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Identifying Bias in Your Workplace? Read Kim Scott’s Just Work
by Aidan Looney As a West Point Cadet, I often hear that the academy is a leadership laboratory. Cadets are given the space and opportunities to experiment in leadership and learn how they want to lead before going out to the operational...
Leaders, Cultivate Your Initiative Environment
by Brian Disque As a leader, have you ever wished your team would “take more initiative?” Or perhaps you personally have wanted to take more initiative and were unsure of your options? Have you ever reflected on what it really means to take...
When Ego Leads
by Meaghan Parchert “Leadership in a democratic Army means firmness, not harshness; understanding, not weakness; justice, not license; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.” – GEN Omar Bradley...
Ep 113: Colin Stevens- Make Your Mark!
Colin Stevens, author of Make Your Mark: Lessons from Legends for a Life of Fulfillment and Impact, joins the show to share his inspiring story of chasing a dream that didn’t pan out the way he thought it would and the...
May 3rd Prospective Writers Information Webinar
If you are interested in writing for From the Green Notebook, or curious to learn more, please attend this webinar on May 3, 2024. It will include information on FTGN’s history, background, audience, readership, and a Q&A portion on writing for...
A Text to Garcia: Business Rules for Work Texting
by Joon Lee “We do NOT use Signal as our primary means of communication!” my fellow staff officer exclaimed. I sympathized—in our years of service, we’ve embraced the tenet that “we train like we fight,” that we must exercise our tactical systems...
“Leading Up” as a Company Grade Officer
by Mike Martino “Someone got Sir off topic again…” Forty of us, students at the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course (IBOLC), were huddled into a corner of Building 466A listening to our platoon tactical trainer. We were supposed to be discussing...
To Captains in the Marketplace: Consider Recruiting Command
by Ben Potter Are you an Army Captain whose AIM marketplace is open? If so, you may see Company Command positions within the U.S. Army Recruiting Command (“USAREC”). These positions are a phenomenal broadening opportunity, and you should consider...
7 Years’ Time: A Sexual Assault Survivor’s Story
(David McNew/Getty) Editor’s Note: Today is Denim Day, an annual campaign observed worldwide to highlight misconceptions surrounding sexual violence. It began twenty-plus years ago, after the Italian Supreme Court justices ruled that a rape...
3 Reasons to Attend The Next FTGN Writers Webinar
By Kevin Cutright Editor’s Note: Sign up for our May 3rd prospective writers webinar here. Not convinced? Read this piece. I was one of about 15 attendees in From the Green Notebook’s webinar for prospective writers in early February. I...
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The One Thing Series: The Criticality of Composure
by Benjamin J. Elliott If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; – Rudyard Kipling To meet the...
The One Thing Series: On Self-Preservation
by Nadir Attar Of the myriad of things which come into my mind reflecting on my time as a company commander, one word stands out: self-preservation. At first glance this might look like an awkward, even selfish choice. Isn’t command...
The One Thing Series: Collaborating Up, Down, and Across
by Haley Morton In 2CR, staff work is particularly difficult to synchronize due to the lack of an onsite division headquarters and the frequent expeditionary deployment operations in the European theater. I wish I’d known the importance of...
The One Thing Series: Find a Mentor
By Marc Meybaum “Mentorship is the voluntary developmental relationship that exists between a person of greater experience and a person of lesser experience that is characterized by mutual trust and respect.” – AR 600-100: Army...
The One Thing Series: Sharing the Profession with Department of the Army Civilians
By Tom Dull “The Army profession develops Soldiers and Army civilians who demonstrate character, competence, and commitment through career-long training, education, and experience.” – ADP 6-22: Army Leadership and the Profession In the...
Operationalizing Individual and Team Development
by Scott Nusom The field grade officer’s chief responsibility is to operationalize guidance and intent. However, often overlooked is how field grade leaders can just as effectively operationalize individual and team development. Simply stated,...
Readiness Displayed: The Ukraine Conflict and the Importance of Readiness Principles
by Aaron Childers The Russo-Ukraine War has captivated the world’s attention as the smaller and less-technologically advanced Ukrainian forces continue to stall the advance of a much larger and better-equipped force. Many issues have plagued...
Missing the Forests for the Trees: The Flaw in Army Future Command’s Vision on Emerging Conflicts
by Yancy J. Bush A common idiom applied to someone too engrossed in a detail describes that person as unable to see the forest for the trees. They miss the larger context of the situation by only considering a small component of it. This saying...
On Practical Leadership- The Value of Active Listening
by Alberto J. Delgado “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.” You’ve probably heard that quote thrown around at meetings and posted all over social-media as...
The Science and Art of Command
by Michael Everett Does the Army practice Mission Command? Or Command and Control? After the 2019 update to ADP 6-0 Mission Command, many young leaders are confused about the terms command and control and mission command. The bottom line is this:...
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