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From Special Forces to Leadership Development
Andrew LeMasters, founder of Spearhead Development Group, where leaders are built using the experience from U.S Army Special Forces joins Enterprise Radio.
This episode of Enterprise Radio is in conjunction with the Leadership Channel.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Andrew LeMasters discuss the following:
* What do you think is the foundation for developing a leader?* What is one of the hardest things for leaders to overcome?* Leadership positions tend to come with a lot of stress at times. How do these positions overcome the feeling of being burned out?* What do you believe is one of the biggest downsides of leaders today?* What abilities should all leaders have.
Tip: If you want to become a better leader, treat people like family. Not just the aspect of being nice and caring…but the entire picture. Look at a parent. They teach their children, nurture and encourage them, provide motivation and inspiration, and keep them on track. They do all of this while placing their kids’ best interest before their own. That is leadership. Treat people like family and you’ll uncover your natural ability to lead.
When I finished high school, I knew that I didn’t want to go to college right away. I felt burnt out and needed a break. I was 18 and needed something adventurous and exciting. I had a few friends in the army reserves that were older than me and I was always hearing their stories. Their lives seemed so interesting to me, so I thought, “Hey, I am going to do this too” so I enlisted to join the Military Police.
A year later, I found myself in the same reserve unit as my friends and loved it. Shortly after, I deployed to Iraq. I was doing everything from Personal Security Details to Key Leader Engagements to Con Air (detainee transportation across the country). When our deployment was over, and we got back home I started feeling complacent. I wasn’t happy in my unit anymore and wanted to do this full time. I was bored and wanted to move up and test how far I could go. I knew that if I stayed where I was, I would have a ceiling over my head that restricted me from going higher.
I made a decision to reenlist, change my occupation, and go active duty infantry. I had my sights set on Special Forces and anything less for me was a failure. Choosing to do this meant I had to go to Basic training all over again. Fast forward 1.5 years and I found myself in Special Forces Assessment and Selection and later the Qualification course. I don’t think my will and spirit has ever been tested as much as it was there. Physically, everything was easy, but the mental stress was a whole separate beast and I learned a lot about who I was as a person there.
Never the less, I passed and earned my green beret. After graduation I went on to HALO school and then I was assigned to ODA 7324 in Florida. For the first time in my life I was around a group of people who I could completely relate w...
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Andrew LeMasters, founder of Spearhead Development Group, where leaders are built using the experience from U.S Army Special Forces joins Enterprise Radio.
This episode of Enterprise Radio is in conjunction with the Leadership Channel.
Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Andrew LeMasters discuss the following:
* What do you think is the foundation for developing a leader?* What is one of the hardest things for leaders to overcome?* Leadership positions tend to come with a lot of stress at times. How do these positions overcome the feeling of being burned out?* What do you believe is one of the biggest downsides of leaders today?* What abilities should all leaders have.
Tip: If you want to become a better leader, treat people like family. Not just the aspect of being nice and caring…but the entire picture. Look at a parent. They teach their children, nurture and encourage them, provide motivation and inspiration, and keep them on track. They do all of this while placing their kids’ best interest before their own. That is leadership. Treat people like family and you’ll uncover your natural ability to lead.
When I finished high school, I knew that I didn’t want to go to college right away. I felt burnt out and needed a break. I was 18 and needed something adventurous and exciting. I had a few friends in the army reserves that were older than me and I was always hearing their stories. Their lives seemed so interesting to me, so I thought, “Hey, I am going to do this too” so I enlisted to join the Military Police.
A year later, I found myself in the same reserve unit as my friends and loved it. Shortly after, I deployed to Iraq. I was doing everything from Personal Security Details to Key Leader Engagements to Con Air (detainee transportation across the country). When our deployment was over, and we got back home I started feeling complacent. I wasn’t happy in my unit anymore and wanted to do this full time. I was bored and wanted to move up and test how far I could go. I knew that if I stayed where I was, I would have a ceiling over my head that restricted me from going higher.
I made a decision to reenlist, change my occupation, and go active duty infantry. I had my sights set on Special Forces and anything less for me was a failure. Choosing to do this meant I had to go to Basic training all over again. Fast forward 1.5 years and I found myself in Special Forces Assessment and Selection and later the Qualification course. I don’t think my will and spirit has ever been tested as much as it was there. Physically, everything was easy, but the mental stress was a whole separate beast and I learned a lot about who I was as a person there.
Never the less, I passed and earned my green beret. After graduation I went on to HALO school and then I was assigned to ODA 7324 in Florida. For the first time in my life I was around a group of people who I could completely relate w...