Angry Leadership

By Victor Angry

Angry Leadership is a journey of Victor Angry’s military career and lessons learned along the way. Lessons like the importance of mentors, how he defines loyalty, what right looks like, and many more. As he looked back on his military career, he asked himself several questions. Why was it successful? What happened along his 23-year journey of being a soldier? Above all, what seven main things did he do that helped him be successful in his career with the military? These would become his seven leadership principles of success. He shares them in this book with the hope that they can help others on their journey to their own success.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Victor Angry
• Release date: Mar 29, 2018
• ISBN: 9781370915682

Victor Angry

After graduating from Lyman High School located in Longwood, Florida in 1986, his work ethic was put to the test when he joined the United States Army. It was in the Army that Mr. Angry developed a love for fitness, a commitment to service, and the ability to successfully lead others. Mr. Angry was the first African American to hold the position as the Command Sergeant Major of the entire Army National Guard responsible for over 368,200 Soldiers in all 50 states, 3 territories and the District of Washington. He is an advocate of fitness and supporter of anyone trying to better themselves. He started his company A is for ANGRY! LLC because he wanted to put the same passion he put into working for others into working for himself, doing what he passionately loves to do, and that is motivating and inspiring others. Through A is for ANGRY! LLC, Mr. Angry has been able to provide Professional Speaking Services and workshops focusing on Leadership, Training, and Education.

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ANGRY LEADERSHIP

My Seven Guiding

Principles of Leadership

VICTOR ANGRY

Angry Leadership

Copyright © 2018 by Victor Angry

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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior written permission.

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Front Cover Photo Courtesy Minnesota National Guard Public Affairs Office, by Tech. Sgt. Lynette Hoke

This book is dedicated in loving memory of Ma: my mother, Joanne Lomax-Angry. She sacrificed her personal time to give her seven children a lifetime.

Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Obsession

Foundation

Reinforced Words

Mentors

Fitness

Tenacity

Preparation

Self-evaluation

The Crossroad

Acknowledgments

A miracle-worker is an artist of the soul. There is no higher art than living a good life.

Marianne Williamson

I want to believe that I’ve helped paint many souls, and my hope is that each of those souls are living a good life because of it. I have had many artists at work with my soul, and my life is good because of them. I want to thank the following for all their miracle work:

My father David Angry for marrying my mother and bringing seven beautiful little Angry souls into this world. I’ll never truly understand why you walked out; what I do understand is why you walked in.

Joanne Lomax-Angry, for sacrificing your dreams and your life to raise seven children on your own. You are my first artist, my miracle worker. and I love you and thank you to the depths of my soul.

Ms. Brenda Patterson, what more can I say but thank you, thank you, thank you! You saw more in me, which helped me see more in myself.

Each of my siblings: Timothy, Reginald, Regina, Carol, Victoria, and David II for always loving me when it got hard for me to love myself. We, ARE family!

Emil F. Meiz III, a name I will never forget because of the compassion you showed a young, distraught private after I found out my young cousin had died. You were the first military leader I modeled myself after.

My CAASO family, there are too many of you to name, but I’m sure you all will agree that my two lead miracle workers were Gladys Cason and John Tilley. All of you played a role in developing my soul, but they rolled the plays at a time in my young career where I was at the crossroads of a good life and the road to nowhere.

Miriam Wallace, Jerry Seimer, Joey Starr, my JOSAC plank holders, OSAC/ OSAA and family.

Art Sosa, receiving your personal phone call at my mother’s home on the morning of her funeral, sharing your condolences, was so off guard, yet needed, that it is a vision forever etched in my mind, a definite core memory, and I thank you for that, sir.

Fred Chesbro, car salesmen are there to sell me cars, sir.

Timothy McCoy, my guardian angel who was in the right place at the right time and more than likely, saved my life. I know it, you know it, and God appreciates it.

My dear friend Setu Taifane, you were the epitome of passion and a true leader of virtue. I miss you my friend. Thank you for all the many talks.

Matt Jordan: Batman, we ran a great command as first sergeant and company commander — that’s what dynamic duos do.

My brothers and sisters from USASMA Class 55, aka Double Nickel.

My National Guard Bureau Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights family.

Felton Page, my wise ranger and mentor. Thank you for all your council and very embellished stories (you gotta be in the family to know it, right?) I really miss the Monday morning roundtable discussions.

My OSACOM family led by Mike Bishop. Sir, thank you for the opportunity to serve as your command sergeant major and being the other half of your command team. I’ve seen you work a lot of miracles and never stand in the way of soldier progression. I never had the opportunity to thank you for your faith and confidence in me as we figured out what the final plan would be with me holding down two seats, that as the OSACOM CSM and the CSM of the Army National Guard. It all worked itself out in the end.

And last but certainly not least, Major General Raymond Carpenter. I remember sitting in the green room just before we walked into a standing room only for my retirement ceremony and asking you, Why me? Your response is ingrained in my brain forever: You were the right person for the job. My hope is that we painted some souls that are still proudly displayed today and that you are living a really good life.

Foreword

Angry Leadership is a must read for anyone who has an interest in leadership. Whether you are young and aspiring to be a great leader, a professional who is seeking career advancement, or someone who has personal leadership skills that need improvement, this straightforward how to style manual will provide the necessary coaching from basic to more advanced leadership.

As the acting director of the Army National Guard in 2009, I was faced with selecting an interim command sergeant major to replace CSM John Gipe, who had accepted another position. As I surveyed the potential candidates, CSM Victor Angry came immediately to mind. I was impressed from our first meeting. He embodied all of the traits of a picture perfect command sergeant major, he conducted himself as a professional, he was a striking figure in uniform, he was the model of physical fitness, he had a terrific relationship with soldiers, and he was an exceptional leader who most importantly lead by example!

I knew whoever filled the position was faced with overcoming the added burden of being an interim CSM whose term in the job was dependent upon the timing of the process to appoint the next permanent CSM. I was confident the interim status would not be an obstacle for CSM Angry and he would perform at the highest level!

He willingly accepted the challenge of being the interim Army National Guard command sergeant major, and we quickly became an effective leadership team for the benefit of the entire Army National Guard. To this day, I am impressed with CSM Angry and have no doubt I made the right decision when I selected him for the top enlisted job in the Army National