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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...
“A Way” To Develop a Toxic Leader: How We as Leaders Create Our Own Monsters
Toxic leaders don’t just appear on the scene, they develop over time- and we are the ones that create them. Yep! It’s partly our fault as leaders because we fail to properly counsel them as they move up the ladder. There you have it: “A way” to...
The Guy Behind the Guy, Behind the Guy: A Case for Taking our Roles More Seriously
“Remember this face! This is the guy behind the guy, behind the guy!” Vince Vaughn’s character spoke those words to the cocktail waitress in the 90’s hit, Swingers, when he was trying to pump up his wingman, played by Jon...
Flattening the Decision Cycle in Tactical Units
If you look in the Army’s manual on Mission Command, it says the philosophy is based on 6 principles: Build cohesive teams through mutual trust Create shared understanding Provide commander’s clear intent Exercise disciplined initiative...
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