Posted on 05/20/2014 9:12:43 AM PDT by PoloSec
There are people who are leaders simply because of their position, and then there are leaders who are in their positions because they've earned them.
You want to be in the latter camp.
In anticipation of Memorial Day, the folks at finance career site OneWire released an interview with one of our nation’s greatest military leaders: Lieutenant General Joseph Anderson, Commanding General of Fort Bragg and the XVIII Airborne Division, and he shared some thoughts about how to know if you've earned the right to lead.
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First and foremost are they selfless servants?
Why are they serving and what’s it all about?
What is their focus?
Are they focused on doing the right thing for the right reason and moving the organization along in the right direction?
It’s all about people, so how well do you communicate?
Do you have the intellect?
How do you treat people?
Do you lead from the front?
Do you set the example?
Do you exemplify the characters of our warrior ethos, which are loyalty, duty, respect, honor, integrity, and personal courage?
Do you live our values every day?
And do you have the character and the discipline to do the right thing when nobody’s looking?”
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How does our current commander and chief stack up?
Nobody gives a crap about you but your friends soldier and when you get out you're on your own!
Sorry that was your experience. My experience was different and I’ve seen what the Army, at least, is doing for its alumni.
YMMV
Regardless of how you feel he is asking some very good questions.
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