Photo By Sgt. Maj. Andrew Porch | Lt. Gen Stephen Lanza, commanding general of I Corps and Joint Base Lewis-McChord,...... read more read more
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SEATTLE – From Bill Ayers, the former CEO of Alaskan Airlines to Howard Behar, former president of Starbucks Coffee Company International, the students of the University of Washington have heard many different outlooks on leadership, but few have heard from a senior leader in the U.S. Army.
Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, commanding general of I Corps and JBLM, chatted with about 50 students during a Leadership Fireside chat on the campus located in Seattle, Feb. 4.
The Leadership Fireside chat is part of the Business Undergraduates in Leadership Development; a program geared towards enhancing student’s leadership skills by focusing on professionalism, self-discovery, skill development, and community and culture.
“We talked about leadership and the qualities and characteristics that he described are basically the most important to developing leaders in an organization,” said Matt Cameron, a junior with a major in international studies. “Those tenants can be applied in the military setting and … in a business setting.”
Throughout the discussion, Lanza spoke of leaders who are in charge of companies or organizations such as Howard Schultz of Starbucks, Paul Allen of Microsoft and Pete Carroll of the Seattle Seahawks, and the ways they are successful.
“Every one of those leaders I named had a vision,” said Lanza. “They had a roadmap; they had a way to move that organization forward and then they got buy in from that organization.”
Students spoke about why they invite community leaders, especially from the military, to come speak at the university.
“One of the reasons that we try to get speakers from all areas of professional fields is to bridge student diversity,” said Jacqueline Holmes, a sophomore with a major in intended communication. “It’s really important to get somebody from the military or the Army to give a perspective or point of view that you wouldn't normally hear in academia.”
The exchange between Lanza and the students continues a growing relationship between the two organizations as The University of Washington in Tacoma runs The Veterans Incubator for Better Entrepreneurship, which supports military veterans’ entrepreneurial aspirations.
The program allows veterans to learn from nationally-renowned executives and successful local entrepreneurs while sharing their story with fellow veterans.
The students say they have a good idea of what current Soldiers do for them and shared their views on the Army, and the role it plays in America.
”I think of the Army as protecting people’s rights, protecting us from domestic and foreign threats,” said Holmes, a native of Bothell, Washington. “For somebody that doesn't have any military experience, it’s nice to know someone is looking out for us.”
“There are so many resources that are available on the joint base that we can really learn from each other’s experiences at the University of Washington, if we are open to exchanging information and expertise,” said Cameron.
| Date Taken: | 02.04.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 02.06.2015 11:01 |
| Story ID: | 153755 |
| Location: | SEATTLE, WA, US |
| Hometown: | BOTHELL, WA, US |
| Hometown: | SEATTLE, WA, US |
| Hometown: | TACOMA, WA, US |
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