I get a lot of misplaced “credit” for building a “diverse” team in the corporate world. I built the best team I could and that meant the right skills, filling the right gaps, or the best performance. Some people like to focus on the fact that means I have women in “non traditional” roles in a utility, or that I have “minorities” in a white male dominated industry. I just apply the lessons of our Army in the civilian world, and I think it could do with more of that in more places. Our Army is the best of America and there is no reason those lessons can’t translate to every industry. If veterans keep giving back by leading instead of listening to the voices that call us broken we can really make a positive difference.
Perhaps the best compliment I can give each time I read (or listen) to one of your pieces is - I want to share this with my wanna be Soldier son. This piece is no exception…
This says a lot! We tend to build groups within a group until we learn that we only survive if we join forces and become one group dedicated to the same outcome!
I get a lot of misplaced “credit” for building a “diverse” team in the corporate world. I built the best team I could and that meant the right skills, filling the right gaps, or the best performance. Some people like to focus on the fact that means I have women in “non traditional” roles in a utility, or that I have “minorities” in a white male dominated industry. I just apply the lessons of our Army in the civilian world, and I think it could do with more of that in more places. Our Army is the best of America and there is no reason those lessons can’t translate to every industry. If veterans keep giving back by leading instead of listening to the voices that call us broken we can really make a positive difference.
Another informative and deftly crafted piece.
Perhaps the best compliment I can give each time I read (or listen) to one of your pieces is - I want to share this with my wanna be Soldier son. This piece is no exception…
Great post on an important topic.
This says a lot! We tend to build groups within a group until we learn that we only survive if we join forces and become one group dedicated to the same outcome!