“When leaders resort too often to telling subordinates ‘Just do it’, subordinates lose both an understanding of the commander’s thinking and their ability to think on their own when they become leaders. Explaining why is perhaps one of the most...
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It’s essential to do things “right,” but it’s more important to take action. Period. This Friday I have a few thoughts about what constitutes meaningful action, why it’s sometimes hard to take it and how you can create a bias...
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“Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and...
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