Companies across the United States have been supporting military veteran hiring initiatives for decades. The support that the post-9/11 military veterans have seen from employers is an awesome response to …
Chad Storlie
Chad Storlie
Chad Storlie is a retired Lieutenant Colonel with 20-plus years of Active and Reserve service in infantry, Special Forces, and joint headquarters units. He served in Iraq, Bosnia, Korea, and throughout the United States. He was awarded the Bronze Star, the Combat Infantryman’s Badge, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Special Forces Tab, and the Ranger Tab. Chad is author of two books: "Combat Leader to Corporate Leader" and "Battlefield to Business Success." Both books teach how to translate and apply military skills to business. He has been published in The Harvard Business Review blog, Business Week Online, Christian Science Monitor, USA Today, and over 40 other publications. He has a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from Georgetown University. Follow Chad @Combattocorp.
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FeaturedMilitary and Police
Be Daring and Win – Applying Military Special Operations Principles to Win In Business
by Chad Storlieby Chad StorlieThe motto of the United Kingdom’s Special Air Service (SAS), probably one of the world’s best Special Operations Forces (SOF) is, “Who Dares Wins.” The history of the UK SAS, …
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What Alex Gorsky, CEO of Johnson & Johnson, Teaches About the Value of Military Service to Business Success.
by Chad Storlieby Chad StorlieAlex Gorsky has been the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Johnson & Johnson for several years. Gorsky has had a rapid and extremely successful rise through Johnson & Johnson (J&J) …
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Special Operations Leadership Skills That Create Innovative, Successful, and Engaged Teams
by Chad Storlieby Chad StorlieMilitary SOF teams succeed through hard work, rehearsals, extensive training, extensive planning, thorough use of intelligence, and technology. However, the greatest asset to any team is the individual skill sets …
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Principles of Military Intelligence to Advance Your Career Success
by Chad Storlieby Chad StorlieThe term “business intelligence,” or BI, has been around for several years and is commonly used by businesses. Business intelligence involves the company defining measures of success or metrics that …
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How Military Spouse Employees Create Value for Business
by Chad Storlieby Chad StorlieMilitary spouses offer an incredible value as an employee for any type of business. A skeptic might first say, I was mistaken. Spouses move every 2-3 years, have erratic schedules, …
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FeaturedNational Security
The Freedom of the Press and National Security Have to Intersect When it Counts
by Chad Storlieby Chad StorlieIt is in the interest of all Americans for the United States to portray a unified, strong, and consistent message of strength and consistency towards North Korea, which will in …
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How United Airlines and Customer-Facing Businesses Can Learn from the Military’s War Game Process
by Chad Storlieby Chad StorlieUnited Airlines and other high touch, high stress customer-facing businesses desperately need to use the military War Game Process.
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Military Tactics That Can Make Your Business Thrive
by Chad Storlieby Chad Storlie“Marketing planning is constrained by both time and resources. P-A-C-E is a great tool for marketing teams to help drive creativity in the planning process to find alternate yet still …
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“For employers to fully understand and capture a veteran’s skill sets, ask them to tell you a story of their most challenging day in the military. Have them paint a …