Ep 48 | Clarity in Business, Inspiration in Leadership

BP McCoy is the Founder of Xiphos Initiatives LLC and a retired Marine Corps Officer with extensive leadership experience in the most demanding and unforgiving environments on six of the seven continents. He was decorated multiple times for valor and wounds received in battle while leading a Task Force that spearheaded the 2003 invasion of Iraq, toppled the Saddam Statue in Baghdad, and fought house to house in Fallujah in 2004. He also served at the operational and strategic level in Afghanistan. After 28 years as a Marine, BP successfully transitioned to the corporate world as a Vice President for a leading irregular warfare consulting firm. BP is also a Field Instructor for the prestigious National Outdoor Leadership School, leading 30-day backcountry expeditions in remote and austere environments while teaching, coaching and mentoring leaders and teams. BP combines his unique blend of leadership experiences to develop dynamic and adaptive leaders and create winning organizational climates. He is the author of The Passion of Command: The Moral Imperative of Leadership. BP’s book is now required reading for new Marine Officers, Additionally, the Norwegian Army and Israeli Defense Force use translated versions of the book for their leadership training. In today's episode, BP translates the lessons of command that he's learned through his career to the small business owner. We arrive at the simple truth of leadership - Leadership that is effective is the same across all organizations, big and small; civilian and military. "Of every 100 men in battle, 10 shouldn’t even be there, 80 are nothing but targets, nine are the real fighters and we are lucky to have them since they make the battle. Ah but the one, the one is the warrior, and he brings the others home” - Heraclitus Greek Philosopher 500 BC