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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: No Longer One of the Guys
by Chad Corrigan One thing I learned early in Squadron command is that I was no longer one of the guys. You cross a major threshold when you transition from company grade through field grade time and on to Squadron Command. I may have felt the...
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...
S2,Ep36: Susan Cain-Finding Strength in Pain
Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking joins the show to discuss her latest book Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. Joe and Susan talk about the power of harnessing our pain...
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...
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...
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Social Media: Senior Leaders Need to Get on the Bus
By General Robert B. “Abe” Abrams The emergence of social media over the last decade has impacted just about every facet of life, reshaping the ways in which we interact, socialize, and communicate. Digital natives – like my 24-year old...
How a Lesson from College Football Helped Me Fight Anxiety in the Military
By Joe Byerly My favorite time of year if here –college football season. And while I enjoy spending my Saturdays watching football with friends and knocking back a six pack, I also enjoy studying the coaches. How do they turn losing teams into...
The Capacity Cup: Managing Your Organization’s Capacity
By Terron Warton The Oxford English Dictionary provides three definitions for capacity. Two of those definitions std out to me. Capacity is both the amount that something can contain and the amount that something can produce. Individuals and...
Finding the Right Vision, Culture, and Climate
By Ryan Kendall Vision, culture, and climate In a previous post, I discussed the importance of developing a shared organizational vision. This idea is not new to our profession. However, when it came time for me to begin the process for my...
The Map on the Wall
By Jack “Farva” Curtis Whenever I write, I try hard to avoid expressing political or partisan opinions. Not only do I doubt you care about my opinions, but it would also be wholly inappropriate for me, in my current position as an active duty...
Instant Expectations of the Iron Major: The 5 GAS Principles
By Will Laase and Todd Turner The Iron Major who understands Mission Command, commander’s intent, and practices the 5 Give a $#!t (GAS) Principles, is the team member that commanders request “by name.”. Regardless of the leader’s background,...
Leveraging Policy to Performance: Optimizing the Potential of AIM 2.0
By Don Orlando AIM 2.0 has a strong policy foundation for talent management for the Army and its officers. Like all new and better efforts, a key challenge is making that policy come alive…one officer at a time. Virtually all officers are...
Important Lessons from an Outgoing Commander
By Ryan Kendall At the end of a National Training Center rotation, the Brigade commander said something that resonated with me. He said that at some point, we would have to come to terms with our experience in training. The lessons our...
On Followership: Seeing the Weight of Leadership
By Joe Byerly When I was a company grade officer, I used to complain about the bastards up at squad. I remember thinking if LTC X or COL X only thought the way I did, we wouldn’t have this problem. If I’m being honest with myself, it wasn’t until I...
Before You Commission, Read These 5 Books
By Oren Abusch-Magder Former Defense Secretary Mattis famously once wrote, “Thanks to my reading, I have never been caught flat-footed by any situation, never at a loss for how any problem has been addressed before. It doesn’t give me all the...
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