
Though there is often a need for translation, looking at how others lead in very different situation can be really helpful for our own leadership.
UK Business Insider has a great article summarising the responses of former members of the US military when asked what they had learned about leadership that transferred into a business context. Here’s the summary:
- Confidence – remain calm, keep morale high
- Dedication – be persistent and don’t quit
- Ability to follow – good leaders are good followers
- Ownership – taking responsibility for the task and role
- Bias for action – avoid indecisiveness and becoming overwhelmed
- Compassion – care for people, not just the task
- Authority – not power, but taking responsibility
- Consistency – be the same, always
- Solitude – be able to handle the loneliness of leadership
- Imperfection – recognise deficiencies and involve others