Values

In HBR, Corkindale summarizes, "leadership speaks more of duty and privilege than recognition and reward." http://blogs.hbr.org/corkindale/2010/12/2010_when_leadership_hit_the_r.html

Performance metrics for public companies were intended to drive quarterly results. Leaders were selected based on an ability to deliver these quarterly results quarter after quarter, year after year. Certainly, anyone caught in an integrity shortfall became a corporate casualty, but organizations are challenged to find a way to identify and reward an ability to understand future needs and drive activity for that future.

Serving

Raise your right hand and repeat after me: "I swear to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America...." Although Soldiers relinquish some rights to uphold your's, the traditions of military service the USA inherited from a long history gives significant authorities to commanding officers. Some due process accorded a US Citizen isn't efficient enough for the rough and tumble of combat.

These are a few expectations that you would consider a right, which become priviledges. At risk of life and limb, we sign on for a period of years, some until retirement. We do not always agree with policy and frequently have strong opinions because we live that policy on the front lines or around the world.

Integrity is our watchword, and that typically means obeying the orders, executing missions and communicating loyalty to our leadership from squad leader to President of the United States. Ask and we can do. In an increasingly complicated world, we evolve and respond. Although you can legitimately claim "there is nothing new under the sun," the words we say and way we approach problems do change.