IT’S TIME FOR THE ARMY TO EMBRACE TELEWORK
Amidst a global pandemic, the Army, like many civilian employers, turned to telework. But while companies are seeking to preserve the...
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STUXNET: A DIGITAL STAFF RIDE
(As featured in The Modern War Institute) At the risk of stating the obvious, the era of cyber war is here. Russia’s use of cyber...
Note to fitness test-takers: Pushups aren’t a volume business
(As featured in the Military Times) Military fitness requires balancing training to succeed on the test (your twice-yearly fitness check)...
IT’S NOT THE ECONOMY: WHY THE ARMY MISSED ITS RECRUITMENT GOALS AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
(As featured in The Modern War Institute) In 2018 the US Army failed to meet its recruitment goals for the first time since the height of...
WHAT’S YOUR CQ? HOW TO DEVELOP “CULTURAL INTELLIGENCE” IN THE US MILITARY
(As featured in The Modern War Institute) The challenges of tribalism, highlighted by retired Gen. and former Defense Secretary Jim...
IT’S TIME TO CHANGE THE WAY YOUR UNIT OPERATES, STARTING WITH YOUR MORNING MEETINGS
(As featured in The Modern War Institute, in collaboration with Spencer Macdonald) We have known for years that the military’s work...
LEVERAGING SOLDIERS FOR INNOVATION: WHY WE NEED AN ARMY PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CELL
(As featured in The Modern War Institute, in collaboration with Jim Perkins and Spencer MacDonald) There is a disconnect between Pentagon...
SOFTWARE WINS MODERN WARS: WHAT THE AIR FORCE LEARNED FROM DOING THE KESSEL RUN
(As featured in The Modern War Institute, in collaboration with Jim Perkins) The US. Air Force is quietly proving that software...
IT’S LIKE UBER, BUT FOR MILITARY TALENT MANAGEMENT: UNLEASHING THE INNOVATIVE CAPACITY OF THE JOINT
(As featured in The Modern War Institute) The Pentagon is making highly visible and badly needed progress on innovation, as shown by...
SHOOT, MOVE, COMMUNICATE, AND INNOVATE: HARNESSING INNOVATIVE CAPACITY IN THE RANKS
(As featured in The Modern War Institute) Despite Pentagon innovation investments, like creating Army Futures Command, critics across the...
DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION WINS WARS. HERE’S HOW THE ARMY CAN GET BETTER AT IT.
(As featured in The Modern War Institute) In early 2017, Gen. Raymond Thomas, commander of US Special Operations Command, admitted that...
Four Problems Army Futures Command Needs to Solve
(As featured in RealClearDefense and the Modern War Institute) The US Army’s announcement in October 2017 that it would form the Army...
ARMY OF CODERS: TRAINING THE FORCE FOR THE MULTI-DOMAIN FIGHT
(As featured in The Modern War Institute) It is perhaps axiomatic, and thus seemingly unnecessary, to say that computers have transformed...
COVID-19 IS REVEALING PROBLEMS THE US MILITARY HAS IGNORED FOR FAR TOO LONG
(As featured in the Modern War Institute) COVID-19 is calling our bluff on years of negligence and mounting technical debt. We have long...
LEARNING TO DISRUPT OURSELVES: WHY THE ARMY NEEDS AN EXPERIMENTAL CULTURE AND HOW TO CREATE IT
(As featured in Modern War Institute) The After Action Review. Like morning PT and issuing salutes, the AAR has become just something we...
Military experts: We need to fight coronavirus like we fight insurgents on the battlefield
(In collaboration with Thomas Hendrix, as featured in Fortune Magazine) While tracking the expansion of COVID-19 has become our new...
DON’T JUST COPY AND PASTE: A BETTER MODEL FOR MANAGING MILITARY TECHNOLOGISTS
(As featured in https://warontherocks.com/2020/08/dont-just-copy-and-paste-a-better-model-for-managing-military-technologists/ with Jim...
FROM OUR FOXHOLE: EMPOWERING TACTICAL LEADERS TO ACHIEVE STRATEGIC AI GOALS
(As featured at https://warontherocks.com/2019/10/from-our-foxhole-empowering-tactical-leaders-to-achieve-strategic-ai-goals/) Editor’s...
IT’S TIME FOR THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT’S DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
(originally featured at https://warontherocks.com/2020/05/its-time-for-the-defense-production-acts-digital-transformation/) President...
Designing a training week
This video is a short introduction to planning a week of physical fitness training while managing your Soldier's performance and energy.
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