Leadership – Part 10 of 10!

Finally – the 10th principal! What has been the delay, you ask? Well, I have finally completed the Army Operations Course at the Canadian Army Command and Staff College. I was on the year long Primary Reserve version of the course, during which candidates with...

Leadership – Part 9 of 10

Link back to part 8 here with links to parts 1 to 7 at the top. 9 – Train your soldiers as a team and employ them up to their capabilities. Any organization works better if they function as a team. Training as a team will lead to working as a team. Team work...

Leadership – Part 8 of 10

Two posts in 1 day! Here’s part 7, and part 6 here with links to parts 1 through 5 at the top. 8 – Make sound and timely decisions. Today we are talking about NOT doing the above.. People know if you are being rushed and guessing. If things feel reckless...

Leadership – Part 7 of 10

Back again with part 7. Part 6 here with links to parts 1 through 5 at the top. 7 – Develop the leadership potential of your followers. This – sorta, but not this… Since you can’t be everywhere all the time, you can’t always rely on your...

Leadership – Part 6 of 10

Here is another installment of the 10 part series on leadership, highlighting the 10 principles of leadership as instructed in the Canadian Armed Forces in the 1980s and 90s. Here are links to the first 5 parts: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5. 6 – Know...