Significant Career Lesson From a Strategy Analyst at Boeing
Nathan, a Boeing Strategy Analyst, learned throughout his career in college sports, the military, and now at Boeing that "the mission is first, but people are always first". This prioritization of people, even while pursuing goals, is crucial for achieving results, as demonstrated by Nathan's experiences as a captain and officer.
Leadership, Teamwork, Mission-Driven, People Management, Work-Life Integration
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Nathan Gholston
Strategy Analyst
Boeing
University of Miami
FEMBA Anderson School of Business UCLA
Engineering - Aerospace
Aerospace, Aviation & Defense
Business Strategy
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Veteran, Transfer Student, Student Athlete
Video Highlights
1. Prioritize people alongside the mission: Success hinges on taking care of your team.
2. Leadership experience matters: Lessons from sports and military leadership translate to the professional world.
3. Mission-driven focus: Balancing achieving goals with the well-being of your team is crucial for results.
Transcript
What's one lesson you've learned that has proven significant in your career?
This lesson has proven true throughout my time in college sports, my time in the military, and my time here at Boeing. That lesson is: the mission is first, but people are always second.
We all get so caught up in trying to reach the goal and hit the deliverable. Often, that means people can be thrown under the bus or sacrificed in order to get there.
But from my time being an officer and a captain on different sports teams, it's absolutely critical to have the people around you taken care of in order to achieve that mission. So, while the mission is first, the people are always on your mind. They always need to be taken care of for us to really get the results that we want.