‘The Power of 3: Lessons in Leadership’ book gives readers insights about the true traits of leaders
About the Book:
The author, Steven Mays discusses the number three as being everywhere in life, but that it takes some people longer to catch on than others.
The Power of 3 provides a foundation for leadership using techniques in combinations of three including foundational principles, dealing with missed expectations, and dealing with conflict. It deals with the impact of love and despair on the ability to lead and culminates with the three things all leaders do: assist, inspire, and depend on others.
The principles are relayed through story-telling which despite all efforts to categorize, disect, and analyze human events remains the longest surviving and most effective method of instruction that the world has ever encountered.
About Steven:
Mays was born in Charleston, W.Va. into an Air Force military family and is proud to be called a military brat. He traveled the country and the world following his father during his career as an Air Force Sergeant.
He graduated from the United States Naval Academy on June 5, 1974, having majored in math, and was selected for the Navy Nuclear Power program following a successful interview with Admiral Rickover. He earned his gold dolphins aboard the USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) which was the lead ship in the Navy’s fleet of attack submarines.
He served on operational deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, as well as the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. His civilian career involved safety and risk evaluations of nuclear power plants for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the civilian nuclear power industry in the United States and Canada, and government service with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff. He obtained a master’s degree in electrical engineering via the GI Bill while working full time at the INL.
He resides in Ashburn, Va. with his wife Barbara who has managed to put up with him for over 30 years. He has six children (including a set of triplets), and five grandchildren. He is passionate about story-telling and the subject of leadership. Mays believes that leaders are made, not born and that teaching others how to lead is the most rewarding and vital occupation anyone can participate in.
Mays can be reached any time at semcon@comcast.net to talk about leadership or swap sea stories. Of course, you must understand the difference between sea stories and fairy tales. Fairy tales all begin with “Once upon a time” while sea stories always begin with “This is no BS.” After that, they are identical.
