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A Platoon Leader’s Takeaways from the Anti-Extremism Stand-Down
by Jack Hadley On March 19th, the DoD-wide Anti-Extremism Stand-Down chain-teaching came hurtling down from echelons on high. For me personally, I saw this cascade come from U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) down to the 173rd Airborne...
When Unpopular Decisions Lead to a Better Culture
by Mike S. Burke On his blog, author James Clear talks about “Keystone Habits,” habits that will act as the foundation for other positive habits and translate into a better overall lifestyle. However, I submit not all keystone habits are...
Write for You
By Joe Byerly Many view writing for publication in the military as an opportunity to help others with their leadership approaches, inform them on some academic topic they learned about in grad school, or to share lessons learned from a recent...
General George S. Patton
Editor’s Note: This blog post is part of our Scribbles series. If interested in submitting creative content, view our guidelines here. By Pat Dowden Pat Dowden is a retired U. S. Coast Guard officer, who is an award winning artist and...
S2, E14: P.W. Singer -Useful Fiction
The team sits down with P.W. Singer to discuss his latest book, Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution. He dives into some of the technologies from the book, the difference between useful fiction and science fiction, and why he says useful...
How We Evaluate Physical Training
by Alex Morrow Was that a good workout? If it was, how do you know? If you were to ask these questions to many of our military leaders, they would tell you that if you walk away sweaty, tired, and sore, you’ve had a good workout. To paraphrase a...
Do You Have a Mentoring Habit?
by Aaron W. Childers When most people choose a profession, they spend some time looking at their strengths (and weaknesses) and how their personality best fits into that chosen profession. For example, you may find your gregarious nature is a great...
Leadership Lessons for a Successful Command
By Timothy Russell Throughout my time in command, I faced numerous leadership challenges both tactically and while in garrison. I’ve experienced everything from minor to major UCMJ actions through the unfortunate situation of dealing with the...
The Thinking Combatant
Editorial note – This blog post is part of our Scribbles series. If interested in submitting creative content, view our guidelines here or contact Daniel Vigeant at dan@fromthegreennotebook.com. By Phil Mitten It was a searing hot and dry...
S2, E13: Coach Eliah Drinkwitz- How to Build a Team
Joe interviews the head coach for the Missouri Tigers football team, Eliah Drinkwitz. Coach Drinkwitz discusses his approach coming into a new football program and cautions against the one mistake that leaders can make that will quickly...
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Leader Development: The Leeroy Jenkins Model
“Time’s up! Let’s do this! LeeeeeeRooyyy Jenkins!” -L. Jenkins If you’ve been to a professional military education course in the last seven years, you’ve probably seen this video at some point. In the middle of the clip, the players devising a plan...
A Leader’s Legacy: What Does Your Recruiting Poster Look Like?
By Joe Byerly In May of 2013, the University of Alabama released a recruiting poster with the jerseys of 111 former players who Nick Saban has coached or recruited during his time in the NCAA. Every jersey on the...
Let’s Quit Going into Debt with Our Families: Time Management for Leaders
Time, like money, isn’t infinite yet we treat the management of both very differently. If I mismanage my money, and my monthly expenses are greater than my income, I must borrow from a financial lender to make up the deficit. Overtime, I run the...
The Power of a Note
By Joe Byerly Tonight I read an article in the Army Times titled Nearly Half of Soldiers say Army isn’t committed to them and for whatever reason it made me think of a handwritten note I received almost 10 years ago from my Battalion...
“A Way” To Develop a Toxic Leader: How We as Leaders Create Our Own Monsters
Toxic leaders don’t just appear on the scene, they develop over time- and we are the ones that create them. Yep! It’s partly our fault as leaders because we fail to properly counsel them as they move up the ladder. There you have it: “A way” to...
The Guy Behind the Guy, Behind the Guy: A Case for Taking our Roles More Seriously
“Remember this face! This is the guy behind the guy, behind the guy!” Vince Vaughn’s character spoke those words to the cocktail waitress in the 90’s hit, Swingers, when he was trying to pump up his wingman, played by Jon...
Flattening the Decision Cycle in Tactical Units
If you look in the Army’s manual on Mission Command, it says the philosophy is based on 6 principles: Build cohesive teams through mutual trust Create shared understanding Provide commander’s clear intent Exercise disciplined initiative...
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