Today when we think we think of the stewardship of Chief Executive Officers, Talking Heads and political talk shows and management gurus. There was a time when leadership meant men living and dying for their faith. Although this sometimes happens today – professional soldiers, firefighters, office of law enforcement and other rare cases. During the time of the Civil War, Americans North and South routinely died for their causes. The men who are out today after 145 more years examples for us.

Integrity

The men who led soldiers into battle – at all levels of the military in the north and south, often leaving their families and careers to serve. Many senior officers on both sides had attended West Point and pursued a lucrative career as an engineer and business people. Other different rows on the left, the office or political office of the leading men into battle. They were not seeking financial gain or in most cases not even the honor. Instead, they tried to serve because they believed and once in the leadership positions they lived their faith and put their lives on the line for the daily occurred.

Lead forward

Today, when CEOs, politicians and other leaders, it is common to find when something goes wrong, the first fired is not the leader, but around him – chief of staff, the CFO, the next in line, the speaker or whoever. When it comes down to it, the leaders of today for someone to find someone else, “the ball” for them. Your goal is to survive. Leaders of the Civil War era, whether officers, noncommissioned officers, senior officers or generals led their men forward contract. In battle it is the leaders who have most clearly in front of their husbands and who were the first victims. Now that is forward really. Only for the number of policemen killed or injured in a major battle clearly see that leadership in action.

Accept responsibility

Similar to leading from the front, take over the responsibility for the failure is more common but not universal, therefore, that under today’s leaders. Today, leaders usually find someone to blame when something major or minor is wrong. It is rare to find today’s leaders to step forward and take responsibility. During the civil war – a number of times as President Abraham Lincoln and Confederate General Robert E. Lee has taken over the responsibility. Lincoln accepted responsibility for errors both in the way of the raging war and also to the policy that had failed. Lee, rather than the guilt of his subordinates, who certainly had their part, accepted responsibility for the failure of the war – especially after Gettysburg and Appomattox. Other leaders during the war have often done the same.

Aggressiveness

Through much of the Civil War Robert E. Lee made up for his lack of men and supplies through cunning and aggressiveness. His courage kept the Union forces off balance and led to a series of victories for Lee, including the Seven Days battle outside of Richmond, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. His travels in the fighting north of Sharpsburg (Antietam) and Gettysburg. Although it does not give the profits of the South, they do benefit in the South, but at high cost. The aggressiveness of the North appeared later in the war under Grant with his campaigns of 1864 and 1865 in Virginia, where he has never stopped the war, what the cost in personnel and equipment. He also appeared in the ruthless campaign of total destruction at the end of the war of Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia are rare in Atlanta and Sherman’s March to the Sea campaign and aggressive and courageous action of the leading companies in the world of committees, teams , orientation, and political correctness.

Innovation

We now believe that the age of innovation and our leadership role as one of the most innovative ever. In fact, the Civil War the first “modern” War of the telegraph, observation balloons, was iron warships, troop movements by rail, machine gun and advanced spy networks. The leaders of South and North covers all the innovations and new technologies and apply them to their advantage. In addition, innovation is not limited to technology. While the soldiers may have fought with cannons and muzzle-loading muskets and cavalry charges bear to develop their leaders, new and innovative strategies and tactics to give their armies all the benefits and win battles, campaigns and war. An example is the use of SWIFT in motion “cavalry on foot” by General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson to his people where they are in record time. He needed to move boldly to get their husbands to use Union forces by the weakness of the movements of the support (press out) This was particularly evident in his last fight -.. Chancellorsville Other guides – North and South – to overcome barriers to innovation and also give them an advantage on the battlefield.

Today we think in terms of state and government from reading statements from press conferences, annual meetings of companies and other public events. The actions of the politicians at all levels during the Civil War are examples of our politicians of today and tomorrow. Through better understanding of their use of innovation, leadership from the front, to take responsibility, aggressiveness and integrity that we produce more and more effective leaders benefit to the public and private sector today and in the future.

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