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Over the course of my 24 year military career, I had the distinct privilege of leading Army units from Platoon to Battalion size. I don’t believe there is any greater honor or profession quite as rewarding as serving with and leading America’s best. Each of these leadership positions had an important role in molding me [...]
Hard to believe the 17th of January will be thirty years since Operation Desert Storm began! The US led coalition’s six week land, air and maritime combat operations to oust Iraqi forces from Kuwait, was remarkable in so many ways. Some folks debate whether generations are shaped by historical events. I firmly believe they are [...]
Are leaders born or made is an often debated question by leadership students and practitioners. Like many, I’ve always thought the answer is simply yes, leaders are born and made. I believe these two processes for making a leader are not mutually exclusive. A leader will be challenged to succeed without some measure of innate [...]
Spend any time leading and one is bound to face leadership crucibles. Crucibles are defining moments in our leadership careers that can include everything from tough moral – ethical decisions to literally life and death situations. While a bit intimidating to think about facing trials, crucibles are an important part of leader development and absolutely [...]




