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The Best Culture Statement I Ever Saw
by Joe Byerly Good culture statements aren’t easy to find. I know I struggled to capture the essence of the culture I wanted to create as a commander in a concise statement, and I still did not get it right. Often, leaders gravitate...
Don’t Lose Yourself in Your Service: Why I Couldn’t Stay in the Navy
By Marina Muenster A few months ago, I wore my Navy uniform for the last time. In total, I spent nearly 10 years in the service, first as a midshipman at the Naval Academy and then as a Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer. I am often asked why I left...
The 10 COMMANDments: A Company Command Team’s Reflections
by Dan Kinney and John Singharath Regardless of branch, commanding a unit is one of the hardest jobs you’ll ever have as an officer or senior NCO—it’s also one of the most rewarding. With anything in the Army, it’s been done before and there’s a...
Make Combat Arms Fit Again
by Michael E. Pittman While serving as a basic training drill sergeant for incoming infantry soldiers at Fort Moore, Georgia, I saw a steady decline in overall fitness. In the past, trainees were easily able to pass the 1-1-1 assessment (1 minute...
Leaders Must (Unfortunately) Wield PowerPoint. These Tips Can Help
By Daniel Kull It is a truth universally acknowledged — military leaders are expected to deliver a coherent PowerPoint brief. You will be judged on your ability to communicate via PowerPoint. Do it well, and the people who write your evaluation...
The Oath of Commissioned Officers Demands We Pursue Perfection
by Christian A. Dionisio For the vast majority of Americans, the relentless pursuit of perfection is completely unreasonable, even irrational. In the profession of arms, however, the relentless pursuit of perfection is illuminated in our oath,...
Ep 115: Annie Duke- The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away
Former World Series of Poker Champion and best-selling author, Annie Duke, returns to the show to discuss the concepts from her book, Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away. Annie shares insights on how grit, often celebrated...
The Most Neglected Path to Leader Growth: Self-Development
by Brian McDonough Arguably one of the most discussed but neglected concepts among Army Leaders is one’s self-development. Every day leaders must balance responsibilities to their organization, their soldiers, their families, and themselves....
Soldiers With Stripes: A Perspective On Junior NCOs
By James Duncan Recently, I engaged a trusted squad leader for some much-needed feedback. I wanted to know his perspective on the state of the company: what are we doing well and where do we need a course correction? After several minutes, the NCO...
Ep 114: Annie Duke- Thinking In Bets
Former World Series of Poker Champion and best-selling author, Annie Duke, joins Joe to share her journey from studying cognitive science to becoming a poker legend, and how this experience led her to explore the cognitive underpinnings of...
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Planning to Win the Tactical Level Fights: How Simple Operations Products Enable Synchronized Success
by Sean Leary Battalion and brigade staffs operate somewhere in between the company tactical level and the operational machines that are division headquarters. In this area, it is essential for commanders and their supporting staffs to be...
10 Rules to Live by on Social Media for Those who Serve
by Orlandon Howard “When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” – King Solomon (1010-931 BCE) It’s easy to make mistakes when communicating regularly on social media....
Lessons Learned for an Effective Training Pathway and Development
by J David Thompson “What did we do that made us so effective?” A few weeks after returning from a deployment to the Levant, one of my Team Sergeants asked me this question after he and his Team Leader had a chance to reflect on the past...
Commander’s Focus Areas for Large Scale Combat Operations
by Ronald Sprang Commanders are critical to an organization’s success. Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) stress a unit’s leaders, systems and processes, which require unremitting focus and leadership. Commanders must train their organizations to...
An Army and a Nation: Preparations for Large Scale Ground Combat Operations
by Michael Herb The basic function of an army is to fight and win a nation’s wars; thus, war is the endeavor of a nation. Winning in large-scale combat operations matters and has returned as the priority for the United States military with leaders...
The One Thing Series: Seeing the Best in People
by Brad Ruttman It was very difficult to choose the one thing I wish I knew before taking command. After 8 years of operational and strategic level command, there are so many. However, there is one in particular that I never thought that I would...
The One Thing Series: Burnout
by Bob Shelton I failed … my family, my unit, and my leaders. As a teenager, I had a t-shirt that said “Eat, sleep, and go like hell.” I put a lot of stock in the latter part of that slogan…I believed it. Twenty-two years...
The One Thing Series: You Are Not the Point
by Ben Durdle Our education plants the seed of our perceived exceptionalism, our training waters it, and our experiences prune and bathe it in sunlight. We have signed up to do something extraordinary and believing we are capable and, in many ways,...
The One Thing Series: Mentoring Through the Gauntlet
by Don Gomez The one thing I wish I had known before I started my last job is that, in mentoring relationships, the mentee is almost always looking for practical advice – not cosmic wisdom. That may seem simple, but is truthfully...
One Thing: Systems and Processes for Command
by Jared Massie Within the first few weeks of Battery command I knew I needed to get organized. I began to develop practical products that, looking back, are my greatest lessons learned. They focus on an organized weekly calendar, a ready-made unit...
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