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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 [...]
Short blog this week to wish everyone the happiest of holidays and a joyous New Year! Also don’t want to forget service members far from home during the holidays. So thankful to live in a nation with an all-volunteer military and especially thankful for those young men and women making the commitment to defend our [...]
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 [...]




