In his mid-twenties, Jim Taiclet was commanding multimillion-dollar aircraft on classified missions around the world—some of which came with an ominous send-off. "If anything happens, we never heard of you," the mission briefer would tell him. Today, the Air Force veteran runs Lockheed Martin, the defense giant ranked No. 61 on the Fortune 500, where roughly one in five of its 120,000 employees has also served. And he's not the only Fortune 500 CEO who learned to lead in uniform. This Veterans Day, several leaders have said the lessons they learned in the military—such as attention to detail, a willingness to take responsibility, and the composure to make decisions under pressure—still shape how they lead thousands of employees.
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