Building Team Relationships for Success
Lessons from Eisenhower & D-Day
Our most versatile program has been conducted as 3 half-day sessions, a single full-day session, or a half-day session. The material is modular and can be expanded or shaped to fit your training needs. Each version includes instructor facilitation, videos, team exercises and discussion time.
Our role model is Dwight D. Eisenhower, who faced a daunting assignment when given command over the Allied forces for the D-Day landings in World War II. His team included experienced commanders (all with more combat experience than Ike) from various branches of military service (navy, army, air force) and from several nations.
Each nation had its own priorities for recapturing European soil from the Germans, and each military service had its own working style. The commanders, used to running their own operations, brought towering egos and strong personalities to the new Allied team. How would Ike ever reach consensus on issues, much less forge a working team for this complex operation?
Our role model is Dwight D. Eisenhower, who faced a daunting assignment when given command over the Allied forces for the D-Day landings in World War II. His team included experienced commanders (all with more combat experience than Ike) from various branches of military service (navy, army, air force) and from several nations.
Each nation had its own priorities for recapturing European soil from the Germans, and each military service had its own working style. The commanders, used to running their own operations, brought towering egos and strong personalities to the new Allied team. How would Ike ever reach consensus on issues, much less forge a working team for this complex operation?