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Negativity (Habit Series #8)

The Military Leader — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 05:42:29 +0000

Some years ago, as a new company commander, I encountered a junior leader in my command who personified Marshall Goldsmith’s Habit #8 of the “Twenty Habits that Hold You Back From the Top.” Like many of the destructive habits, this one is a learned, not inherited. It can stifle momentum on any team and, paradoxically, […]

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Malcolm Gladwell’s New Book

The Military Leader — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:01:52 +0000

Years ago, Blink changed my entire perspective on leadership. I remember filling the book’s margins with insight sparked from #1 bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell’s fresh look at intuition, judgment, and decision making. That book also sparked a personal interest in neuroscience, leading to a Military Review article on the brain in combat and eventually a Master’s thesis focused […]

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Seasons of Development

The Military Leader — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:03:43 +0000

In Seasons in Leadership, I wrote about the leader’s role in sensing the environment and guiding teams through change: Regardless of the situation, the best leaders know that by their role and responsibility positions them to intuit transition and see opportunity. These leaders intentionally develop vision to sense impending seasons. Then they fulfill their responsibility […]

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The 16 Laws of Communication

The Military Leader — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 03:51:52 +0000

As a young leader, I was fortunate to discover two authors who set a lifelong foundation of influence for me as a leader: General Colin Powell and John C. Maxwell. I read My American Journey in high school, five years after General Powell led a 35-country coalition to victory in the Gulf War and mere […]

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Why I Removed My Confederate Flag

The Military Leader — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 00:12:33 +0000

I grew up in the South. A little bit in Tennessee and Florida, but mostly in Georgia. Though I spent that childhood in the neighborhoods of suburban Atlanta and not in the country farm fields, I still received the imprint of geographical culture: Southern politeness, Waffle House, sweet tea, country music, NASCAR and The Dukes […]

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At the end of the map marker…

The Military Leader — Mon, 04 Nov 2019 16:56:01 +0000

When serving on staff and even while in command, process often dilutes purpose. As individuals and on teams, we routinely focus on what we’re supposed to do at the expense of appreciating the why or fully realizing the impact of our efforts. Connecting Planning to Purpose This happens throughout the operations process and troop leading procedures. […]

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Time to Change Perspective

The Military Leader — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 04:39:38 +0000

“I should have seen that coming…” “If I hadn’t had been so focused on this, I could’ve anticipated that…” “Where did THIS come from???” We’ve all uttered these words at one point or another, searching for an explanation as to how our circumstances managed to outpace our intellect, premonition capacity, focused research, and detailed planning […]

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