Saving Private Ryan Leadership

Job Titles Do Not Make a Person a Leader. Leaders must first travel down the gauntlet with those they lead BEFORE they are accepted as the leader. Joel Barker, the paradigm expert, has the best definition of leadership. He says, "Leadership is about taking people to a destination they wouldn’t go to by themselves." To reach that "destination," a leader must endure a "baptism by fire." He or she must PROVE themselves first. Until …

…they see it making a difference in the world. A connection between what people value and what they are doing must exist. It is the psychological connection between my soul, my heart and what I do. Hopefully, none of us will have to face the horrors of combat again, and my thanks go to those who have. But let us be ever mindful, it is leadership that makes an exceptional difference—in war or peace.