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Secrets From a Navy SEAL on Courage During Crisis

More than half of the Fortune 500 businesses started during a recession. This is your time to shine.

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When it comes to leading with courage in the face of fear, there are few people with more experience than Navy SEALs. I recently had the chance to hear combat veteran and retired Navy SEAL officer Larry Yatch, co-founder of SEAL Team Leaders, present on leadership to a select group of entrepreneurs.

The secret to success in business, Yatch says, boils down to five components: stewardship, strategy, people, execution and planning. Most companies are only good at one or two of these things, and Yatch says he has yet to meet a business that is inherently great at all five.

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