by Nicholas A. Rich I recently spent a weekend with a good friend. After the long weekend, I received a message from...
Thought Partner: A Primer
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Leading Yourself Articles
Fight The Tank! A Practical Lesson in Army Leadership
by Marc E. “Dewey” Boberg, Ed.D. “Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”...
Lessons From the Dark Side: Leadership by Vader
by Eric Shockley The presentation with the Emperor had not gone well. Progress on the completion of the Death Star had...
Expertise: How Interwar Periods Inform our Army Officer Development
by Ben Elliott Imagine this scenario: A mainland force for years has been steadily infringing on the domestic...
The 7 Be’s of Peer Leadership
by Orlandon Howard In the military, peer leadership is critical to developing its members’ professional and personal...
Knowing When to Hang Up Your Boots
by Jakob Hutter Deciding when to hang up your boots is not as straightforward as some make it out to be, especially...
A Lesson from History: Never Present the “Throwaway” COA
by Rick Chersicla From 431 BC to 404 BC, the two preeminent Greek city-states of the time engaged in what would be a...
Yours, Mine, Ours: Identifying Responsibilities Amongst Leaders
by Andrew Wilhelm and Michael Hellman In the winter of 2021, my new Platoon Sergeant and I sat down over coffee and...
Is Foreign Service ILE Right for You?
by Jake Kohlman As I filled out my location preferences ahead of Intermediate Level Education (ILE), I knew I wanted...