CHAPTER 5

Positive Coaching Habit #1:

EXPLAIN Expectations to Gain Alignment

Unclear expectations lead to unclear destinations.

LEE J. COLAN

Many of today’s leadership practices are rooted in historical military testing, application, and refinement. But what can business leaders gain from current-day military, specifically Navy, leadership practices that have been honed for years and now are used with today’s more complex, competitive leadership environment? A lot!

The next time you hear a business leader complain about “the new generation worker” and how they cannot motivate them and how they take no initiative, consider this:

Lee, coauthor of this book, had the privilege of spending a weekend aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, about 100 miles ...

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