Leading as a JNCO: An Army Reserve Perspective
…This is the minimum commitment expected and many Reserves will complete more days than their minimum requirement. In my squadron for example, most soldiers complete around 45 days a year….
The Pleasure of Command: Reflecting on the Sub-Unit Command Series
The Pleasure of Command: Reflecting on the Sub-Unit Command Series By Matt Paterson The introduction to The Army Leader Sub-Unit Command Series makes several things clear. It is a privilege…
2022 Fundraising
…British military leaders. We thought there should be an outlet for those who wanted to share the benefit of what they’d learnt and where leaders, old and new, could come…
Dealing with the Power/Truth Imbalance
…examining. Pretty much every leader is a follower too. And examining these imbalances helps you, as a leader, understand why people might not bring you their ideas. Let’s look at…
Donโt Manage Your Time, Manage Your Tasks
…about managing your time better” was a common response when I asked how others got all their jobs done. I was recently told the same thing on a course. “This…
We Happy Few: A Call for Inclusion
…1992 book and the later TV series about E Company of the 101st Airborne during World War II. In the closing scene of the TV series Carwood Lipton, First Sergeant…
Adopting Mission Command: Developing Leaders for a Superior Command Culture, by Donald E. Vandergriff
…As a practical synonym for command and control, mission command became a warfighting function in addition to a command philosophy. While the worthy intent was to emphasise mission command as…
High Morale: Lessons from D-Day to the House of Lords
…hearted’? To which, of course, we all shouted back, ‘No!’ ‘Well you bloody soon will be!’ came the encouraging reply… Field Marshal Dwin Bramall commissioned into the King’s Royal Rifle…
The Army Leader’s Most Read Articles of 2019
…London into what led experienced Company Commanders to trust their newly commissioned Platoon Commanders. Based on dozens of interviews carried out over 2018 and 2019, it showed that there are…
Peak Performance Under Pressure by Dr Stephen Hearns
…Pump, Pressure Control, Pressure Testing and Pressure Relief. Each are explored in four separate sections within the book. These sections are preceded by an opening section called Under Pressure which…