REFLECT
Army Culture: Make Room for Recovery
By MAJ Terron Wharton From January 2018 to June 2020, I served in key development positions as a battalion operations officer, battalion executive officer, and brigade executive officer. My key development time was the hardest I have ever worked in...
I Don’t Even Know His Name
By Nick Alexander Authors note- This piece is about a young Afghan soldier struck in the chest plate of his body armour by a directional IED in late 2013. We crossed paths in a US Forward Surgical Team facility about one week prior to the end of...
An Anti-Fragile Approach to Leadership
By Lt Col Nate Bump Seeking timeless wisdom is a simple strategy to identify the leadership traits and behaviors necessary for effective military officers. This post will illustrate various timeless truths leaders must first avoid and then seek to...
A Collaborative Mindset: Achieving Unity of Effort
By Assad Raza On February 4, 2021, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Tweeted he will be leading a Global Posture Review of U.S. military forces worldwide. Moreover, he said, “We need to make sure we have the right capabilities in the right places...
Are You an Electable Leader?
By Sam Redding If your unit voted, would you be the leader? Given the recent election, I have been thinking about this a lot lately. What if organizations could vote to decide who is in charge? Let me preface this by saying, this post is not a call...
How to Wage a Counterinsurgency Against Organizational Culture
By Benjamin Ordiway When dealing with a crisis, spending time having the entire organization stand down may be a missed opportunity to invest in the very people you should be standing up… There’s an old saying often attributed to investors...
There is Only One Successful Strategy
By ML Cavanaugh *Quote to Consider: From Game of Thrones, Season 2, Episode 7 (“A Man Without Honor”). TYWIN LANNISTER: The tallest towers, the strongest walls. The Great Hall had thirty-five hearths. Thirty-five. Can you imagine? Look at it now. A...
Take your Leadership to the End Zone
By David Lang Although coaches are commonly seen as leaders, not all leaders feel the need to be coaches. However, as we face the leadership challenges of the 21st Century, that perception is changing. In fact, on the international stage, acclaimed...
No Plays Off: It’s a Mindset
By George Fust Stop for a moment and think about the best athletes in your favorite sport. What attributes make them stand out? Persistence? Grit? Coaches can often be heard reminding players to “never take a play off.” These standout players...
Why Toxic Leaders Succeed
By Assad Raza Years ago, while attending the XVIII Airborne Corps Pre-Company Command Course, we had several guest speakers who provided different command perspectives. One guest speaker, the Deputy Commander for XVIII Airborne Corp at the time,...
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