There are eight Foundational leadership lessons from an air force veteran turned SEO. There are a very few leadership transitions like being a brand new commissioned officer in the military. There is a lot of opportunity for a young person in the military to develop their career and become something more.
Key Takeaways:
- There are very few leadership transitions like being a newly commissioned officer in the military.
- In the commercial world, we’re all paid to do our jobs. If for whatever reason, our job is unfulfilling, we can leave. In the military, however, you commit to serving a greater purpose and you commit it all.
- The military reinforces this concept in everything they do. It’s impossible to accomplish your mission if your people aren’t trained, equipped and given the freedom and autonomy to s\ucceed in what you’re asking them to do.
“Typically, on graduation day from a military academy, ROTC program or Officer Candidate School program, young men and women in their twenties pin on second lieutenant bars and immediately find themselves in charge of huge teams and millions of dollars of equipment in one of the harshest working environments imaginable.”
