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S3,E10: Scott O’Neil: Be Where Your Feet Are
Former CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers and author of Be Where Your Feet Are, Scott O’Neil talks about the struggle of achieving work/life balance and how he learned to approach life after years of working in the fast-paced...
What’s in a Name? A Reflection in Name and Rank in the Armed Forces
by Cody Anderson What’s in a name? More specifically, a first name? As every new recruit in the military learns, the answer is – apparently nothing. Your first name no longer matters. Instead, you are referred to by your last name from the...
Are You an Omnivore? Understanding Personality Types and Effective Leadership
by Daniel Jarvis The military operates in a Type A world. This age of information is a globally reaching, fast-paced environment defined by constantly changing factors contributing to complex problem sets. Modern leaders must ensure their forces...
S3,Ep9: Elliot Ackerman- The Dark Side of Identity
Elliot Ackerman joins the podcast to discuss a recent article he wrote for Liberties Journal titled, “Turning in My Card“. Joe and Elliot talk about the dark side of identity and how it can prevent us from personal and...
How are Decisions like Avocados? Waiting for a “Ripe” Moment
by Joel P. Gleason Author’s Note: GEN Richard Clarke, SOCOM CG, taught me the concept of the “Life Cycle of a Decision” during my tour as a Logistics Planner for the 82nd Airborne Division. His mentorship closed some gaps in my understanding of the...
Welcome to Your Future: How to Survive and Thrive in the AIM Marketplace
by Lyle A. Regalado Since inception, the AIM Marketplace’s goal was to allow Officers to take a bigger role in their hiring process. Human Resources Command (HRC) will no longer be placing people based on the needs of the Army. Rather, Officers are...
Remembering Powell: Leadership Lessons from a Soldier, Patriot, and Statesmen
by Jay Jackson With the passing of Colin Powell this week, I was reminded of how grateful I am for his “Thirteen Rules.” Described in Part I of his book It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, the principles Powell sets forth are clear and...
S3,Ep8: Everett Spain- The Battalion Commander Effect
Recently, U.S. Army Colonel Everett Spain coauthored an article in Parameters titled, The Battalion Commander Effect. Spain and his coauthors found that evidence suggests Army battalion commanders are a major factor in whether or not high-potential...
Do We Disdain Intellectual NCOs?
By Chris Melendez Former officer and scholar James Joyner critiqued anti-intellectualism within the U.S. military. Opinions will diverge on Joyner’s assessment on whether such bias exists or whether an ideal balance can be struck between the...
S3,Ep7: Rabbi Mordecai Finley- Finding Inner Well-Being
Rabbi Mordecai Finley sits down to talk with Joe about the power of self-reflection and how it can lead to inner well-being and help reduce conflict in our lives. He also shares lessons from decades counseling couples, earning his black belt in...
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Generations of Veterans Now Face the Duty to Reshape America
I am pleased to share the following blog post, written by Team Rubicon Clay Hunt Fellow Crista Casas. Content courtesy of Team Rubicon. To learn more about their mission of continued service through disaster response,...
Choosing Action Over Apathy
I am pleased to share the following blog post, written by Team Rubicon Clay Hunt Fellow Brandon Callahan. Content courtesy of Team Rubicon. To learn more about their mission of continued service through disaster response, visit TeamRubiconUSA.org....
3 Simple Ways to Introduce Your Kids to History
Benjamin Franklins’s father, a tradesman, had a small library in their home that Ben used to develop his famous curiosity. General George Patton’s father read the Iliad and the Odyssey with young George before he was 10, not...
What was Patton’s 7th Quality of Great Leadership?
By Josh Bowen, author of 3×5 Leadership In the West Point’s special collections inventory resides Patton’s Elements of Strategy textbook from when he was a West Point Cadet back in 1909. This textbook was used for West Point’s “History...
The Machine Will Run Without You: A Checklist for Checking Out
By: Joan Sommers There are multiple reasons that take leaders out of the office and it’s not just TDY. Non-emergency surgery, NCO professional education schools, birth of a child, Ranger school, and the normal 30 days of leave a year will lead you...
Investing in People: A Brigade Commander’s To Do List
By: Colonel (Retired) Rob Campbell Taking command of a Brigade in the 101st Airborne Division in 2013, I knew I had to focus on making people better people. I had to invest in them. To invest is to dedicate time, talent and resources to gain...
Does Popularity Get You Promoted?
A few months ago I heard Mitch Prinstein on the Art of Manliness podcast and then read his book Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obssessed World. I reached out to him and asked him about his thoughts on popularity’s linkage to...
Would Your Squad Leaders Attend Your Funeral?
By. Colonel Curt Taylor I recently heard General Dave Perkins, the Commanding General of TRADOC, describe a funeral for a senior general officer long retired. At the funeral he noted the attendance of several middle-aged men who had served...
The Army Field Grade Starter Kit
“The Major runs on coffee and hate…and I think he’s out of coffee.” -Some Poor Staff Captain at NTC Last year I completed S3/XO time and there were a couple of things I wish I would have had in my cargo pocket when I walked...
What is Your Guitar Hero?
About a decade ago, I would spend hours a day playing my Xbox 360. I was hooked on one game in particular: “Guitar Hero”. In the game, players have to play hit songs by pressing buttons on a fake guitar. Each day I would continuously...
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