Interesting leadership observations offered to the railroad industry
Those who were at the keynote Railway Interchange 2015 address by retired Navy SEAL Robert O’Neill heard this leadership message.
Mr O’Neill held the crowd’s attention with his humor and stories of war, including headline making raids that resulted in the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips in April 2009…
His message to attendees about the topic of success & leadership was one that translates from the theater of war to the operations of an office or a railroad:
Never quit. That is his personal mantra.
O’Neill touched on several main points when developing a “never quit” attitude. 1) developing people skills, 2) knowing the difference between over planning versus being prepared, and 3) removing emotion from the decision-making process.
His advice — to keep moving forward through challenges
To recognize that all stress is self-induced
To recognize that failure is a great learning tool.
He also noted that keeping a sense of humor helps.
Lessons there for all of us
Leave a comment