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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...
Broadening…Where do I Start?
By Justin Magula Editor’s Note: This post is the last entry in the FTGN Army Broadening Series that we ran from March 15 to April 02, 2021 and is intended to capstone the different facets that were presented throughout. Through this series,...
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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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