The CBS-West Point Leadership Exchange
started in 2015 by a very
entrepreneurial student who also happened
to be a veteran from the military.
And what the exchange was about
was to have a chance to bring
the Sanford C Bernstein Leadership Center
together with the military
to explore commonalities in
the areas of leadership and ethics.
>> The shared history and the rich history
we have with one another is something that
we continue to build upon.
And you strive to have some of the
foremost leaders in the business world.
We strive to be the preeminent leadership
development institution in the world.
We have similar goals and aspirations and
if we can use our resources,
use some of the common ambition that
both of us would have to push forward
both of our endeavors,
I think that’s a win-win for both.
>> So what Captain Borland did for
us was to present us what
the students themselves are learning,
this amazing leadership model which
is impressed upon them very early.
Dealing with things about service,
about honor, tailored to West Point,
but also very similar to
the things which our students
would have seen in our classrooms.
>> Captain Borland defined leadership,
and I really appreciated his definition.
And it has inspired me to become a better
leader because, he's right, you can't
be a leader if you don't have a team of
people that allow you to be a leader and
a situation that allows
you to be a leader.
And you really depend on those two
factors to be a leader yourself.
>> What I take from my personal life
is that this applies to the business
world as well.
So as I go out there to become a leader,
the way which I influence
people is really how I'm gonna be helping
them to form their leadership style.
>> My favorite part was during lunch,
not only seeing how amazing it is
that over 4,000 people can get
fed in 20 minutes or less.
But also I got the opportunity
to sit next to a cadet who was
telling me about his experiences.
He's a senior, so
he's very close to graduating and
it was just great to be able to share
one on one with someone like that,
to hear firsthand how it's
enhanced his leadership style.
And I felt like even though
he was a lot younger than me,
I was meeting a true leader.
And I was very inspired by him and
his story.
>> I think that there's a lot that the
cadets can take away from interacting with
MBA students.
In particular, to understand that they're
gonna be expected to be leaders for
the country,
whether that be in politics, business,
you name it, cadets are gonna be involved.
And so different opportunities
when I was a cadet,
I was able to interact
with MBA students as well.
And I think that I was able
to plan out my future and
to see that this is a path
that I wanna go on.
>> Business school students can show
cadets that you're always learning.
In the military,
a lot of people like to say being
a lifetime learner, life-long learner.
And so
seeing people of all different ages,
all different backgrounds taking two
years to earn an MBA and then take
those lessons with them into the corporate
world is beneficial for the cadets.
>> Being part of the Student Leadership
and Ethics Board for the Bernstein Center,
I can say that the West Point visit really
complements the rest of our programming
that we have throughout the semester but
also affords students a possibility of
exchanging ideas and getting experiences
firsthand outside of the classroom.
And I think that's why it was
very valuable for everyone.
>> Absolutely go.
It's a once in a lifetime opportunity.
Don't miss out.
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