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Deliberate Communication: What We Can All Learn from Observing Senior Leaders
by Don Gomez Have you ever found yourself in a meeting or gathering expecting to hear one thing from a senior leader but instead hearing something completely different? Something seemingly unrelated to what you thought was important? “What the hell...
Writer’s Block? Find a Coach
by Catherine Putz and Tobias Switzer You finally decided to write. You’ve got something to say, and it’s burning you up. Maybe nobody is talking about it, or the national security establishment is just getting it all wrong. Tired of sitting on the...
A Leader’s Guide to Navigating Social Media in the Military
By Kristy Bell Social media has blurred the lines between our private and professional lives in an unprecedented way, and has also, in some ways, eroded the idea of a “non-partisan military” that shores up our democratic ideals. This came to the...
Six Benefits to Sharing What You’ve Learned with Others
by Jakob Hutter Oscar Wilde once said, “The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself.” When we talk about the role of knowledge in our organizations, we must understand it is essential to pass on the...
Write for You
By Joe Byerly Many view writing for publication in the military as an opportunity to help others with their leadership approaches, inform them on some academic topic they learned about in grad school, or to share lessons learned from a recent...
Genuine Leadership – A Reflection
Editorial note – This blog post is part of our Scribbles series. If interested in submitting creative content, view our guidelines here or contact Cassie Crosby at cassie@fromthegreennotebook.com. By Christian Lance Relleve “The one quality...
Phony: A Short Story
Editorial note – This blog post is part of our Scribbles series. If interested in submitting creative content, view our guidelines here or contact our editors at editor@fromthegreennotebook.com. By Daniel Sukman “James” “Please come in,...
Leadership Vignette: Mission Command and Command and Control (4 of 4)
LTC Kelly McCoy This is the final in a series of four vignettes designed as a supplement to the 2019 series of mission command articles (Part 1, 2, and 3) led by General Stephen Townsend. The vignettes follow a fictional character, John Miller,...
Leadership Vignette: Mission Command and Command and Control (3 of 4)
Editorial Note: This vignette is part of a four-part Mission Command series that will run every Tuesday for the next four weeks. By Kelly McCoy This vignette is the third in a collection of four designed as a supplement to the 2019 series of...
Leadership Vignettes: Mission Command and Command and Control (1 of 4)
Editorial Note: This vignette is part of a four-part Mission Command series that will run every Tuesday for the next four weeks. By Kelly McCoy The following is the first vignette in a collection of four designed as a supplement to the 2019 series...
Feedback Matters: How Poor Communication Can Lead to Bad Job Performance
By Joe Byerly (This post originally appeared on ClearanceJobs.com) Have you ever been caught off guard with a performance evaluation? Have you ever found out that the great job you thought you were doing wasn’t so great after all? I believe that...
Learn and Look Before You Tweet
Some things you should understand before jumping headfirst into the information environment By Larry Kay Last week was “media literacy week,” which unlike national doughnut and Twinkie day, should be elevated to a more prominent occasion given how...
Risk and Reward
By Josh Powers Last week, General Abrams (@DogFaceSoldier on Twitter) published a short article encouraging more senior leader engagement on social media. Titled Social Media: Senior Leaders Need to Get on the Bus, the article provides ten reasons...
Avoiding the Echo Chamber: Digital Media Leader Engagement and Education
By: L.M. Hughes In the wake of #AUSADigital2019, one of the most brilliant conversations I’ve seen on effective leader engagement on social media, led by From the Green Notebook’s very own Megan Jantos, I kept noticing how panelists and...
Meet Them Where They Are, As You Are: Being Present and Engaged in the Information Age
By Thomas “Doug” Meyer, Founder of The Company Leader “You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.” These immortal words of Obi-Wan Kenobi, spoken a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, referred to the city of Mos Aisley. But...
Social Media: Senior Leaders Need to Get on the Bus
By General Robert B. “Abe” Abrams The emergence of social media over the last decade has impacted just about every facet of life, reshaping the ways in which we interact, socialize, and communicate. Digital natives – like my 24-year old...
4 Irresistible Army Influencers Set to “Seduce” AUSA Audiences
By Megan Jantos If you’ve spent any time on social media you will find that there are people who instantly attract your attention. You could be quickly scrolling through your digital platform of choice and when you see their posts you can’t help...
On Writing: Look Out! There be Sea Monsters!
By Joe Byerly A few years ago, I wrote a post encouraging military leaders to write for professional publications and online professional outlets. I confidently argued, though only anecdotally, that there were no sea monsters and leaders could...
Advice on Writing and Editing
By Jason Criss Howk Over the last decade, I was privileged to publish my ramblings in many different outlets from scholarly journals to slick mass media periodicals—large and small, paid and unpaid, known and unknown. On top of that, in the age of...
How to Write a Blog Post
By Joe Byerly Since launching From the Green Notebook in 2013, I’ve had a lot of conversations with other military professionals who want to write, but feel they are unable to get words down on paper. A blank page is a tough obstacle for many...
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