Leadership is an easy topic for us to talk about. Everyone seems to know a lot about it and we all know it’s important for organizational success. But when it gets right down to brass tacks, making the case to actually invest in leadership becomes much more difficult. Part of the reason is that there…
Keep readingYesterday, I retired from the Air Force after 24 years of service. It was 20 years longer than I had planned on staying, but I don’t regret a minute of it. Being an Air Force officer definitively shaped me into the man I am today and gave me everything I have. This includes the opportunity…
Keep readingI recently had the opportunity to travel to Fort Benning, Georgia to file my paperwork to start my VA retirement benefits through the “Benefits Delivery on Discharge” program. As I was driving there, I realized that the last time I had been on Fort Benning was nearly 25 years ago to attend Army Airborne School…
Keep readingI emphatically believe that the world needs more heroic leaders. In fact, the purpose of The Leadership Crucible is to “forge heroic leaders.” But what I mean by a heroic leader is very different than what is espoused, or more accurately these days—decried—by the popular leadership literature. Read on to discover what I mean. THE…
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