Below are some articles that show Military Leadership training is a valuable asset in today’s business environment.
Top MBA – This article list several iconic top-rated CEOs who previously served in the military
According to a U.S. News & World Report article by admissions expert Stacy Blackman, military veterans are good MBA candidates because their military experience has taught them leadership skills such as teamwork and respect. It’s no surprise then that so many military MBAs have gone on to be successful CEOs of top companies.
Read more: http://www.topmba.com/jobs/career-trends/military-mba-ceos
Forbes – This Forbes Magazine article spells out how applying leadership principles suited to the current operations will work in your office as well.
Besides illuminating the ways that effective creative leadership can be developed and sustained, one of the striking elements of these interviews has been the repeated references to military leadership – typically, as a contrast or foil to creativity-fostering leadership.
Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/berlinschoolofcreativeleadership/…
Fortune – Fortune Magazine provides data on success of those jumping from military to corporate leadership: “Junior Officers” are heavily represented in elite management-development programs at other companies. A good example is PepsiCo.
Whatever one may think of the wars they have been sent to fight, there’s no question that these people can lead. And they are products of a military that has now learned, in response to unconventional warfare, to value independent and adaptive thinking.
Read more: http://archive.fortune.com/2010/03/04/news/companies/milit…
Metro Star Systems – This article discusses how the movie, “We Were Soldiers”, proves that leadership is leadership and principles used in the military easily and naturally apply to other sectors
A lot of people think that Military leadership doesn’t translate exactly to civilian leadership, but in my humble opinion leadership is leadership is leadership. Examining 1-7th Cav’s epic battle in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam popularized by the book “We Were Soldier Once… and Young” and the movie rendition of the book “We Were Soldiers”. This battle is a great example of leadership success and some leadership failures.
Read more: http://blog.metrostarsystems.com/2014/09/05/translating-mili…
