{"id":4687,"date":"2021-10-06T10:36:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T14:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=4687"},"modified":"2023-12-12T14:34:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:34:54","slug":"why-veterans-make-great-board-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/why-veterans-make-great-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Blog: Why Veterans Make Great Board Members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><button id=\"listenButton1\" class=\"responsivevoice-button\" type=\"button\" value=\"Play\" title=\"ResponsiveVoice Tap to Start\/Stop Speech\"><span>&#128266; Listen to this article<\/span><\/button>\n        <script>\n            listenButton1.onclick = function(){\n                if(responsiveVoice.isPlaying()){\n                    responsiveVoice.cancel();\n                }else{\n                    responsiveVoice.speak(\"With the national controversy raging across the corporate landscape in America regarding diversity and inclusion on corporate boards of directors, there is one diverse group of potential board members who are often overlooked: our nation\u2019s veterans \u2014 and particularly, service-disabled veterans. To date, most of the veterans currently serving on corporate boards tend to be those known as \u201cflag rank\u201d officers. That is, those officers who have reached the general officer or admiral ranks. But, it is important to note that officers of lower rank \u2014 and, even senior non-commissioned officers, who have substantial business experience \u2014 can be valuable as well, and serve to diversify corporate boards with experience in strategy, team building, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to mission focus that is unmatched in the civilian world. And, if that veteran also happens to be service-disabled, they can fulfill another important, but often overlooked, diversity criterion. While there is no widely-recognized, common definition of the skills and qualities that comprise an effective board member, I have selected several traits from published literature that are often used to evaluate potential candidates for board membership. Of course, strong business and governance experience is a must. Beyond that, the characteristics of an effective corporate director strongly parallel those honed by people who have excelled in the armed forces. In fact, I would argue the traits gained by serving in the military are unmatched in the civilian world, and are also areas where many traditional directors fall short. Dedicated and Committed to the Organization\u00a0 The military is extremely mission focused. The whole idea in the Armed Forces is to seize the objective \u2014 while, at the same time, ensuring the integrity and welfare of your troops. There is no alternative to accomplishing the mission, yet there is a sense of broader accountability. With the growing concept of companies increasingly looking at stakeholders beyond shareholders, that sense of a broader purpose has been at the heart of U.S. military service for centuries. The Ability to Formulate Strategy and Ensure Its Execution You need to form a strategy \u2014 a vision \u2014 of what your battle plan is going to accomplish. But just as important, you need to ensure that the resources are in place to execute that battle plan flawlessly. Failure is not an option. While corporate board directors might have strategy experience, many might not have held actual responsibility for successfully executing that strategy \u2014 and, even if they have, certainly not under the crucible of armed combat. Understand the Complexity of a Situation, but Explain Simply The military requires that its leaders immediately grasp the complexity of a battle plan, yet at the same time, give clear and understandable guidance on how that battle plan will be carried out by the troops under their command. Often, corporations seek board members with defined experience in specific areas like finance, marketing, or technology. But do those recruit board members understand the entire battlefield? Can they identify areas where there are key vulnerabilities, the ability to seize opportunities, and who are the weaker and stronger soldiers? Understanding That Diversity Leads to Victory The whole Armed Forces are built on the \u201cbuddy system.\u201d Nobody accomplishes the mission alone. If you\u2019re going to be successful in the military, you need to work with all types and kinds of people, from all races, creeds, genders, backgrounds and persuasions and weld all of these disparate interests into a fighting force that\u2019s going to defeat the enemy. Successful military leaders relied on diversity well before the term \u201cdiversity and inclusion\u201d was ever mentioned in the boardroom. Knowledgeable and An Insatiable Learner Service in the Armed Forces of the United States forces you to become a life-long learner. You need to learn quickly from your mistakes, so that you don\u2019t repeat them again. \u201cAfter Action Reports,\u201d where lessons learned from the actions taken on the battlefield are explored in great detail, are standard operating procedure in all of the military services. Embrace Change and Transformation\u00a0 When most people think about military service, they think that it\u2019s all just about the rigidity of following orders. Well, that\u2019s true \u2014 in part. Of course, you need to follow orders. But, what most people never see is that the military teaches you to think and act flexibly, so that if your battle plan isn\u2019t working, you pivot immediately to a plan that does. Flexibility and immediate action are key to survival. Duty Before Self and Taking Care of Your People Finally, the best leadership training in the world is the training that is given to commissioned officers and senior non-commissioned officers in the U.S. Armed Forces. As young Army officers, we were taught to take care of our troops first, if you want them to follow you. An officer has to convince the people under their command that they have their best interests in mind while they are accomplishing the mission. An officer doesn\u2019t eat until all of their troops have eaten. An officer is the last to sleep and walks the perimeter of the camp to ensure that their troops are safe and sound. Otherwise, the troops just aren\u2019t going to follow you to places where they wouldn\u2019t go by themselves. As a shareholder, I want a CEO who lives by that same creed. There are many other traits and characteristics of those who have served as officers in the military that enable these people to excel at corporate board service, such as a high degree of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality. As a shareholder, it\u2019s important to have directors who are domain experts and peer CEOs \u2014 but, in the increasingly complex environment for business, is that enough? Military leaders at all levels are trained as nimble strategists, values-based leaders, and have always valued diversity as a key to building effective organizations. They have led this country to greatness and can do the same for American business. They just need a seat in the boardroom. To learn more about the business benefits of diversifying your board, plus actionable strategies to get started, register to attend our free webinar on October 28, Increasing Diversity, From the Top Down: Why Board Diversity Matters to Your Organization. This 1-hour webinar will be hosted by TDM CEO Donald Thompson and feature guests Paul Dillion, Suzanne Miglucci, and Hilda Pinnix-Ragland. Paul A. Dillon is an adjunct instructor in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. He is a former U.S. Army Reserve officer and Vietnam Veteran, awarded two Bronze Star Medals.\", \"US English Male\");\n                }\n            };\n        <\/script>\n     <\/br><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the national controversy raging across the corporate landscape in America regarding diversity and inclusion on corporate boards of directors, there is one diverse group of potential board members who are often overlooked: our nation\u2019s veterans \u2014 and particularly, service-disabled veterans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To date, most of the veterans currently serving on corporate boards tend to be those known as \u201cflag rank\u201d officers. That is, those officers who have reached the general officer or admiral ranks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But, it is important to note that officers of lower rank \u2014 and, even senior non-commissioned officers, who have substantial business experience \u2014 can be valuable as well, and serve to diversify corporate boards with experience in strategy, team building, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to mission focus that is unmatched in the civilian world. And, if that veteran also happens to be service-disabled, they can fulfill another important, but often overlooked, diversity criterion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8876 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-1024x341.png\" alt=\"TDM Library: your one-stop-shop for update, expert DEI Resources. Explore the platform with a free trial. Click here to learn more.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-A.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/341;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there is no widely-recognized, common definition of the skills and qualities that comprise an effective board member, I have selected several traits from published literature that are often used to evaluate potential candidates for board membership. Of course, strong business and governance experience is a must. Beyond that, the characteristics of an effective corporate director strongly parallel those honed by people who have excelled in the armed forces. In fact, I would argue the traits gained by serving in the military are unmatched in the civilian world, and are also areas where many traditional directors fall short.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Dedicated and Committed to the Organization<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The military is extremely mission focused. The whole idea in the Armed Forces is to seize the objective \u2014 while, at the same time, ensuring the integrity and welfare of your troops. There is no alternative to accomplishing the mission, yet there is a sense of broader accountability. With the growing concept of companies increasingly looking at stakeholders beyond shareholders, that sense of a broader purpose has been at the heart of U.S. military service for centuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Ability to Formulate Strategy and Ensure Its Execution<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to form a strategy \u2014 a vision \u2014 of what your battle plan is going to accomplish. But just as important, you need to ensure that the resources are in place to execute that battle plan flawlessly. Failure is not an option. While corporate board directors might have strategy experience, many might not have held actual responsibility for successfully executing that strategy \u2014 and, even if they have, certainly not under the crucible of armed combat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Understand the Complexity of a Situation, but Explain Simply<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The military requires that its leaders immediately grasp the complexity of a battle plan, yet at the same time, give clear and understandable guidance on how that battle plan will be carried out by the troops under their command. Often, corporations seek board members with defined experience in specific areas like finance, marketing, or technology. But do those recruit board members understand the entire battlefield? Can they identify areas where there are key vulnerabilities, the ability to seize opportunities, and who are the weaker and stronger soldiers?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Understanding That Diversity Leads to Victory<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The whole Armed Forces are built on the \u201cbuddy system.\u201d Nobody accomplishes the mission alone. If you\u2019re going to be successful in the military, you need to work with all types and kinds of people, from all races, creeds, genders, backgrounds and persuasions and weld all of these disparate interests into a fighting force that\u2019s going to defeat the enemy. Successful military leaders relied on diversity well before the term \u201cdiversity and inclusion\u201d was ever mentioned in the boardroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Knowledgeable and An Insatiable Learner<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Service in the Armed Forces of the United States forces you to become a life-long learner. You need to learn quickly from your mistakes, so that you don\u2019t repeat them again. \u201cAfter Action Reports,\u201d where lessons learned from the actions taken on the battlefield are explored in great detail, are standard operating procedure in all of the military services.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Embrace Change and Transformation<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When most people think about military service, they think that it\u2019s all just about the rigidity of following orders. Well, that\u2019s true \u2014 in part. Of course, you need to follow orders. But, what most people never see is that the military teaches you to think and act flexibly, so that if your battle plan isn\u2019t working, you pivot immediately to a plan that does. Flexibility and immediate action are key to survival.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Duty Before Self and Taking Care of Your People<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, the best leadership training in the world is the training that is given to commissioned officers and senior non-commissioned officers in the U.S. Armed Forces. As young Army officers, we were taught to take care of our troops first, if you want them to follow you. An officer has to convince the people under their command that they have their best interests in mind while they are accomplishing the mission. An officer doesn\u2019t eat until all of their troops have eaten. An officer is the last to sleep and walks the perimeter of the camp to ensure that their troops are safe and sound. Otherwise, the troops just aren\u2019t going to follow you to places where they wouldn\u2019t go by themselves. As a shareholder, I want a CEO who lives by that same creed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many other traits and characteristics of those who have served as officers in the military that enable these people to excel at corporate board service, such as a high degree of integrity, discretion, and confidentiality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a shareholder, it\u2019s important to have directors who are domain experts and peer CEOs \u2014 but, in the increasingly complex environment for business, is that enough? Military leaders at all levels are trained as nimble strategists, values-based leaders, and have always valued diversity as a key to building effective organizations. They have led this country to greatness and can do the same for American business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They just need a seat in the boardroom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the business benefits of diversifying your board, plus actionable strategies to get started, register to attend our free webinar on October 28, <a href=\"https:\/\/landing.thediversitymovement.com\/board-diversity-webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Increasing Diversity, From the Top Down: Why Board Diversity Matters to Your Organization<\/a>. This 1-hour webinar will be hosted by TDM CEO Donald Thompson and feature guests Paul Dillion, Suzanne Miglucci, and Hilda Pinnix-Ragland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8041 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Footer-Ad-A-1024x85.png\" alt=\"Display ad for TDM Library. Text says &quot;Find more content like this in TDM Library. Start my free trial&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"85\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Footer-Ad-A-1024x85.png 1024w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Footer-Ad-A-600x50.png 600w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Footer-Ad-A-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Footer-Ad-A-768x64.png 768w, https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/TDM-Library-Footer-Ad-A.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/85;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paul A. Dillon is an adjunct instructor in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. He is a former U.S. Army Reserve officer and Vietnam Veteran, awarded two Bronze Star Medals.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the national controversy raging across the corporate landscape in America regarding diversity and inclusion on corporate boards of directors, there is one diverse group of potential board members who15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,5,40],"tags":[],"tdm_type":[92],"class_list":["post-4687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-board-diversity-esg","category-blogs","category-board-diversity-resources","tdm_type-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Guest Blog: Why Veterans Make Great Board Members - The Diversity Movement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Oftentimes veterans&#039; skills are overlooked when considering diversifying corporate board membership. 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