Largest peacetime troop movement of its time outlined in West Point graduate's new book
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In what is being recalled as the largest peacetime troop movement of its time, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Rolfe G. Arnhym successfully transferred more than 10,000 officers, men, cadets, midshipmen, relatives, supporters and officials when he conceived and executed the first relocation of the Army-Navy football game across the nation from Philadelphia to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.
In his new book, "Start Everything Finish Nothing: The curse of modern management," Arnhym documents for the first time a full case study of the inaugural movement of the Army-Navy game out of Philadelphia in 1983 – a tradition that continues to this day when the game is played in a venue outside Philadelphia every five years.
"It had never been done before," commented Arnhym, a 1953 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. "But, as military officers are taught, that did not mean it could not be done. So, we did it."
The retired infantry officer, who commanded the successful defense of Danang, Vietnam during the Tet Offensive in 1968, is at the peak of a lifelong career as an executive leader in business and government. As CEO of the Pasadena, CA, Chamber of Commerce, Arnhym was the first to conceive the idea of moving the game out of Philadelphia in 1983.
Today, he is a Chair at Vistage, the national, highly-acclaimed leadership development organization with more than 18,000 members in businesses ranging from entrepreneurial startups to established firms with revenues in the billions.
"He had the vision, developed the plan, and made it work," commented U.S. Army Col. (Retired) Wesley Gillman, recalling how he participated in the historic event as a cadet at West Point. "This should not come as any surprise – he has been doing this for his entire life."
Written in a fast-paced, energetic, commanding style that reflects the personality of the author, Arnhym's book details how he applied classic leadership skills to achieve exceptional levels of accountability and dedication leading to organization-wide execution that ultimately resulted in achievement of all objectives – lessons every leader can appreciate and emulate.
The 14-chapter, 206-page soft-cover book is available at Amazon.com, or can be ordered directly from the author at http://starteverythingfinishnothing.com/.
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