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Preparing Leaders for the #Future of War: Leveraging Communities of Practice
This post first appeared on March 13, 2015 via the Strategy Bridge as part of the Preparing Leaders for the #FutureofWar Series. Recently, we tuned in for New America Foundation’s Future of War conference and watched as the military took some hits...
Improving the Military with a Little Innovation
When I think of innovation, my mind tends to wander over to stories such as the junior officer who revolutionized gunnery in the U.S. Navy, Steve jobs introducing the very first iPod, or hover tanks. Okay, hover tanks aren’t a thing...
How to Enjoy Lobster in Newport: Preparing for the Naval War College
I’m currently wrapping up an amazing year at the Naval War College in Newport, RI. Looking back, I can honestly say that this has been one of the highlights of my military career. When my wife and I arrived here, we promised each other that we...
Don’t Be a “Water Bucket” Leader
by: Joe Byerly Command in the U.S. Army, regardless of echelon, is one of the greatest privileges (and stressors) bestowed upon commissioned officers. Unfortunately, many of us seem to stumble through these small windows of our military...
No Details, No Paper, and No Regrets
“I had a sort of a motto, “No details, no paper, and no regrets.” No details-don’t go about setting machine guns on different sides of bushes. That is done a damn sight better by a platoon commander. Then, no paper. You...
How to Avoid Making the Front Page of the Military Times
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, tweet your response...
Finding the Path Towards Mission Command: An Exercise
By Joe Byerly Following my time in company command, I had the privilege of teaching future company commanders and first sergeants at the Cavalry Leader’s Course at Fort Benning, GA. During this assignment, I quickly learned that one of the...
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...
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