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Professional Development Opportunity: Read with a General
Today, I came across a great program offered by Major General Jimmie Jaye Wells at U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM). Over the course of eight weeks, he will be reading and discussing Simon Sinek’s Leaders Eat Last , via the newly created...
2014: Reflecting on Books
Last year, I wrote a post in which I highlighted the books I read in 2013; I really enjoyed reflecting on those titles and the insights gained from them, which is why I did it again this year. In addition to preparing me for the academic rigors of...
“I Want to Develop My Lieutenants, But….”
In the numerous conversations I have had with current and former company commanders, the phrase “I want(ed) to develop my lieutenants, but…” comes up a lot. As always, the intention is always there. Most company...
Levity in Leadership
We all see and capture various viewpoints on leadership in our green notebooks. Casey Dean, the author of this post, has learned the importance of humor in our day to day interactions with subordinates; as well as those times when tensions are...
Preparing Leaders for Any Given Sunday
This post originally appeared @ The Bridge on November 15, 2014 as part of the #Human Project: Professional Views on the Army’s Human Dimension White Paper. Additionally, check out posts by Tom Ricks , Doctrine Man, and Nate Finney. By: Joe...
Defense Entrepreneurs Forum 2.0: Veterans Poking Life
“When you grow up, you tend to get told that the world is the way it is and your life is just to live your life inside the world, try not to bash into the walls too much, try to have a nice family life, have fun, save a little money. That’s a very...
Don’t Be a “Water Bucket” Leader
by: Joe Byerly Command in the U.S. Army, regardless of echelon, is one of the greatest privileges (and stressors) bestowed upon commissioned officers. Unfortunately, many of us seem to stumble through these small windows of our military...
Exit, Voice, and Innovation
By: Joe Byerly We have all been there at some point in our military careers. We have woken up in the morning, looked into the mirror, and asked ourselves “Is serving my country worth all the avoidable headaches that comes along with wearing the...
No Details, No Paper, and No Regrets
“I had a sort of a motto, “No details, no paper, and no regrets.” No details-don’t go about setting machine guns on different sides of bushes. That is done a damn sight better by a platoon commander. Then, no paper. You...
How to Avoid Making the Front Page of the Military Times
This post is part of a series of weekly professional discussions that occur on Twitter among military leaders in the United States and students and professors at Kings College in London. If you’re interested in participating, tweet your response...
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