Und es gibt sie eben doch: Die Gründe, die für einen militärischen Führungsstil in der Wirtschaft sprechen. Zu lesen im Blogeintrag “Why the Military Produces Great Leaders – by Colonel Tom Kolditz” (Danke an François Monney für den Tipp). Hier das “Best Of”:
First, in all services, military leadership qualities are formed in a progressive and sequential series of carefully planned training, educational, and experiential events—far more time-consuming and expensive than similar training in industry or government.
Secondly, military leaders tend to hold high levels of responsibility and authority at low levels of our organizations.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, military leadership is based on a concept of duty, service, and self-sacrifice; we take an oath to that effect. We view our obligations to followers as a moral responsibility, defining leadership as placing follower needs before those of the leader, and we teach this value priority to junior leaders.
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Are we likely to see business leaders placing the well-being of their shareholders and employees above their own?
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But the quantity of compensation isn’t as relevant as the message to followers that, when times were tough, the leader put his or her personal well being ahead of theirs. Such perceptions of a military leader in combat would render that leader mistrusted and ineffective in the eyes of soldiers forever. Why should business leaders expect anything else on the part of people desperate about the loss of their equity or employment or lifestyles?
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CEOs have to start leading like generals—even if that means living a lifestyle in common with their troops.
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The best leadership—whether in peacetime or war—is borne as a conscientious obligation to serve. In many business environs it is difficult to inculcate a value set that makes leaders servants to their followers. In contrast, leaders who have operated in the crucibles common to military and other dangerous public service occupations tend to hold such values.
Das sind Dinge, die es heute braucht, auch um das Vertrauen wieder zu gewinnen.
Oder kurz zusammengefasst die wichtigsten Führungsgrundsätze:
- Der Auftrag steht im Zentrum.
- Führen durch Vorbild.
- Der Chef sorgt zuerst für die Unterstellten und Kunden und nicht für sich selbst (vgl. Der Kapitän verlässt das sinkende Schiff als Letzter)
DAS wären Kernbotschaften, die unsere Armee aufnehmen sollte! Das aktuelle Umfeld böte eine erfolgversprechende Ausgangslage, um sich positiv positionieren zu können! Welcher der ach so verschmähten Manager hat denn heute noch eine militärische Führungsausbildung vorzuweisen? Ich gebe Ihnen zwei Namen: Josef (Joe) Ackermann und Konrad Hummler.
Aber einmal mehr dürften unsere Kommunikationsprofis in Bern die Chance verpassen – wirklich schade!
