Business

Lessons From
the
U.S. Navy

Roberto Lico
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Business Lessons From the U.S. Navy

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Introduction
The United States
Navy's Sea, Air
and Land Teams,
commonly known
as the Navy
SEALs, are the
U.S. Navy's
principal special
operations force.

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Important
Corporate and Military
environments are distinctively
different for 02 main reasons:

The militarys
leadership
is focused on
leading
organizations
responsible for
our countrys
security and
fighting wars.

The corporates
leadership is
focused on
creating value and
protecting the
interests of their
stakeholders, with
profit and return
on investment
often being the top
priorities.

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04 Main Seal Navys Strategies

1. Meticulous Planning
2. A Reliable
Contingency Plan
3. Clear Expectations
4. Tough Rules of
Engagement

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01. Meticulous Planning
From a
management
standpoint, one
of the greatest
lessons that can
be learned from
Navy SEALs is
their skill of being
highly effective

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02. A Reliable Contingency Plan
They operate with a
backup and
contingency plan in
place for almost
every scenario,
focusing on the
importance of time
management, ontarget execution,

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03. Clear Expectations
Navy SEALs focus on a very clear
set of objectives, where significant
importance is placed on defining
the goal and motivating the team
to follow.
Even with highly complex
operations, each SEAL has a clearly
defined role, and expectations can
be recited by each team member.

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04. Tough Rules of Engagement
The SEALs rules of engagement (how
they respond when confronted) are
clearly established before each
mission, and modifying these rules
could negatively impact the entire
operation.

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Navy Seal - Business Advices
Teamwork is our top priority:
A mission cannot be successfully executed
unless the team is functioning as one.
Stay calm:
The military trains its team to be more
comfortable and calm when taking risks.
Hard times help us to adapt:
A soldier who goes through hard times
recognizes that those times will not only
strengthen him, but truly train him to properly
and successfully lead his own teams when

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Navy Seal - Business Advices
Dont back down from the sharks:
Recruits are ordered not to back down when
facing sharks in swimming exercises, but
rather to punch them in the nose.
There are a lot of sharks in the world. If were
going to succeed in life, we need to face our
Study
Darwin:
sharks.
Survival is not about whos the strongest or
fastest, but who can best adapt to change.
Navy SEALs are masters of adaptation, being
able to operate in jungle, desert, or artic
conditions.

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Navy Seal - Business Advices
Be your very best in the darkest moment:
Part of SEAL training is to conduct attacks on
enemy ships. This requires being deep under
pitch black water while listening to loud,
distracting noises from the ships engines and
systems. Its very easy to get disoriented and
fail. Every SEAL knows that when its darkest
is the time when you need to be the most
Take smartand
risks:
calm, composed
focused.
A SEAL is aware that his mission is bigger than
any of his team member. That also means
taking smart risks and being willing to do so in
support of the greater good.

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Our Sources Thank you!

http://www.fastcompany.com/3016115/lead
ership-now/7-tough-leadership-lessonsfrom-a-navy-seal-commander

http://www.inc.com/bill-murphy-jr/7leadership-lessons-from-the-sealscommander-who-got-bin-laden.html

http://chiefexecutive.net/10-leadershiplessons-from-the-u-s-navy-seal-who-ledthe-bin-laden-mission/

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