by Andrew | Dec 3, 2017 | Army, Leadership, philosophy
Welcome back! Last week I discussed the achievement of professional competence, the first principle of leadership as I learned them in the late 80’s, early 90’s. Today’s topic is the second principle: 2 – Appreciate your own strengths and...
by Andrew | Nov 23, 2017 | Army, Leadership, philosophy
Leadership is a concept, skill, practice, and idea that I ponder often. I first received formal leadership training as an air cadet at the age of 12 or 13. 30 years later, 11 years of that as a full time Army Officer, I have learned many many lessons about this acrane...
by Andrew | Aug 23, 2016 | Army, Life, Marriage
When I was 12, I decided that I was going to be an air cadet. I don’t recall exactly how I heard about cadets, but I knew I wanted to try it out. So, one Thursday evening I walked up the hill from my house to the school where the local air cadets paraded, and...
