modern Revision

A Leader With Vision

The Original Classic

Elbert Hubbard's Apologia

A Message to Garcia

About The Author

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Preface

I was first introduced to A Message to Garcia when I was a junior officer in the Army and attended the Field Artillery Officer's Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

One of my instructors had the book prominently placed on a table in his classroom, and he encouraged us to check it out when we had a chance. I don't remember him telling us about the book or why we should read it. He simply left it up to us to see if it resonated.

It was a small book with large print, originally published in 1899 and only about twenty-five