The Ultimate Landscape CEO - Jeffrey Scott Recruiting Top Level Managers from Special Forces, with Christian Ruf
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Jun 20, 2025 Christian Ruf, owner of Uncommon Elite, specializes in recruiting veterans from special forces for leadership roles. He shares insights on the unique skills veterans bring to civilian workplaces, such as leadership and adaptability. Ruf emphasizes the importance of focusing on innate attributes rather than just experience. He discusses the challenges veterans face when transitioning to corporate environments and the critical role of effective onboarding. Overall, Ruf highlights how military training equips individuals to thrive in dynamic business settings.
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Leadership Learned Through Responsibility
- Leadership is learned through responsibility at a young age with no instruction manual.
- Military experience teaches how to lead and operate under high ambiguity and risk.
The "Figure It Out" Skill
- The key is to "figure it out" with minimum viable information and energy.
- Confidence builds by repeated experience navigating uncertain, high-stakes environments alone.
Seeing Through Chaos
- Chaos is often a lack of rhythm and process rather than pure disorder.
- Military veterans rely on fundamentals and trained processes to operate effectively in chaos.