West Point Leadership seminars teach leadership skills needed in both the military and business. Leaders must make good decisions to avoid costly mistakes. West Point selects top officers and instructors, emphasizing combat experience. The curriculum focuses on developing cadets' character, discipline, and ability to prioritize and achieve missions. The "Be-Know-Do" leadership model stresses living by core values, gaining knowledge and insight, and making situation-specific decisions. Attendees are encouraged to reflect on how West Point principles can strengthen their own leadership and expectations for their teams.

1. West Point Leadership
Southerton Executive Leadership Seminars
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2. Past and Present

3. Past and Present

4. Past and Present

5. Denver
SoCal
Seoul

6. West Point Leadership
 In business, if you make bad decisions, people lose
money, and perhaps jobs. In the military, if you make
bad decisions, nations can fall and people can die.
 Dualities of leadership—knowing when to follow and
when to not follow, the responsibility to question and
the responsibility to execute.

7. West Point Leadership
 Tough standards/ process for cadet selection.
 High expectations for Officers and NCOs.
 Top 5% officers in Army picked as TACs and
Instructors. 2 years grad school prior to USMA.
 Product of the Product.
 Combat experience, commanded troops, and from elite
units.

8. West Point Leadership
 Duty Honor County
 A cadet will not lie, cheat, or steal, or tolerate those
who do…
 Higher Right
 Yes, sir (ma’am), No sir, no excuse sir
 Answer and converse in complete sentences (NVO)
 Discipline> self-discipline

9. West Point Leadership
 USMA is a 4 year leadership program
 Plebes year >> 1 ste
 Ability to prioritize
 The “Mission”
 Goal is to command (lead) troops

10. West Point Leadership
Be-Know-Do.
 Begin with core values (be),
 Meld those values with knowledge and insight (know),
 And finally, make situation-specific decisions to act
(do).

11. West Point and You
 My observations: West Point and top CEO.
 Expectations—for you and your team.
 What will you look like?
 What steps will you need to take for your school?
 4 year leadership program.
 Product of the Product.

12. BE KNOW DO
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