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The Weekend Safety Brief Must Go!
By: Joe Byerly One of the first principles of the philosophy of Mission Command is “Build Cohesive Teams Through Mutual Trust,” and I would argue that the antithesis of this is standing in front of the formation every single Friday reading off...
Leader Development: The Maker’s Motto
Author’s Note: This is the second installment in a series on leader development: For the previous post check out Leader Development: The Leeroy Jenkins Model “If you can’t open it, you don’t own it.”...
Leader Development: The Leeroy Jenkins Model
“Time’s up! Let’s do this! LeeeeeeRooyyy Jenkins!” -L. Jenkins If you’ve been to a professional military education course in the last seven years, you’ve probably seen this video at some point. In the middle of the clip, the players devising a plan...
A Leader’s Legacy: What Does Your Recruiting Poster Look Like?
By Joe Byerly In May of 2013, the University of Alabama released a recruiting poster with the jerseys of 111 former players who Nick Saban has coached or recruited during his time in the NCAA. Every jersey on the...
A Charge to Veterans No Longer in Uniform
Below is a letter that General Jonathan Wainwright sent to Soldiers discharged from the military, following their service in World War II. As our military downsizes and many choose to leave the service, I think this letter reminds us of...
Let’s Quit Going into Debt with Our Families: Time Management for Leaders
Time, like money, isn’t infinite yet we treat the management of both very differently. If I mismanage my money, and my monthly expenses are greater than my income, I must borrow from a financial lender to make up the deficit. Overtime, I run the...
The Power of a Note
By Joe Byerly Tonight I read an article in the Army Times titled Nearly Half of Soldiers say Army isn’t committed to them and for whatever reason it made me think of a handwritten note I received almost 10 years ago from my Battalion...
Got the Sequestration Blues? Grab a Map!
Disclaimer: If you are expecting a blog post about the strategic impacts of sequestration or how to get furlough days back…read no further. “It is terribly difficult for military men to keep their methods adapted to rapidly changing...
Tired of Damon and Massengale? What Two Polar Explorers Teach Us About War and Leadership
In October 1911, Sir Robert Falcon Scott and Roald Amundsen raced against each other for the prestige of being the first explorer to reach the South Pole. These two men each led small teams in extreme conditions where planning, preparation, and...
Junior Leaders, Teddy Roosevelt, and Defense Entrepreneurs Forum
“Fortune indeed favors the prepared mind, but even fortune and the prepared mind needs a favorable environment before they conspire to produce sudden change.” –Elting Morison In his book, Men, Machines, and Modern Times, Elting Morison tells the...
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