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Ep. 82: Joe McCormack- Are You Living a Distracted Life?
Joe McCormack, author of BRIEF: Make a Bigger Impact By Saying Less, returns to the podcast to discuss his follow-up book NOISE: Living and Leading when Nobody Can Focus. He shares how our electronic devices are hijacking our ability to focus,...
Is Foreign Service ILE Right for You?
by Jake Kohlman As I filled out my location preferences ahead of Intermediate Level Education (ILE), I knew I wanted to try something other than the traditional path of the Army’s Command and General Staff College (CGSC) in Fort Leavenworth,...
Ep 81: Seth Godin- The Practice
The extraordinary Seth Godin joins Joe to discuss the importance of focusing on the practice over outcomes, why the process matters, and how we can create buy-in within our organizations. Seth also explains why writing is an important habit to...
Creating an Army Master Tactician Additional Skill Identifier
by David Weart Editor’s Note: This article was modified from its originally published version on February 7th, 2023. Simply stated, the Army should expand the Master Tactician Test (MTT) offered at the Command and General Staff Operations...
A Father-Daughter Book Club Review of Slaughterhouse-Five
by Amy Padilla My father is a retired Marine Corps Major General and a combat veteran who gave over 37 years of his life to the service. He is now living his best life in Woodland Park, CO, enjoying retirement and lots of time with family. A big...
Searching for a Purpose in Professional Military Education
by David Kahan My time at the Captain’s Career Course (CCC) was a disappointment. Arriving at Fort Huachuca, Arizona in April 2022, I hoped that Military Intelligence CCC (MICCC) might help either to prepare me for my next position or teach...
Ep 80: Joe Hart- How to Take Command
Joe Hart, the President and CEO of Dale Carnegie & Associates, joins the show to discuss his recently published book, Take Command: Find Your Inner Strength, Build Enduring Relationships, and Live the Life You Want. Joe and Joe talk about the...
Counterproductive Leadership: Impact to People and the Organization
by Jakob Hutter Effective leaders who demonstrate confidence, courage, compassion, and character enable an organization’s success. Stay in any organization long enough, and you will understand that counterproductive leaders can leave serious harm...
Perception is Reality, But is it?
by M. Chris Wingate Perception is reality. We’ve all heard this phrase; and most of us have likely used it at some point in time. When leaders use the phrase “perception is reality” they are likely making assumptions about others without taking the...
Sixteen Things I Wish I Could Tell My Senior Rater
Authors’ Note: The authors of this post, @notyourtacofficer and @therecoveringcommander, are mid-career, post company-command officers wallowing in their KD-complete broadening assignment lives and contemplating what’s next. Referred to as the,...
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We All Need to Have a Little More Briefing Empathy
By Joe Byerly Have you ever been in a meeting and felt like a prisoner? It’s Friday afternoon, you are sitting in the last meeting of the week. The final briefer begins to speak. They see the clock. They know there are only five minutes left but...
How to Know if Your Presence Matters
By Sean Finnan Several years ago, I came across this quote: “If your absence doesn’t affect them, your presence never mattered.” As I was nearing the end of my O-5 command, I began to reflect on what I was leaving behind. Would my absence affect...
We Need to Bridge the Gap Between the COIN Generation and the Next Generation
By Scott Kelly I commissioned in 2012, joining an Army in which my leaders had been engaged in counterinsurgency (COIN) fights in Iraq and Afghanistan for nearly a decade. As I left training and entered the operational force, I was hit with the...
LTG Rainey Discusses A Practical Approach to Developing Leaders
At the recent Army Virtual Maneuver Warfighting Conference, LTG Rainey the Commander of US Army Combined Arms Center, Fort Leavenworth gave a short 20 minute talk on how to develop leaders. He says that leaders need to have a goal for their...
Harnessing Your Discontent in the Military
By Mark Jacobsen When I arrived at my first C-17A unit, I was chomping at the bit. Finally, after years of education and training, I was ready to join the fight. The September 11th attacks had occurred during my senior year at USAFA, and I had felt...
Getting the Most Out of Your Green Notebook
I started this blog in 2013 as a captain in the US Army. It was a hobby and a way for me to think through topics that interested me. I never imagined that I would still get the opportunity to share ideas here as a lieutenant colonel seven...
How to Develop a Unit Reading Program
By Joe Byerly Lately, I’ve had several conversations with incoming battalion commanders about creating reading programs for their units. They’ve all agreed that having one is important, but their philosophies differ greatly on the scope, the...
These ROTC Alumni Give the Coolest Gift to New 2LTs
By Jason Criss Howk Steal this idea to improve our officer corps; we don’t hold the patent. Since Spring 2016 our ROTC class has awarded one graduating cadet a library of 50 books that we believe could help them navigate the challenges they will...
Is Your Counseling A Deep Dive or Drive-By?
By: Jacy Park “No one told me that I would be a promotion risk, I was always told I was doing fine,” said a Chief Warrant Officer 2 with tears in his eyes as I advised him to get his family ready for a career outside the military. Countless...
Recognizing Great Leaders in Our Lives
By Steven Arango Leaders are abundant; good leaders are scarce; great leaders are even rarer. There are countless works dedicated to the study of leadership, providing examples of some of the greatest leaders in history, contrasted with some of...
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