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Characteristics of Military Leaders Pt III – Accountability

Posted on June 1, 2012 by metafrazoadmin

Accountability is vitally important to successful leadership. Often times it is something leaders struggle with in one form or another. When one thinks of accountability thoughts tend to congregate around holding others accountable for their actions. While this is an … Continue reading →

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Characteristics of Military Leaders Pt II: Technical proficiency

Posted on May 31, 2012 by metafrazoadmin

Many technologies we use daily were developed for military use before they were adopted in the private sector. Perhaps the greatest example would be something we carry with us each and every day in a cell phone – GPS. Most … Continue reading →

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Characteristics of Military Leaders

Posted on May 29, 2012 by metafrazoadmin

Know your strengths AND your weaknesses An effective military leader will know and understand the strengths they possess and how those impact the mission they have to accomplish. They will work to maximize their strengths whenever possible and in capitalizing … Continue reading →

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Correlation between military service and corporate leadership?

Posted on May 23, 2012 by metafrazoadmin

Recently CNN Money featured a piece on veterans who held the CEO title at ten Fortune 500 companies; the highest ranking CEO served at the #4 company on the list (ConocoPhillips) and the lowest ranking CEO served at the #473 … Continue reading →

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Part V – Excellence – The importance of core values

Posted on January 23, 2012 by metafrazoadmin

Excellence – Serve with merit, distinction, virtue. The best aspire to excellence in all they do. When a member joins the service they take an oath that comes in a couple different forms depending on the members rank and branch … Continue reading →

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Part IV – Vision – The importance of core values

Posted on January 20, 2012 by metafrazoadmin

Vision – The vivid anticipation of what may be. Effective leaders inspire others not only with what is but what WILL be. They foster a collaborative environment where their team passionately pursues the collective vision. Over the years I have … Continue reading →

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Part III – Leadership – The importance of core values

Posted on January 19, 2012 by metafrazoadmin

Leadership – To guide, direct, inspire the actions of others. Processes are managed, people are lead. Military service is arguably the greatest crucible for developing leaders. In 2011, the baby boom generation began reaching retirement age at 65. According to … Continue reading →

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Part II – Courage – The importance of core values

Posted on January 18, 2012 by metafrazoadmin

Courage – Fearless, brave, intrepid boldness. Military service comes with inherent risk and danger. Safety is paramount; when this is violated, people die. Courage can be a misunderstood value and is often confused with bravery. It is not simply running … Continue reading →

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The importance of core values in the corporate world

Posted on January 17, 2012 by metafrazoadmin

While business ethics have always played an important role in the corporate world, the ethical scandals which dominated front page news at companies such as Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and Global Crossing provided sharp focus on just how important they really … Continue reading →

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