Part VII, covering policy memos, was published last week.
Part VIII comes out tomorrow discussing close out formations and safety briefs.

Check it out at http://www.3x5leadership.com!

Feel free to contact me or reply to the post with questions or comments from your experience!

–Josh

Steve,
Thanks for responding. I certainly understand the scenario you’ve laid out. There are always seasons where a CO CDR does not control his/her training calendar, primarily from PLT- to BDE-level collective training. Strictly in my opinion, I believe CO CDRs should own their training plans (and certifications) through SQD-level. Unfortunately,…[Read more]

 
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<p style=”margin: 0px 0px 11px;”><span style=”color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;”>Thanks for responding. I certainly understand the scenario you’ve laid out. There are always seasons where a CO CDR does not control his/her training…[Read more]

A lot of great techniques/ideas on counseling. I am late to the conversation, but I do want to add one technique that was valuable for me as a commander. As Gary points out in the above post, providing questions in advance is important for an effective counseling session. Taking the advice of a mentor, the last question I always asked on the…[Read more]

Tiara:

The only doctrine that I’m aware of that relates to mentorship is our 6-22 series of leadership doctrine (ADP, ADRP, and FM). In terms of regulations, I’m not aware of any requirements.

I would ask @rakimball. He’s the best mentorship SME I know.

-Gary

Tiara:

The only doctrine that I’m aware of that relates to mentorship is our 6-22 series of leadership doctrine (ADP, ADRP, and FM). In terms of regulations, I’m not aware of any requirements.

I would ask @<span class=”post-author” style=”margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, ‘Times New Roman’, Times, serif; font-size:…[Read more]

To echo what most have said already, recording the session is important, but the most important part is the conversation. Make an effort to get the counselled individual to share their perspective as well.

One good way to do this is to share some questions in advance that you want to discuss during the counseling. This can be in regard to their…[Read more]

I agree with some of the other contributors who mention the need to model proper behavior. We need to be weary of the idea that we (leaders) can chose to not participate or ignore social media and just avoid the problem all together.

Although not everyone will be interested, I personally share my opinions on how to use social media as a…[Read more]

Alan,

As a former troop commander I really appreciated reading your article. In our effort to regain proficiencies in security and reconnaissance tasks, we can’t ignore our ability to fight. I think your points about mastering actions on contact and battle drills are spot on. Hopefully as we continue to emphasize reconnaissance operations against…[Read more]

Alan,

As a former troop commander I really appreciated reading your article. In our effort to regain proficiencies in security and reconnaissance tasks, we can’t ignore our ability to fight. I think your points about mastering actions on contact and battle drills are spot on. Hopefully as we continue to emphasize reconnaissance operations against…[Read more]

Vanezza,

Ray and Brock both brought up excellent points. A fun/different way of approaching this question would be to ask your Senior Rater , using five single works, what qualities he/she expects of a junior officer. This is a unique way of asking about his/her expectations of you, IMHO. Good luck!

Micah

I would argue that meetings at both levels exist to ensure units stays proactive, identify potential friction points, validate systems, and drive decision making. At the same time, we all have information requirements to our higher headquarters and meeting with subordinate units help facilitate that flow of data. Effective meetings encompass all…[Read more]