What would our expertise in survival and military operations allow us to train executives about ethics and making decisions?
You might be surprised, but a lot.
The military is, by nature, a high-pressure environment. Military leaders have to make decisions under the worst kinds of stress while adhering to strict codes of conduct, international laws and, when it comes down to it, basic ethical principles.
Executives oftentimes face tough decisions where it’s all too easy to abandon their ethical principles out of convenience.
Our training as Special Forces operatives has taught us that, no matter what kind of stress you’re under, the rules always apply, and we can teach you how to keep your head and make ethical, defensible decisions.
It’s About Leadership
No one respects a leader who makes morally questionable or ethically repellent decisions. Narcissists might call it “ruthlessness” or “take no prisoners” thinking, but it generally comes off as self-serving cowardice to anyone with an ethical center to their being.
Real leaders don’t compromise their principles. They take on tough decisions without flinching, but that’s not the same thing as being callous or shallow.
In the military, words like “honor” are not just corporate buzzwords that are tossed around to make people feel good at meetings. Such words and concepts have real meaning and, if you learn to uphold them, it can make all the difference in your leadership abilities and how you’re perceived by your peers and those below you on the corporate ladder.
Confidence Flows from Ethical Decision Making
This course is likely to be an eye opener for executives. Military training is designed to create a real feeling of crisis. That triggers the same emotions that you’ll feel in an actual crisis and, what’s more, you’ll face decisions where there are no right answers.
If you can handle the challenge, the stress and come through it knowing that, even if you only had bad options, you chose the least worst one, it will build your confidence.
An executive who is ethical, confident and capable is likely to garner the kind of loyalty that will help them, their subordinates and their whole organization succeed.
Want to see if you have what it takes to hold up under real stress and come through it feeling stronger rather than beaten down and doubtful? Contact us. We’ll get you there.