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S3, Ep20: Todd Henry – Learning to Lead Creative People
Best-selling author Todd Henry joins Joe to discuss the role leaders play in an organization. He discusses the challenges people face when moving into leadership roles and how to overcome them. Additionally, Todd provides great actionable advice...
Engaged Leadership: Four Tips for Future Commanders
by Sam Allen The recent release of the Battalion Commander selection list is exciting for all involved – certainly for those selected and those who have had some part in developing these proven leaders. In the next few months, those selected in...
The Value of History for the Field Grade Officer
by Travis Zahnow As the US military continues its transition from counterinsurgency focused warfare to Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO), Army field grades find themselves immersed in strategic competition. But many in the current generation of...
Leadership is Not a Position
by Chris Jarrett Perhaps no word elicits stronger aspirations and emotions in our profession than “leadership.” The most basic understanding is that a leader is something we ought to be, and many assume they are leading by filling the position of...
Faithful and True: Lessons Learned at Combined Resolve XVI
by Samuel “Joe” Nirenberg During the past nine months, I was fortunate to command 1-5 FA while it served as a part of the rotational ABCT in support of Atlantic Resolve. Up front, I will say that the Atlantic Resolve mission allows...
S3, Ep19: Jennifer Moss- Let’s Talk About Burnout
Jennifer joins Joe to share why it’s time to completely rethink burnout. She explains why it’s an organizational problem to solve, and not an individual problem. They discuss the symptoms of burnout and Jennifer explains why self-care...
Sweat in Peace: Lessons from Task Force Smith
by Ben Phocas Five short years after the Second World War, the U.S. Army was ill-prepared when the forces of Kim Il-Sung stormed south across the 38th Parallel on the Korean Peninsula. The head of the recently formed Department of Defense, Louis...
How the Regional Leader Development Program-Pacific Develops Mid Grade Leaders
By Kellie O’Boyle I first heard about the Regional Leader Development Program-Pacific (RLDP-P) from my Professor of Military Science (PMS) in the fall after I commissioned in May of 2017. The program, first started in August 2017, was designed to...
S3,Ep18: Scott Howell- Team Chemistry Matters
Retired Air Force Lieutenant General Scott Howell joins the show to discuss some of the hard-won lessons he learned during his more than three decades of military service. He provides some insight into energy management for leaders, talks about how...
Operationalizing People First: A Gated Framework
by Aaron “Butch” Pucetas Current Army doctrine describes the progression of teams and organizations through three stages: formation, enrichment, and sustainment (Figure 1). However, I further posit organizational culture, environment, and...
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UK Commanders Everyone Should Study
By: The Editors at the Wavell Room We’ve teamed up with From the Green Notebook for a leadership exercise: A General Exchange. The idea is simple. Just put forward 5 British generals that are worthy of study by our American cousins. In return we...
10 Things You Should Know About Supporting Breastfeeding Soldiers
By Lauren Holl The number of women entering the military has steadily increased during the last 30 years. Despite this trend, there continues to be a knowledge gap regarding best practices in supporting Soldiers who return to work after giving...
Things I Wish I Would Have Known Before I was an S3
By: Casey Dean During the last few months of KD time I began to reflect on the things I wish I could have done better and captured those lessons. My goal was to pass these notes to my replacement in hopes he wouldn’t make some of the same mistakes....
The Do’s and Don’ts of Letters of Introduction
By Scott Shaw and Chad Foster Writing letters of introduction to your future battalion or brigade commanders has been a staple of the basic and career course since we were lieutenants and captains (and before our time as well). This time-honored...
The 8 Lessons of Leadership I Learned Brewing Coffee – A Tribute to BG Sean P. Mulholland
By Alex Licea I originally wrote this over two years ago. It’s about the leadership lessons I learned brewing the morning coffee while working as the enlisted aid for then BG Sean P. Mulholland, who was the commander of Special Operations...
How to Develop a Mission Mentaility
By: William Treseder This post is a short excerpt from his new book RESET: Building Purpose in the Age of Digital Distraction Hungry For Purpose The Ancient Greeks used the word telos. The best translation is “end-purpose” or “end-goal”. I really...
Looking for Career Advice? Start in the Mirror
As soon as I signed my military contract in 2001, I started receiving career advice. Leaders, from my professor of military science to future commanders, began sharing their wisdom with me on the right branch, the perfect career-enhancing...
Bring Back the ‘Drink & Think’! Unleashing the Power of Professional Development
By. Chad Foster Recently, a couple of very talented young majors introduced me to the phrase “Drink & Think.” This was the name they gave to the informal professional group discussions held among a small circle of peers while at the Command...
3 Signs that a Star Performer is on the Path to Burnout
This post originally appeared on Bridge3.com and was written for a corporate audience, however the topic and the advice offered has equal application for military leaders. By Jonathan Silk How does a star performer turn into a loose cannon, or...
The Three Hardest Words for Leaders: “I Don’t Know”
“Throw out your conceited opinions, for it is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.” – Epictetus, Discourses I think three of the hardest words for leaders to say are, “I don’t know.” No matter the...
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