REFLECT
Should Officers Try to Map Out Their Careers?
By Joe Byerly Over the course of my career, I’ve seen a number of raters and senior raters ask their subordinates (including me) to bring their five or even ten-year timelines to an initial or performance counseling session. I’ve always shown up...
Creating a Culture of Honest Feedback: A Strategy to Keeping the Organization Healthy
By Richard L. Farnell II Honest feedback is the breakfast of champions: it allows those who seek and incorporate it to identify their blind spots, increase self-awareness, and become a better version of themselves. Unfortunately, some leaders skip...
The Two Questions We Should Ask Ourselves Every Day
By Ryan Hill President Dwight Eisenhower is credited with saying, “The things that are urgent are seldom important, and the things that are important are seldom urgent.”[1] His statement hits on a problem that haunts all leaders; we often spend too...
The History of a Great Culture
By James “Beau” Wasson “This is the story of three years in the lives of thirty-eight American soldiers. Typically, they are descendants of nine nationalities, from all sections of America, helping to defend their liberty, families, and the rights...
Stoicism and the Military
Editor’s Note: I first listened to Robertson’s book, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius last year on Audible, bought a hard copy, and I continually recommend it to friends in the military. The...
3 Leadership Lessons Observer, Coach, Trainers Understand That You Should, Too
By Joshua Trimble Leadership traits are taught and leaders evolve in some of the most unsuspected places. Consider that U.S. Army training centers are built and designed to put units through rigorous and realistic training to evaluate their...
Want a Strong Culture? Tell a Good Story
By Joe Byerly Our lives revolve around stories. How much so? In his book, The 7 Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, Christopher Booker argues that narratives are primarily how we think, communicate, and receive information. Stories are the most...
How to Succeed in a World of Merciless Taskers
By Colonel Glenn A. Henke The Problem Every Army command team faces the same challenge: how to manage the ceaseless onslaught of tasks that come from higher headquarters while conducting your own training and operations. Battery, company, and...
Becoming Number One – Assuming Battalion Command as the Executive Officer
By Daniel Clark You’ve been at the job for a few months now. You’re just starting to get the hang of this executive officer thing. You know the unit’s mission, you understand most of the personalities in your battalion, and you’re starting...
From the Lost Generation to the iGeneration: An Overview of the Army Officer’s Generational Divides
By Scotty Autin In 2015, a new generation of lieutenants arrived at Army units. They arrived unannounced with no notice to their receiving commands. These officers are technology-based, possess an innate ability to find information, and are closely...
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