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The Caine Mutiny & Leadership: Ah, But the Strawberries

bogart_caineHave you ever heard a person in a leadership position say this,

“There are four ways of doing things: the right way, the wrong way, the Navy way, and my way. If they do things my way, we’ll get along.”

…or maybe this,

“Aboard my ship excellent performance is standard, standard performance is sub-standard, [and] substandard performance is not acceptable.”…

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The Challenges of Being a Proactive & Senior Leader

Accountability, persistence, and learning from failure are key traits leaders must learn, according to Admiral Mike Mullen.

Adm. Mullen is now the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In other words, he’s the highest ranked person in America’s armed forces. In his engaging interview with the Washington Post he mentions that he has faced two major hiccups in his career that could have left him unemployed….