MT2 Growing Leadership Blog #28 – Define Your Culture – Exceed Expectations

Today we look at the letter E in MT2Leadership. It stands for exceeding expectations. In this blog, I share a story about an event that I have not talked about for many years. I reflect on a time that I needed a piece of military equipment to exceed specifications to save the life of a young officer.

While all the soldiers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Officers on-site exceeded expectations, the recovery mission relied on one piece of hardware that should not have been used. Still, it was the only tool we had to save a life. A simple D-Ring taught me a lot about exceeding expectations and why I feel it is an essential part of my companies culture.