Episode 57

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24th Oct 2024

57. Military lessons in leadership

In this episode we discuss: What leadership lessons we can learn from the military. We are joined by Ben Read, Founder & CEO of Redeployable, and Andy Wright, Consultant. 

We chat about the following with Ben Read and Andy Wright: 

  • How can trust and delegation enhance command and control in leadership?
  • What behaviours and actions are essential for building trust and psychological safety within a team?
  • How do confidence, humility, and self-regulation impact leadership effectiveness in high-pressure environments?
  • What role does continuous learning and development play in personal and professional growth for leaders?
  • How can leaders use mistakes as opportunities for improvement while maintaining team trust and integrity?

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Biography: 

Ben is the founder and CEO of redeployable, and has spent over 10 years in the military as part of the Royal electrical and mechanical engineering unit. 

Andy Wright is the former regional VP for Salesforce, and also spent over 20 years in the military as a pilot.

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Summary:

00:00 Introduction and Background

18:56 Command and Control in the Military

20:23 Translating Military Values to the Business World

22:26 Building Trust and Psychological Safety

24:24 Psychological Safety and Leadership

29:21 Leadership Under Duress

30:02 Self-Regulation and Understanding Your Role

34:03 Training, Education, and Development

37:32 The Importance of Humility in Leadership



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The Operations Room: A Podcast for COO’s
We are the COO coaches to help you successfully scale in this new world where efficiency is as important as growth. Remember when valuations were 3-10x ARR and money wasn’t free? We do. Each week we share our experiences and bring in scale up experts and operational leaders to help you navigate both the burning operational issues and the larger existential challenges. Beth Ayers is the former COO of Peak AI, NewVoiceMedia and Codilty and has helped raise over $200m from top funds - Softbank, Bessemer, TCV, MCC, Notion and Oxx. Brandon Mensinga is the former COO of Signal AI and Trint.

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