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In many of my presentations and coaching engagements, I always seem to come back to Commander’s Intent when discussing Servant Leadership. After wrapping a call, I shared a link to an excellent article discussing this concept and how to apply it. Here’s an excerpt from the article about Commander’s Intent and its origin, followed by a link to the full article “What Is \u2018Commander\u2019s Intent\u2019?” by Josh Kaufman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Commander\u2019s Intent originated on the battlefield. If a general tells a field commander precisely how to capture a hill and the situation changes, the field commander is forced to return to the general for new orders, which is very slow and inefficient. If the general explains the strategy to the field commander and explains why that particular hill is important and how it will support the overall strategy, the field commander is free to use their knowledge of the\u00a0Goal<\/a>\u00a0and fresh intelligence to act in a new way that supports the original intent.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Other articles if you’d like to learn more:<\/p>\n