Some alarming information, according to an article University of Washington Student Life posted in February 2022, “Digital Wellness 101: Taking Control of Your Life Online” ¹ : An increasing amount of Facebook use among first-year college students has been associated with higher levels of loneliness. With 90% of college-aged students comparing themselves with peers within … Read more
A common definition of a coalition is an alliance for combined action. Most teams and organizations fit this description – or do they? I think they do fit… if we consider that some coalitions will be of the willing, and some will be of the unwilling. In the latter case, members are forced into forming … Read more
This is part of a series of blogs on the theme of ‘Disciplined Leadership.’ Low-Value Meetings are caused by people not valuing one another’s time. These meetings are also indicators of a number of negative factors in your current culture. People often believe that if they can get everybody together in some forum at the … Read more
A few years ago, I had the pleasure of talking with Bill Higgs as part of his ‘Culture Code Champions‘ podcast. We talked about several things — my history at West Point, what Level Five leadership and culture mean, and how to better manage teams. One subject that stood out was a story from Bill … Read more
A while back, I was pleased to be a guest on Steve Rush’s ‘Leadership Hacker’ podcast. There is one interesting question that Steve asks all his guests: what are their top leadership ‘hacks’? Here are some of mine. They might not be what you expect! Be willing to listen. Try and dispense with your preconceived … Read more
A few months ago, I was happy to be a guest on Dan Cockerell’s podcast, “Come Rain or Shine.” We started out by discussing some of my military history, starting with my unlikely journey to West Point. Moving ahead, we talked a bit about how the military turned itself around in the 1980s, with a … Read more
