Thursday, June 25, 2026

THURSDAY — LEADERSHIP, HISTORY & POWER

“An institution will ultimately produce what it rewards.”

— Oscar Garzon, Erick Buckner & Abdulrahman Alotaibi

Ask yourself the uncomfortable question: does your strategy deck demand bold innovation while your promotion boards, bonuses, and quiet status signals still reward the legacy playbook? If so, your people aren’t stubbornly resisting transformation, they’re responding rationally to the incentives you actually built. Before you authorize the next platform purchase, audit what your organization truly pays people to do. To learn more, Check out Beyond the Matrix: A Multidisciplinary Blueprint for Military Transformation.

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Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad