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https://www.dvidshub.net/news/565727/sustaining-excellence-1st-special-forces-group-airborne-hosts-seattle-seahawks-leadership-exchange

They took the whole team there two years ago as well.

>“I think the consistency of the shared vision of what they’re trying to achieve was just a great reminder of what works,” said Mike Macdonald, Head Coach for the Seattle Seahawks. “Let’s not lose sight of the daily things that we need to be doing to make our team great.”

>“There’s a standard of what you’re trying to achieve, and how you do what you do every day is really, really important,” Macdonald said. “There’snothing on the linethat’smore important than what the Green Berets do, so it was awesome to learn from them.”

>For one Green Beret, sustaining excellence in Special Forces means being prepared to perform beyond the standard at any time.

>“The excellence part seems kind of implied,” said a Green Beret ODA Team Sergeant assigned to 1st SFG (A). “We have standards we need to meet, and everybody endeavors to well surpass those standards.”

>“We’re not chasing the results,” Macdonald said. “Winning is great, but what we appreciate and what we are most proud of is our way of life and how we do things and the impact we have on the people around us.”

>That approach, he said, keeps the organization focused on the process rather than resting on past accomplishments.

>“If you just rest on your laurels and sit around and stare at each other all day, that’s not the life we chose,” Macdonald said. “Nothing really changes on that front.”

>“I want everyone to understand how much we appreciate 1st Special Forces Group opening up the doors, being so candid, so honest,” Macdonald said. “It just felt like a Group full of people that were really intent on making their organization better and serving the people that they interact with every day.”