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...
The Premortem Exercise: Visualizing Catastrophic Failure (and Success)
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Reflect Articles
Kettlebells Are Useless on the Moon
By Joe Byerly “Kettlebells are useless on the moon” I recently heard this phrase mentioned by Aubrey Marcus on...
Toxic Leadership: Learn from My Mistakes
By Danita Darby In February 2019, I lost my company. I was suspended because I was suspected of...
Hands Belong in Pockets!
By CSM Michael S. Burke I recently watched an NCO escorting a Soldier through the clearing process. I watched...
Don’t Become Apathetic Toward Empathy
By Larry Kay A few weeks ago, a friend of mine posted the following on Twitter: “Leading with empathy” – explain...
Five Fundamentals to Anchor Your Organization
by Sean Finnan The comparisons between sports and leadership are countless. There are so many parallels that apply to...
How We Prepared Our Brigade to Fight at JRTC: An Interview with Bastogne 6
Last month, I had the chance to sit down with COL Robert Born, the commander of Bastogne Brigade of the 101st Airborne...
Don’t be a Half-Baked Leader
By CW3 Mike Philbert Imagine a time when you went to someone’s cookout out event and they had some great...
Junior Officer Success in a Joint Command: Insights from a Joint Leader
By Brandon Temple My career has been uniquely joint. I enlisted in the Air Force as a member of Tactical Air...