6 Inspiring Military Leadership Ideas You Need To Know
Lead well — the British Army Way
I have served 14 years as a British Army Officer and was fortunate enough to be subject to arguably the finest leadership development regimen in the world. Having attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst to undertake the 44 week Regular Officer Commissioning Course, I joined an organisation which has, historically at least, generated some of Britain’s finest Leaders. I had a lot to learn.
Amongst the things that the British Army does well is celebrate its heritage, and is increasingly improving its ability to learn lessons from the past. This may be a contentious subject when considering recent operations, but that will not be discussed here.
One element of the organisation which thrives is the concept of Leadership, and how we develop our own, bespoke, personal style of Leadership and Command. I benefited greatly from it, in many respects.
It was my honour to command and lead British Soldiers at various levels, on and off operations, and was privileged to do so. Over the years, I have picked up a number of pithy quotes, principles, axioms, and maxims, which I always found of some use when considering how to handle challenging situations.
