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Officer Training-“5 Steps to Hard Conversations”

September 1, 2019February 6, 2019 John 0 Comments Military Hard Conversations

Every week the officers in our command get together and spend 20 minutes on personal and professional development training. It

Back Page Notes

Back Page Note – Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson

August 30, 2019April 6, 2019 John 0 Comments Back Page Notes

Common Conflicts To be right VS To be Happy To be perfect VS to have inner tranquility “Teach” others the

Leadership MISC

The Networkers OODA Loop & Arming your Contacts

August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 John 0 Comments Leadership, Networking, OODA Loop

Anyone who is in the military knows the value of networking. Dan Dukes takes the importance of networking to the next level by discussing how best to arm your contacts so that they can remember you long after you have departed.

Officer training

Officer Training: “Radically Transparent Culture” – Give me truth or give me death.

August 1, 2019February 6, 2019 John 0 Comments

Give me truth or give me death Every week the officers in our command get together and spend 20 minutes

Leadership

Lessons Learned from the Special Forces Dive Qualification Course

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 John 0 Comments

I few months ago I learned a valuable lesson from a buddy of mine, Cadet Jeffery Reffert, who was in

Back Page Notes

Back Page Notes – Essentialism by Greg McKeown

July 15, 2019April 6, 2019 John 0 Comments Back Page Notes, Essentialism

To Discern what is truly essential we need space to think, time to look and listen, permission to play, and

Interviews

Looking into the Sun: A Novel of the Syrian Conflict

July 15, 2019June 27, 2019 John 0 Comments Looking into the Sun, todd tavolazzi

Some truths are simply better portrayed in fiction than in non fiction. This was the title of the Amazon review

Interviews Philosophy

Which Way is your Claymore Facing? – A Clinical Psychologist’s take on Military Transition

July 14, 2019July 6, 2019 John 0 Comments Authors Interview, claymore, Psychologist

I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to get to know Barry Zworestine through his book “Which Way is your Claymore Facing?” It is a free download on his website and is chock full of practical advice both for those currently in the military and for those getting ready to transition. If you have not yet read the book I highly recommend you download it from his website.

Officer training