REFLECT
Developing Innovators: Science Fiction Beyond the Convention Center
by Christopher L’Heureux Innovation is the lifeblood of success. It feeds our ability to adapt and conquer our environment whether on a battlefield or in a boardroom. The aircraft carrier began its life as an auxiliary scout for the fleet. By the...
A Platoon Leader’s Takeaways from the Anti-Extremism Stand-Down
by Jack Hadley On March 19th, the DoD-wide Anti-Extremism Stand-Down chain-teaching came hurtling down from echelons on high. For me personally, I saw this cascade come from U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) down to the 173rd Airborne...
When Unpopular Decisions Lead to a Better Culture
by Mike S. Burke On his blog, author James Clear talks about “Keystone Habits,” habits that will act as the foundation for other positive habits and translate into a better overall lifestyle. However, I submit not all keystone habits are...
How We Evaluate Physical Training
by Alex Morrow Was that a good workout? If it was, how do you know? If you were to ask these questions to many of our military leaders, they would tell you that if you walk away sweaty, tired, and sore, you’ve had a good workout. To paraphrase a...
Do You Have a Mentoring Habit?
by Aaron W. Childers When most people choose a profession, they spend some time looking at their strengths (and weaknesses) and how their personality best fits into that chosen profession. For example, you may find your gregarious nature is a great...
The Thinking Combatant
Editorial note – This blog post is part of our Scribbles series. If interested in submitting creative content, view our guidelines here or contact Daniel Vigeant at dan@fromthegreennotebook.com. By Phil Mitten It was a searing hot and dry...
Broadening…Where do I Start?
By Justin Magula Editor’s Note: This post is the last entry in the FTGN Army Broadening Series that we ran from March 15 to April 02, 2021 and is intended to capstone the different facets that were presented throughout. Through this series,...
Strategic Broadening in the JCS Internship
Editor’s Note: This post is part of the FTGN Army Broadening Series that we’ve extended to run from March 15 to April 2, 2021. Each day, we will publish new insights into the Army’s various broadening assignments, starting March...
Broadening My Perspective: Thoughts from a MGJW Fellow
By Steve Hojnicki Editor’s Note: This blog post originally appeared on the William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business Full Time MBA blog in March 2019 and has been republished with permission. This post is part of the FTGN Army...
Broadening as a Small Group Leader: Teaching Your Peers
Editor’s Note: This post is part of the FTGN Army Broadening Series that we are running from March 15-30, 2021. Each day, we will publish new insights into the Army’s various broadening assignments, starting March 15th, 2021 with an...
When Your Orders Send You to the Basement
This post is part of a series of weekly professional discussions that occur on Twitter among military leaders in the United States and students and professors at Kings College in London. If you’re interested in participating just “tweet” your...
The Power of Our Connections
By Joe Byerly Recently on Business Insider’s website, writer Drake Baer posted an interesting article titled Who You Know is Even More Important than you Realize. He highlights that “research shows that success isn’t just a matter of hard...
How to Lead with the Strength of Nelson
This post is also available at the U.S. Naval Institute Blog and at Small Wars Journal Typically the Services study historic leaders from their own particular domain of expertise (air, sea, land), and rarely do they venture beyond this. The Navy...
A Leader’s Legacy: What Does Your Recruiting Poster Look Like?
By Joe Byerly In May of 2013, the University of Alabama released a recruiting poster with the jerseys of 111 former players who Nick Saban has coached or recruited during his time in the NCAA. Every jersey on the...
Let’s Quit Going into Debt with Our Families: Time Management for Leaders
Time, like money, isn’t infinite yet we treat the management of both very differently. If I mismanage my money, and my monthly expenses are greater than my income, I must borrow from a financial lender to make up the deficit. Overtime, I run the...
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