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The Books that Influenced Adm. William H. McRaven
In a recent New York Times interview Adm. (ret) William McRaven shared the books that have most influenced his thinking throughout his military career. He offered the following list: On War by Carl von Clausewitz The Art of War by Sun Tzu The...
AIM 2.0: Tinder for Army Talent Management
Tinder By: Megan Jantos Over the last couple years, the Army has rolled out a new system that allows it to better manage talent while involving active-duty officers in the assignment process. This system, called the Assignment Interactive Module...
Assessing the Army of the Living’s Targeting in Winterfell
Helen Sloan/HBO By: Justin Beverly Warning: This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of Game of Thrones, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.” Other authors have made much ado about the Army of the Living’s (AoL) tactical blunders at...
4 Questions Commanders Should Ask Their PAOs
By: Megan Jantos As a commander, leveraging the unique capabilities of a public affairs officer can prove challenging. Sometimes leaders grossly micromanage the PAO with redundant or unnecessary product quotas because they jump to tactical...
Advice on Writing and Editing
By Jason Criss Howk Over the last decade, I was privileged to publish my ramblings in many different outlets from scholarly journals to slick mass media periodicals—large and small, paid and unpaid, known and unknown. On top of that, in the age of...
How Writing Books Gave Me an Education
By Joe Byerly This is the final question, in a five question interview with author Robert Greene. Joe: Because of writing, I’ve had the opportunity to interact with academics and those with advanced degrees and it can be a bit intimidating. You...
Leaders Worth Studying: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Joe Byerly This is the fourth question, in a five question interview with author Robert Greene. Joe: In your books, you’ve examined the stories of hundreds of leaders. Who are some great and bad leaders we should study? And what do you think is...
The Benefits of Being a Mentor
By Joe Byerly This is the third question, in a five question interview with author Robert Greene. Joe: You and the author Ryan Holiday have a well-known mentor/protege relationship. You’ve both written bestselling books and he’s been very vocal...
Our Dark Side and the Need for Self-Awareness
By Joe Byerly This is the second question, in a five question interview with author Robert Greene. Joe: In Chapter 9 Confront Your Dark Side of The Laws of Human Nature, you describe the darker aspects of our personalities. Do you think it’s...
Why Military Leaders Should Study Human Nature
By Joe Byerly This is the first question, in a five question interview with author Robert Greene. Joe: You’ve spent decades researching and writing about power, mastery, and war. In your latest book, The Laws of Human Nature, you have written what...
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