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How to Succeed in a World of Merciless Taskers
By Colonel Glenn A. Henke The Problem Every Army command team faces the same challenge: how to manage the ceaseless onslaught of tasks that come from higher headquarters while conducting your own training and operations. Battery, company, and...
Becoming Number One – Assuming Battalion Command as the Executive Officer
By Daniel Clark You’ve been at the job for a few months now. You’re just starting to get the hang of this executive officer thing. You know the unit’s mission, you understand most of the personalities in your battalion, and you’re starting...
The Centurions: 10 Passages that Will Make You Reflect on War and Leadership
By Joe Byerly Recently, I read Jean Lartégy’s The Centurions. The novel follows a group of French paratroopers through their tour in Vietnam, time as POWs, their return to France, and their subsequent deployment to Algeria. Although it was written...
From the Lost Generation to the iGeneration: An Overview of the Army Officer’s Generational Divides
By Scotty Autin In 2015, a new generation of lieutenants arrived at Army units. They arrived unannounced with no notice to their receiving commands. These officers are technology-based, possess an innate ability to find information, and are closely...
Winning the Right Way: Positioning Your Team for Long Term Success
(U.S. Army photo by Spc. Devron Bost) By Richard Farnell We all understand the importance of running an organization both effectively and efficiently. However, it is important to realize organizational goals have the potential to be jeopardized...
3 Lessons Books Taught Me in 2019
Since starting this website in 2013, I’ve included a year-end reading list every December. But last year I did something different. I took the time to reflect on the books I read and distilled 5 major life lessons from them. In doing so, I found...
Seinfeld, Edison, and Seneca: 3 Strategies for Achieving your Goals
By Joe Byerly (This post originally appeared on ClearanceJobs.com) Goal setting is easy. Developing a plan to achieve goals is also easy. Gaining the momentum to turn an aspiration into action–that’s the hard part. In his book Good to Great, Jim...
Why I Write: Pressing the Button
By Joe Byerly The following is an excerpt from the book, Why I Write: Craft Essays on Writing War, scheduled to be published by Middle West Press in December 2019. The one-of-a-kind anthology from the non-profit Military Writers Guild features...
Staying Sane for Holidays: 4 Tips for Managing Your Digital Devices
By Joseph McCormack As we move full speed into the holiday season, most everyone becomes increasingly stressed by their never-ending to-do lists, both personal and professional. The holidays are ripe for multitasking. Everyone is trying to get...
Training as a Multi-Component Force
Observations of an active duty exchange officer serving with the Indiana National Guard. By Andrew Shattuck The Army National Guard is a capable and professional military force steeped in centuries of history that stands ready to defend our...
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