A few days ago, I joined the popular hash chat on Twitter, #leadershipchat. As I dove in and attempted to participate in the conversation, I noticed a very unsettling trend. Rather than hearing ideas and experiences being exchanged as I’m accustomed to in several other chat groups in which I participate, I noticed an unruly [...]

Motivation is a powerful force. It can fuel your drive to accomplish great things, it can ignite the passion to learn new skills, and it can accelerate your ability to get things done.  Of course, that is assuming that you have something to get done. Motivation is only as powerful as the goal that you’re driving toward. [...]

Imagine that you’re in an infantry squad and you’re being ordered to move forward in a firefight by a man who has repeatedly taken unnecessary risks and who has continually placed the lives of his men in danger even when it’s unneeded. Only one word can describe a proper response to that scenario…terrified. Trust is a fundamental [...]

Do you want to be a great leader? If you do then you need to work on some things before you become truly great. The statement that says leaders are born and not made is not entirely true. Some people are born with the natural abilities to be great leaders, but they still have to [...]

The other day at work, I was talking to another soldier. We serve together in The Old Guard, the United States Army’s ceremonial unit stationed at Fort Myer, VA just outside of Washington, DC. Through the course of our conversation we came to talk about the number of funerals that we’ve participated in at Arlington [...]