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4 Fiction Books I’m Excited About Reading This Summer
By Joe Byerly I love beaches and books, and this summer there are four titles I’m looking forward to checking out while enjoying the ocean. The Parade by Dave Eggers (Available Now) I had to snag this synopsis straight from the...
5 Battlefields that Influenced My Outlook on War, Leadership, and Life
By: Jim Greer Throughout my life I have visited many battlefields, certainly more than I can remember. The first battlefield I visited was Kennesaw Mountain, with my Dad when I was seven years old. The most recent was Fort McHenry last year...
How to Turn Performance Counseling into a Conversation
By Joe Byerly When it comes to intentionally developing our subordinates, one of the greatest tools in a leader’s kit bag is one-on-one counseling. Unfortunately, counseling is hit or miss across the Army. I would argue that the majority of...
5 Tips to Help New NCOs Succeed
By Alex Licea Congratulations, you are now a Noncommissioned Officer. First and foremost, be proud of your accomplishment! Earning the title of NCO is an important step in the military career of enlisted personnel regardless of their branch of...
Things You Need to Know About Commanding a Brigade HHC
By Chris Ingram Commanding a line company is the ideal job for most company grade officers; the culminating point of company grade leadership. Being told you have been asked to relinquish command early and take on the responsibility of a Brigade...
Can You Learn to Take Initiative?
By Joshua Spodek Chatting about my upcoming book, Initiative, a friend and fellow blogger, Joe Byerly of From The Green Notebook, asked if people could learn to take initiative. I saw his question as rhetorical, since he’d read an advance copy, so...
On Writing: Look Out! There be Sea Monsters!
By Joe Byerly A few years ago, I wrote a post encouraging military leaders to write for professional publications and online professional outlets. I confidently argued, though only anecdotally, that there were no sea monsters and leaders could...
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...
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