The time honored principle of "Managing By Walking Around" (MBWA) now has 20 accompanying "rules" for anyone that is looking for a little extra guidance on how to start, continue and maximize managing and leading by walking around (LBWA) as a Walking Leader.

These 20 Rules are for any first time Manager or Leader in any organization, at any level.

In the Walking Leader, the reader will reaffirm to succeed within any organization you must get out from behind your desk, out of your office or cubicle, and walk around the entire organization. Meet, greet, and get to know EVERYONE....

During the Allied Occupation of Berlin (1945-1994), Doughboy City was where the US Army Infantryman, Specialist Dan Guerra and all US soldiers, based in West Berlin, went to hone their Urban Warfare skills and prepare for when the Soviets and the Warsaw Pact decide to make Khrushchev's Ultimatum of Berlin a reality. Doughboy City was a mock city with its own subway station, warehouses, apartments, and town hall. One foggy morning, the training turned deadly. The death of his friend was ruled a terrible accident but Specialist Dan Guerra does not buy it and cannot prove why or how or who did...

Set in 1948 West Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of Berlin and the Berlin Airlift, US Army Infantry Corporal Tony Henriquez and his men are tasked with guarding Tempelhof airbase. The airbase was the focal point of food, medicine, and fuel arriving in the beleaguered city. While on guard duty, he meets a young Berliner, Bernd Dreimann that was there to catch the famous parachute candy bars from the Candy Bomber himself. During the early months of the Airlift, the two form a fast friendship. As the much needed food and medicine was coming in to the city without fail, very few aircraft ever...

SPANDAU GUARD is set in December 1979 at the notorious Spandau Prison in West Berlin, Germany. U.S. Army Infantryman Alfredo Ledesma along with his fellow soldiers, struggle through the 31-day rotation of boredom, cold Berlin nights, and the holiday season they can only see and enjoy from afar. As the month of Spandau Guard duty progresses, some strange things start to happen until they come to a head on Christmas Eve. A very interesting changeover with the Soviets, on December 1st, sets the basis for a story that reaches back to the very early days of the Third Reich. Spandau Prison is home...

Summers in occupied West Berlin were always special. Military Parades, showing the flag, and interacting with the citizens of West and East Berlin was the order of the day for all members of the US Army of Occupation in Berlin. This included the three other victorious Allies of World War II (British, French, & Soviets). However, occasionally things got a little out of hand especially in a world of excess that East and West Berlin had become forty years after the end of the Second World War. Along with his Army Buddies, US Army Private David Gutierrez find that sometimes things are a little...