General Mattis and Making Speed Part of Your Culture

The concepts of speed, harmony, commander’s intent, and leadership form the bedrock of General Mattis’s philosophy.

D. Brown Management Profile Picture
D. Brown Management
April 19, 2020 2 minute read
leadership
Share

"Operations occur at the speed of trust." - Retired General Jim Mattis

"Time wounds all deals, sometimes even fatally." - Stephen A. Schwarzman

Leadership Tools: The concepts of speed, harmony, commander's intent, and leadership form the bedrock of General Mattis's philosophy. Make speed your competitive advantage.

Michael L. Valenti (Major, US Marines) studied the leadership principles, strategies, structure, and tactics used by General Jim Mattis. He used the word "speed" over 50 times to describe General Mattis.  

The Mattis Way of War: An Examination of Operational Art in Task Force 58 and 1st Marine Division 

The concepts of speed, harmony, commander’s intent, and leadership form the bedrock of General Mattis’s philosophy. Make speed your competitive advantage in your career, on your project, and as a contractor.

Speed was a culture.

  • Speed was a way of thinking - the mental gymnastics we have to do to solve a problem quickly and efficiently.
  • Speed is defined as “rapidity of action. It applies to both time and space.
  • Speed over time is tempo - the consistent ability to operate quickly.

 

Make speed your competitive advantage.  

Related Training
Deliberately Building Your Perfect Life
What did you do today to improve your value-add and do more of what you love? The foundation of all sustainably growing contractors is a team with each person individually strong, sharing common values, and aligned around a common purpose.
Related Article
If a Problem is Worth Solving, It's Worth Solving All the Way
Not all problems are created equal and not all problems are even worth solving. When they are; be aggressive in solving them so they never come up again. Remember that 90% of continuous improvement is just about eliminating problems consistently.
Related Article
The Truth About Leading Change
Few things are more important for a growing contractor than leadership and management being effective in how they make decisions about change, communicate those decisions, and help their teams navigate the process.
Related Article