The First Principles: Unlock Your Unstoppable Leadership (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505664959)

Thomas S. Narofsky is the Founder and Chief Inspirational Officer for the Narofsky Consulting Group and is the author of F(X) Leadership Unleashed: The Art and Science of Leadership and You Are Unstoppable: Unleash Your Inspired Life! Thom served as the third Command Senior Enlisted Leader for United States Strategic Command and oversaw the enlisted professional development programs, military readiness, and mission effectiveness of 35,000 men and women. He has led men and women during combat, crisis, and peace. As one of the Top 15 Senior Enlisted Leaders in the Department of Defense, he served on the Department of Defense Senior Enlisted Leader Council, the United States Strategic Command Joint Enlisted Development Council, and the United States Air Force Enlisted Board of Directors. He was responsible for developing long-range plans, teaching concepts, and a disciplined approach for delivery of professional and leadership development to produce skilled, knowledgeable, and adaptive leaders. Thom has traveled the world teaching professional and leadership development seminars for American, Korean, Japanese, Australian, British, Canadian, Belgian, and German enlisted forces. He retired on November 1, 2011 after serving 28 years on active duty in the United States Air Force. His military decorations include the Defense Superior Service medal and Bronze Star medal. Thom is an adjunct professor at Bellevue University, a USSTRATCOM senior mentor for the National Defense University KEYSTONE Leadership Development Program, and is a graduate of the National Defense University and Joint Staff College Joint Senior Leader Professional Military Education Courses. Thom is a Doctoral Candidate in Business Administration with a specialization in Leadership at Capella University and currently holds a Master of Arts in Leadership, a Master of Science in Information Technology Management, and has Executive Leadership Development Certificates from the Center for Creative Leadership, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Tennessee.