Posted on May 20, 2015
Could a chief executive officer walk in and be general officers in the military tomorrow.
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I believe it is just the opposite. I believe that the experience that a General Officer receives can and has made them great candidates for CEO positions in the civilian world after retirement. I think the process going the other way would be more difficult due to the culture and values we hold to be true in the military. I think they would have to spend some time really understanding the politics and dynamics of the military before they could operate efficiently as a General Officer. I have held two positions as President of companies and CEO of my own company and the lessons learned in my military career were invaluable to my day-to-day operations in my civilian career and visa versa. I learned to overlap both worlds and careers bringing concepts, ideas, transition management techniques, and fundamental operations to both.
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SGT(P) Michael H.
Mikel, I agree on some, yet agree to disagree on other points. My company just brought a seasoned Marketing and Sales specialist on board. He has taken multiple companies from Zero to Success over his 25+ year career ($0 to 7 $-figures successful), but he has no military experience, and thus no security-based understanding of what my company does other than what he has already read. We base nearly everything we do on some form of military organization and process which he does not yet understand. Does that mean he will not be a good fit? Absolutely not. I am sure he will, or we would not have brought him on board. With the proper training and guidance, I see a benefit to having someone with built-in leadership skills being brought on board to fill those kinds of positions (High ranking or Gen. Officers). With no security (Red-teaming or otherwise) Chris is now our SVP of Marketing and Sales. It can be done the other way around, I am sure. However, are those looking to be brought in the kinds of leaders who can lead wars? Can they make the tough decisions of troop movements, understand the sliding scale of unit losses vs. mission successes, and can they handle the life-loss that comes with that duty? Big question. Will be standing by to see what comes of it.
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I get what he's saying and if it was a purely administrative position, I'd agree. The skill set is similar. I just don't think a CEO could conduct a war without decades of tactical and strategic combat training.
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