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#107 Douglas Ward

ex special forces veteran, entrepreneur

creating leadership mindset

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Doug Ward is a former Special Operations veteran with 24 years military experience. He held numerous leadership positions to include instructor and manager of 500 personnel to Troop Chief of a hand selected group of special communicators tasked with supporting and deploying into austere environments with Special Operations Forces. Pulling from his past experience as an executive-level technology leader, he built numerous successful teams based on building a common vision that is understood and predicated upon impact and purpose.

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Doug brings the leadership principles from his time in Special Operations and as an executive in the corporate world to coaching companies and their leaders 

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Talking points:

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  • discussing coming together across partisan lines as people, taking pride in your country

 

  • being accountable and having a say in your own future - having self discipline

 

  • building trust and finding common ground, you can find something to talk about with anyone (9) 

 

  • building a community from differences, 

 

  • "are you providing value that is helping someone, needing good leadership (16) 

 

  • discussing how now is the perfect opportunity to work on yourself and how you have to want it (19)​

 

  • working in special operations, being in an elite group 100 out of 40,000 - had to be free thinkers, how to get people to relax and talk to younger people, talking to people as adults (23) 

 

  • you have to be human and know how to talk to people, 

 

  • the culture of special operations, taking risk, "are you willing to put everything on the table for your dreams and your vision" (36)

 

  • if people love what they are doing they are giving you new ideas, opening the lines of communication (38)

 

  • helping people when they are not thriving in your company, how to help them as a leader 

 

  • checking in with your staff, how well do you know your team

 

  • finding a human connection and cultural diversity (53) 

 

To contact Doug click on the links below:

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https://anchorstrategiesllc.com/

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Ed Andrew is the host of Human Impact. Initially a lawyer in London Ed has for the past 20 years been a global entrepreneur. He battled prostate cancer at 42 and is now one of the world's leading career coaches and life strategists helping people learn how to thrive at home and work. 

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