Navy Seals have always had this air of mystery to them. But they’re not as secret as they used to be.

They weren’t open and transparent about their line of work for obvious reasons. But they decided to approach their lack of public information differently when they realized it was hurting their ability to recruit new SEALs.

So what could we learn from them when they pulled the curtain back?

Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran and author of Taking Point: A Navy SEALs 10 Fail-Safe Principles For Leading Through Change. Upon leaving SEAL Team 5, Brent turned his discipline and lessons from the field to the world of business. He now speaks and writes on topics ranging from leadership and building high performance teams to culture and organizational transformation.