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Leadership

Command, service, and what the private sector still gets wrong.

July 2, 2026 · 8 min

A title moves paperwork. It does not move people. In uniform, you learn that quickly, because the consequences arrive faster than the org chart.

The best executives I know behave like good commanders: clear intent, delegated execution, and total ownership of the outcome.

Servant leadership is not softness. It is being the person who absorbs the risk so the team can move.