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When Loyalties Collide | Military Leadership Blog
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Leadership Perspectives from Military History. Many of my early studies in military leadership centered around the concept of “loyalty”. Emotionally, I was unprepared for my first summer at the Naval Academy. Overnight I went from being a high school “top dog” to becoming the “lowest of the low”, under continual assault from the upperclass. It was a complete shock – my constant thought during those first weeks was “what am I doing here? And I’m not leaving! In my sophomore year, two of my classmates appr...
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Authority vs. Leadership | Military Leadership Blog
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Leadership Perspectives from Military History. Authority vs. Leadership. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. I’d really like to know your thoughts on this! Podcast: Play in new window. Comments… read them below or add one. November 30, 2007 at 2:09 pm. Wiz – You hit the nail on the head with this post. Well, the CO used his authority and directed me to hold the mock Captain’s Mast. Unfortunately our CO reacted quickly and exercised his authority and not his leadership. I believe the course of acti...
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Stress and Its Effect on the Combat Leader | Military Leadership Blog
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Leadership Perspectives from Military History. Stress and Its Effect on the Combat Leader. Podcast: Play in new window. Comment… read it below or add one. February 21, 2008 at 5:30 pm. Good morning Commander Wiz! Your post on leadership by threat triggered a memory. My example occurred in a vastly different environment mine is not from a combat theater situation but there are a few similarities. I just don’t like being told WHO I give to and HOW MUCH I give. I have never been able to understand any compa...
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Responsible Leadership and Bad News | Military Leadership Blog
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Leadership Perspectives from Military History. Responsible Leadership and Bad News. When I was fourteen, I came home one afternoon and something was different. You know how you get that sense that something’s not right, but you just can’t tell exactly what it is? In today’s podcast I discuss a situation that a friend of mine recently faced – receiving bad news from his employer. When I first heard the story my immediate reaction was “What a COWARDLY way to treat your people! Podcast: Play in new window.
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This Lady Has It Together! | Military Leadership Blog
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Leadership Perspectives from Military History. This Lady Has It Together! Podcast: Play in new window. Comment… read it below or add one. February 5, 2008 at 1:34 pm. Ah, the fear of looking weak; the fear of looking unqualified, insecure, and so on. I believe these are a few of the major reasons many people in positions of leadership don’t ask questions, or they don’t ask for help. Sometimes the queries do occur behind closed doors in a private phone call with a peer. That’s fine!
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Walking in the Presence of Heroes | Military Leadership Blog
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Leadership Perspectives from Military History. Walking in the Presence of Heroes. Several years ago, I flew out to Hawaii on a business trip. I asked my wife if she wanted to go with me, because I knew she’d never been there. Much to my surprise, she said no: she knew I’d be working, and she didn’t want to spend her first trip in Hawaii doing things without me. Podcast: Play in new window. Comment… read it below or add one. January 29, 2008 at 12:36 pm. Interesting story and quote that you shared today&#...
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