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Four Lessons in Adaptive Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe armed services have been in the business of leadership development much longer than the corporate world has. Today's military leaders need tools and... -
"You Have to Lead from Everywhere"
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen responding to a complex, fast-moving crisis, leaders must constantly adapt their mental models and create a "unity of effort," argues Allen, a retired... -
Why the Military Produces Great Leaders
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleOne assumption at the core of this blog is that military service-particularly service in the crucible of combat-is exceptionally effective at developing... -
Look to Military History for Lessons in Crisis Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleEight lessons from some of history's greats. -
Maneuver Warfare: Can Modern Military Strategy Lead You to Victory?
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleBusiness has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years. So has warfare. Every executive knows firsthand the daunting challenges of the 21st... -
Positive Psychology as a Catalyst for Change
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleIn 2005, the host unit of North Dakota's Grand Forks Air Force Base had to reinvent itself to stay relevant. Its large fleet of tanker aircraft was being... -
When Do You Fire Your Four-Star General?
Global Business Digital ArticleThe game has changed in military leadership. Earlier this week, The Washington Post published a fascinating account of the recent firing of Gen. David... -
Learning in the Thick of It
Meeting management Magazine ArticleAfter-action reviews identify past mistakes but rarely enhance future performance. Companies wanting to fully exploit this tool should look to its master: the U.S. Army’s standing enemy brigade, where soldiers learn and improve even in the midst of battle. -
What Family Businesses Can Learn from the Military
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleHow to lead through turbulent times. -
Why the Military Is Going Green
Organizational Development Digital ArticleIn recent months, which radical, tree-hugging group has upped the volume on pushing for action on climate change? I bet you wouldn't have guessed American... -
Cybersecurity's Human Factor: Lessons from the Pentagon
Technology & Operations Magazine ArticleWith cyberattacks soaring, corporations must step up efforts to protect their IT networks. Most firms could learn from the U.S. military, which has been... -
What Companies Can Learn from Military Teams
Leadership & Managing People InterviewA Q&A with former general Stanley McChrystal. -
Managing Climate Change: Lessons from the U.S. Navy
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe U.S. Navy operates on the front lines of climate change. It manages tens of billions of dollars of assets on every continent and on every ocean, which... -
"Powering Down" Leadership in the U.S. Army
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAccording to long-held U.S. Army tradition, leadership is based on a rigid hierarchy. Are you a young officer not sure what to do? Look one level up.... -
4 Ways to Pressure-Test Strategic Decisions, Inspired by the U.S. Military
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleAssign a team to poke holes in your strategy. -
To Lead, You Must Focus
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe 75th secretary of the U.S. Navy writes about how to lead a large, complex organization that is interdependent with other large and complex entities.... -
New Business with the New Military
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleA $200 billion market has appeared on your business horizon, but you may not have noticed it. It's the new U.S. military. Virtually all aspects of the... -
Retention Through Redemption
Managing people Magazine ArticleOnce, sailors couldn’t leave the USS Benfold fast enough. Today, the vessel is the pride of the Pacific fleet, and sailors from other ships are clamoring to join its crew. How did the captain of the ship, Mike Abrashoff, get the Benfold back on course? By breaking bad habits and jettisoning old attitudes—starting with his own. -
Life's Work: Admiral Mike Mullen
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleAlthough the first ship he ever commanded crashed into a buoy, Mullen rose through the ranks to serve two presidents as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of... -
What the U.S. Military Can Teach Companies About Supporting Employees' Families
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticlePredictability and routines are important.
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General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In July 2012, retired United States Army Major General Gale Pollock created Elevivo, a venture that worked on developing a comprehensive disease management... -
Operation Rollback Water: The National Guard's Response to the 2009 North Dakota Floods (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In spring 2009, North Dakota experienced some of the worst flooding in state history. This case describes how the state's National Guard responded by... -
Mission in Flux: Michigan National Guard in Liberia
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In summer and fall of 2014, thousands of individuals in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea contracted the Ebola virus. This outbreak of the deadly disease,... -
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (A): Vice Admiral John Mateczun and JTF CapMed
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case is part of a four part series that examines the merger of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Military Center at Bethesda... -
Navy SEALs: Selecting and Training for an Elite Fighting Force
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The SEALs are the elite special forces of the U.S. Navy. Their selection and training is exceptionally rigorous, with a heavy emphasis on physical condition,... -
Rafael Development Corp.: Converting Military Technology to Civilian Technology in Israel
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Describes an Israeli joint venture company, created to convert military technology to civilian uses. Also documents the explosive growth of the Israeli... -
Operation Rollback Water: The National Guard's Response to the 2009 North Dakota Floods (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details In spring 2009, North Dakota experienced some of the worst flooding in state history. This case describes how the state's National Guard responded by... -
Turn the Ship Around! (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The two-part case study describes two attempts to empower the crews of two nuclear submarines of the US Navy. The case highlights the challenges as well... -
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case examines an iconic institution's decision on whether or not to undertake a branding initiative. Founded in 1802, West Point has played a key... -
Operation Bramble Bush (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details In the pre-dawn hours of August 2, 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered his army to invade the neighboring, oil-rich state of Kuwait; within two... -
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (B): Integrating Army and Navy Cultures at the New Walter Reed
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This case is part of a four part series that examines the merger of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Military Center at Bethesda... -
Lessons in Crisis Leadership: From Peacetime to Post-911
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The 911 terrorist attacks in the United States in 2001 shook the world and changed the modus operandi of security forces around the world. The Singapore... -
Dr. Jonathan Woodson, Military Health System Reform, and National Digital Health Strategy
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details Dr. Jonathan Woodson faced more formidable challenges than most in his storied medical, public health, and military career, starting with multiple rotations... -
Fast Building (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case IES524. This is a two part case study that describes a situation of passive extortion faced by Andrew Smith, the director of the division... -
The Incident in Kabul
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details Captain William Waverly was a member of the US Army's forces in Afghanistan, and was stationed in a post in western Kabul, beginning in late 2011. He... -
The Effects of Rice Subsidies in Thailand
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details The military general is the newly appointed prime minister of Thailand as of May 2014. The country is developing and needs support from its government... -
The Grit Factor: Courage, Resilience, and Leadership in the Most Male-Dominated Organization in the World
28.00View Details What does it take for women to succeed in a male-dominated world? The Grit Factor. At age nineteen, Shannon Huffman Polson became the youngest woman ever... -
Operation Rollback Water: The National Guard's Response to the 2009 North Dakota Floods (Epilogue to B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details In spring 2009, North Dakota experienced some of the worst flooding in state history. This case describes how the state's National Guard responded by... -
Depart, Depart, Depart!
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Army First Lieutenant (1LT) Gavin Bell joined his unit in Afghanistan only weeks after graduating helicopter flight school in the United States. A new... -
The Gulf Crisis: Building a Coalition for War
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The Gulf War-the US led effort to oust Iraq's armed forces from neighboring, oil-rich Kuwait-may be best remembered for the sheer effectiveness of the...
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General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In July 2012, retired United States Army Major General Gale Pollock created Elevivo, a venture that worked on developing a comprehensive disease management... -
Operation Rollback Water: The National Guard's Response to the 2009 North Dakota Floods (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In spring 2009, North Dakota experienced some of the worst flooding in state history. This case describes how the state's National Guard responded by... -
Mission in Flux: Michigan National Guard in Liberia
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In summer and fall of 2014, thousands of individuals in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea contracted the Ebola virus. This outbreak of the deadly disease,... -
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (A): Vice Admiral John Mateczun and JTF CapMed
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case is part of a four part series that examines the merger of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Military Center at Bethesda... -
Four Lessons in Adaptive Leadership
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleThe armed services have been in the business of leadership development much longer than the corporate world has. Today's military leaders need tools and... -
Navy SEALs: Selecting and Training for an Elite Fighting Force
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details The SEALs are the elite special forces of the U.S. Navy. Their selection and training is exceptionally rigorous, with a heavy emphasis on physical condition,... -
Rafael Development Corp.: Converting Military Technology to Civilian Technology in Israel
Technology & Operations Case Study11.95View Details Describes an Israeli joint venture company, created to convert military technology to civilian uses. Also documents the explosive growth of the Israeli... -
Operation Rollback Water: The National Guard's Response to the 2009 North Dakota Floods (B)
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details In spring 2009, North Dakota experienced some of the worst flooding in state history. This case describes how the state's National Guard responded by... -
Turn the Ship Around! (A)
Organizational Development Case Study11.95View Details The two-part case study describes two attempts to empower the crews of two nuclear submarines of the US Navy. The case highlights the challenges as well... -
The U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details The case examines an iconic institution's decision on whether or not to undertake a branding initiative. Founded in 1802, West Point has played a key...