Joe DeRing

Joe DeRing is the founder and CEO of EMPOWER Leadership Adventure Center. In 2000, Joe graduated from the University of Delaware with a bachelor’s degree in political science and was commissioned into the U.S. Army as an infantry officer with the rank of second lieutenant. As a lieutenant, Joe led light and motorized platoons of up to 60 men in combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Joe, now a former Army Captain and Army Ranger, is regularly invited to speak to high school and college students regarding his leadership experiences.

How to Make the Platinum Rule Work For You

War is hell – no two ways about it. However, after eight years in the US Army and 850 days spent in the war-torn sands of the Middle East, I learned and validated a valuable leadership lesson. Since those days…