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Season 2, Ep.1: General Joseph Votel-The Basics Matter
In this episode, General Joseph Votel (U.S. Army, Ret.) provides a candid discussion on the challenges of strategic decision-making and risk management. He also emphasizes the importance of role modeling in leadership, highlighting some of...
General Votel Recommends Leaders Read these 5 Books
From the Green Notebook sat down with former CENTCOM Commander, General Joseph Votel (U.S. Army, Retired), recently to discuss his leadership perspective, as well as his experience leading a combatant command in the first episode of our...
Breaking the Mold: Why Cadet Command Needs Swift Change
The views represented herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the DoD or its components. By Cassie Crosby Due to selection bias for combat-arms noncommissioned officers, women are functionally prohibited from...
Feature Your Creative Content on From the Green Notebook
In 2021, From the Green Notebook is looking for leaders to unlock their creative potential. We all know that people do more than take meeting notes in their green notebooks. They also use their notebooks as outlets for their creativity. And...
Coach Wooden’s Advice for 2021
By Joe Byerly When Coach John Wooden arrived at UCLA in 1948, the athletic department promised him they would eventually get him a nice gym. But until then, he had to share a poorly lit, unventilated facility with the wrestling team, the...
Top 10 Most-Read Articles of 2020
In 2020, a small team of volunteers worked behind the scenes at From the Green Notebook to produce over 100 published articles read by almost half a million people. This team is a great example of how a few people with a purpose can have an...
The Premortem Exercise: Visualizing Catastrophic Failure (and Success)
By Don Gomez The after-action review (AAR) is one of the simplest tools we use in the Army to learn and grow as an organization. Whether a squad gathered in the dark immediately after a patrol, giving their quick “3 ups and 3 downs” or a highly...
What I Learned from Books in 2020- A Reading List
This post was originally shared in the FTGN Monthly Reading List Email. By Joe Byerly I like to read a lot. I have a strong love of learning and I’ve found the easiest way for me to expand my repertoire is to open a book when I first wake up or...
Social Media and the Problem of the Iceberg Bias
By Joe Byerly I’ve been thinking a lot lately about social media and the way it forms my perception of others based on the image they project through their social media platforms. I’ve also been thinking about how others must perceive me based off...
Special Episode- The Ultimate Underdog Story
In this special holiday edition of the podcast, Jacob and Joe talk with Professor Harry Laver about one of the most important events of the Revolutionary War. Professor Laver walks them through the evening of December 25, 1776 when...
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