SUMMARY Don't commit too many resources before you have established a foothold. When establishing the foothold make sure the team is well-supported. WAR Imagine that you are a Marine squad leader with 11 infantry Marines reporting to you. Your entire...
All Leadership Articles
This is a complete list of articles I have written on leadership. Enjoy!
Goal Teams not silos – how the infantry organizes teams
SUMMARY: Setup 'goal teams' that are dedicated to working on your companies most important goal Those teams should have every person directly assigned that they need to be successful and report to a single responsible leader WAR Over the last 100...
Team Discipline – Why the Marine Corps has it and how to get it
SUMMARY Consistency + A Standard = Discipline Set standards collaboratively with the team and make sure the expectation to meet them is well understood Consistency is driven by leadership supervision of the standard WAR Imagine that you are a Marine...
Unity of Command – How the military assigns responsibility
Summary: Assigned a single person who’s responsible to solve a problem When it’s a cross functional team setup a project team that has a singler leader with a team that has the capabilities to solve the problem WAR Unity of command is one of the nine...
Commanders intent & end state – the military’s solution for “why”
Summary: Commander's intent and end state are given by leaders, so their team understands the purpose and outcome intended. Armed with this information, a team can make decisions in a dynamic environment without needing leadership involvement. Their decisions will be...