The Commander:
Mission-First Thinker

Primary Trait: CRITICALITY

Strategic, focused, decisive. You don’t chase distractions—you identify what truly matters and drive toward it.

Your Strengths:

• Strategic focus
• Decisiveness
• Clarity under pressure

Watch Out For:

• Tunnel vision
• Missing team dynamics

Your Tactical Edge:

You don’t get distracted. You get results.

Your Next Move:

Use the CARVER framework to continually realign your team with what truly matters. Focus on Criticality to keep the mission front and center.

Historical Example: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Supreme Allied Commander turned U.S. President, Eisenhower exemplified mission-first clarity. He led the D-Day invasion and helped shape the post-WWII world by keeping focus on critical outcomes.

“What is important is seldom urgent, and what is urgent is seldom important.”

— Dwight D. Eisenhower