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Good day, team,

 My name is Michael; I currently reside in Nashville, TN, working in claims and sales for auto repair. I am a veteran who served in the Navy during the First Gulf War onboard an aircraft carrier as a crash and salvage rescue and assistance. I also coach a woman semi-pro football team that just won a championship game. I aim to reach the director or VP level for the customer success department. In this role, the goal is to build new leaders for the future.

The company I had chosen to research would be Exxon Mobil, which was started in 1859 by Colonel Edwin Drake in Titusville, PA, until the end of the Civil War. J.D. Rockefeller, in 1870, took over the company and changed the name to Standard Oil Company in Ohio, where he combined several smaller companies to build the largest oil firm in the world. Regarding leadership, Exxon believes in strong integrity, courage, and resilience to handle a company the size of Exxon because of the multiple areas in the company involved. The decision-making for Exxon is very important when it comes to handling environmental issues and legislative restrictions that could cripple the business operation. Each leader at Exxon implements an open-door policy with an informal and formal touch when speaking with employees.

Exxon's core value in leadership leans on courage for leaders to take the initiative to make a difference. ( Leadership | ExxonMobil, n.d.)  I learned to take ownership when making good or bad judgments and boldly act with conviction to lead the right way. Leaders must hold themselves to a higher standard and present integrity and grit for others to follow. Leading the right way has always been the right principle for those in leadership at Exxon to understand the company's leadership program builds leaders for the future.  

Leadership | ExxonMobil. (n.d.). ExxonMobil.  https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/sustainability-and-reports/sustainability/our-approach-to-sustainability/leadership#WeAreExxonMobilleadershipculture