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Diversity, Inclusion, and Force Readiness
by Lianhao “Howard” Zhou In mid-2020, Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Mark Esper stated his intent to “pursue equal opportunity and aspire to true meritocracy” via a video address to the force regarding diversity and inclusion. On December 18, 2020,...
Welcome to USASMA
by Mike S. Burke It’s that time of year. If you are reading this, you are about to begin a year-long journey as a member of the newest class of prospective sergeants majors at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy (USASMA). ...
Leading Up: How to Manage a Toxic Boss
by Andrew Milburn Every year across all services, a number of commanding officers are relieved of their duties due to a “loss of trust and confidence” — that singularly cryptic and unhelpful phrase. I can’t help thinking that at least some of...
Inspire, Enable, Build
By Andrew Webster Soldier development is a critical responsibility that is often overlooked by leaders. This is largely due to concerns about training gates and performance metrics or distractions by discipline issues. Focusing on these outputs...
The Importance of Professional Relationships
by Brennan Randel Taking command of a company can oftentimes feel bittersweet. There is so much to be excited about, yet equally so much to be apprehensive about. Beyond the immense responsibility that elicits this range of emotions, there is the...
The Weakness of OODA: One-Speed-Fits-All is not a Recipe for Strategic Success
by ML Cavanaugh OODA’s not a bad idea. It’s a good one, applied poorly and too liberally. It’s not as if faith in John Boyd’s Observe-Orient-Decide-Act Loop is instantly fatal, more like a chronic illness that weakens the mind over time. It limits...
How I Learned to Get the Most Out of Reading
By Joe Byerly This month, as I transition out of another decade, I’m taking the opportunity to reflect and write on those things I adopted in my thirties that have proved beneficial to me. In this post, I want to share some of the...
Season Finale: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg- Strength in Numbers
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg shares the lessons he’s learned leading the 30-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) over the last seven years. Additionally, he explains how his parents’ approach to diplomacy influenced...
Making Mistakes
by Brennan Randel Four months into my first assignment out of flight school, I thought my career was over. Our unit was conducting aerial gunnery at a range north of El Paso. Because an Apache can only transport the pilot and the co-pilot, most of...
A Test for Future Generations
Preface by Thomas E. Ricks Editor’s Note: For this Fourth of July, the From the Green Notebook team felt it appropriate to share a copy of the Declaration of Independence so that we may reflect upon the principles upon which this nation was...
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#DAweek: How Will We Train to Fight and Win in a Complex World?
By: General David Perkins “Military failures are a result of three things: failure to learn, failure to adapt, and a failure to anticipate.” The strength of the United States military – in fact, our asymmetric advantage – is...
My Bid Farewell to the Army Blue
By Daniel Hodne This past November, my family and I returned to West Point, New York, for my Class’ 25th Reunion. While I stood alongside my classmates on “The Plain,” and watched the Corps of Cadets execute a...
Time To Change Mission Command Doctrine
By Regina Parker The Army let me study abroad in China this year to deepen my understanding of international relations, but I have also learned quite a bit about the Army itself. Last week, for instance, I was riding a train through Tianjin when my...
Mission Command and Detailed Command – It’s Not a Zero-Sum Game
By Alan Hastings Recent debate among military professionals on the subjects of mission command and detailed command has highlighted a common misunderstanding about each’s role in tactical operations. While we cannot expect to seize, retain, and...
You Want the Best? Embrace Failure
By Brad Hutchison three The troops were ready: SHARP, OPSEC, SAEDA and CTIP training complete; field sanitation, environmental compliance, and ammunition handling teams trained and identified; all Soldiers who would come within the 385 days of...
Developing Deliberate Practices for Leadership Growth
“You are always practicing something, the question is,- What are you practicing” ...
Ten Important Lessons I Learned as the S3/XO
By Jason Gallardo 1.Build relationships- your ability to succeed will depend on your aptitude at working with your sister BNs, BDE, DIV, and post agencies. You have been told throughout your career that relationships are everything, but it becomes...
Reflecting on Servant Leadership
By Joshua C. Bowen This past holiday season, I had the good fortune of celebrating Christmas with my family at my sister’s house in Bremerton, WA. She is a Navy Lieutenant (O-3) assigned to an aircraft carrier, the USS John C. Stennis, at Naval...
Do Leaders Need Emotional Intelligence?
Over the holiday break, I had the opportunity to catch up with with Dr. Joshua Spodek, author of the upcoming book Leadership Step by Step and discuss emotional intelligence. The term gets thrown around a lot in the military, but I...
Mentorship: A Strategic Imperative
By Chip Bircher Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. —Jack Welch In the fall of 1915, a young lieutenant fresh out of West Point reported to Fort...
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