REFLECT
Coach Wooden’s Advice for 2021
By Joe Byerly When Coach John Wooden arrived at UCLA in 1948, the athletic department promised him they would eventually get him a nice gym. But until then, he had to share a poorly lit, unventilated facility with the wrestling team, the...
The Premortem Exercise: Visualizing Catastrophic Failure (and Success)
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 organization. Whether a squad gathered in the dark immediately after a patrol, giving their quick “3 ups and 3 downs” or a highly...
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 his AMP podcast. I can’t remember the exact context, but it had to do with the fact that the moon has very little gravity so the...
Toxic Leadership: Learn from My Mistakes
By Danita Darby In February 2019, I lost my company. I was suspended because I was suspected of counterproductive leadership, also commonly referred to as ‘toxic leadership.’ Leaders accused of counterproductive leadership may display...
Hands Belong in Pockets!
By CSM Michael S. Burke I recently watched an NCO escorting a Soldier through the clearing process. I watched him help organize paperwork and ensure it was in order as he went to each station. He was talking to him in a calm manner and even...
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 please…”[1] Since then, I have observed numerous discussions about empathy. To be honest, empathy is not a strength of mine, which is...
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 both: know your role, cheer on your teammates, be coachable, sacrifice individual glory for the betterment of the team,...
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 Division and talk about his experience as a brigade commander during his recent Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) rotation....
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 smelling BBQ chicken sizzling on the grill. They heavily coat the meat so everything has a nice brown color as the high flames quickly...
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 Control Party (TACP), an inherently joint career field. I spent the last five years of my enlistment in the joint special operations...
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