Image via Wikipedia The college in-briefed the new Commander yesterday; From the dialogue emerged his 4 priorities: FYSA. LD&E executed its orientation briefing to LTG Caslen yesterday, and one slide briefly illustrated the following as the CG’s top four priorities: 1. Leader Development (sub-bullets below are not all-inclusive) – Develop and implement ILE 2010 – […]
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Weekend retreats in Big Sur: great memories
Image via Wikipedia When I was teaching at Monterrey at the Naval Post Graduate School, I spent every available weekend camping in Big Sur. Weekend nights in the redwood forests: life is good!I used to drive past the sign to the Esalen Institute every weekend on the way to the campground where i used to […]
Appreciative Inquiry meets soccer
Image via Wikipedia I got back to Kansas City this Sunday two hours after the last game was completed and I missed my girls taking second place in the statewide tournament by a fraction. They lost on penalty kicks, 3-2, after an overtime. It was a great tournament and an exciting championship game played at a […]
A reflection on entreprenurial spirit and stability operations, and engagement areas in nation-building
Image via Wikipedia Thoughts while TDY: action learning: a discipline/focus on actionable learning (see Lewin, Schein…) Planning: we seek to understand so that we can act Design: we act, iteratively, on the basis of fundamental principles, in order to learn we live life forwards, but understand it looking backwards we build nations and stabilize societies […]
Preview of Professor Mike Wesch’s symposium on Mediated Culture/Mediated Education
Image via Wikipedia Professor Mike Wesch‘s visit on 5 April 2010 is a really big deal. Here are a few points of interest for those interested in exploring his work before the symposium on Mediated Culture/Mediated Education He is a profound thinker, and a genuinely nice person. His insights have important implications for our leaders in […]
A reflection on charismatic leadership
Image via Wikipedia I am naturally skeptical about charismatic leaders, but I have seen its power in action. Just before GEN Petraeus left our college to take command in Iraq he gathered faculty and students in our large auditorium, which seats 2500. He spoke in a very relaxed manner, hardly the tone you might expect […]
Reflecting on self-directed leadership in a military college environment (an action research approach)
Image via Wikipedia The purpose of this assignment is reflect upon my learning through this course and to describe what I am doing to provide for the development of leadership capabilities in those who look to me for direction and guidance. My professional work centers on preparing Army organizational leaders for a world of complexity […]
education, leadership, biodiversity and the limits of reason
Image via Wikipedia at the other end of the time scale from the doctoral programs, i think the right model to use is that of bio-diversity. It’s not “survival of the fittest” in the wild, it is extinction of the unfit & toleration of the “good enough” which promotes a broad gene pool. A broad […]
A reflection on leading and managing a complex Participatory Action Research curriculum project
Image via Wikipedia 1. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to examine my current leadership skills. I will describe and reflect upon a recent curriculum project that I was in charge of at the US Army command and Gen. staff College. I will use a lens of the Bolman and Deal four Frameworks to evaluate […]
The power of family values and hard work
Image via Wikipedia No Road Map Necessary – http://nyti.ms/aR0cfu there are no one-size-fits-all blueprints only design goals and values and a commitment to live life forward. A wonder example and an inspiration of the infinite adaptability of life-in-action. This is evidence of the need for open socities and equal opportunity. Most importantly, to me, it […]