Bob Dixon interviews Jim DeLapp, a retired Army Colonel with extensive leadership experience in both the military and civilian sectors. Jim shares his journey from leading platoons to heading a public works department, offering valuable lessons on adapting leadership styles, fostering team cohesion, and driving organizational success.

Key Takeaways:

• Military leadership principles are valuable, but adjustments are needed for civilian environments.
• Leaders should create a shared sense of mission, vision, and values.
• Leaders need to set challenging goals, provide the necessary resources, and drive their team to achieve them.
• There is a cost to mitigating risk, and good leaders balance risk versus reward.

Quotes from Jim DeLapp this episode:

“But at the end of the day, leadership is still involved in everything we do.”

“You’ve got to fine-tune your leadership style to the audience and to the group that you’re working with. And I think that’s a key at every job that I’ve had and will continue to have with all the clients I have going forward.”

“Just do your job and do it really well, whatever that is.”

Resources Mentioned:

• Jim DeLapp: https://jadelapp.com/ 
• LinkedIn: Bob Dixon
• Email: [email protected].