What Makes a Good Military Coalition Partner?
The United States Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, recently commented that the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, which existed between 2001-2014, colloquially stood for...
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Thinking Sailors: Re-imagining Staff Training and Postgraduate Education for the Royal Navy
Introduction There can be few employers who offer such a wide array of postgraduate training opportunities as the Royal Navy. Postgraduate degrees, fellowships and staff...
Delivering Advantage: People as a Capability
One of the most pernicious myths in Defence, certainly in the UK, is that ‘people are our greatest asset’. Objectively, defence does not see People...
Sailing into Leadership: Analysis of “Master and Commander”
One of the most remarkable literary achievements of the 20th century emerged in 1989 when W.W. Norton published Patrick O’Brian’s multi-volume fictional re-creation of British...
The Paradox of Dark Leadership
Some of our best opportunities to innovate and succeed are hiding behind constraints and challenges Introduction The Ministry of Defence is one of the largest...
Antiquated Leaders: Cut The Shit
“…Machines don’t wage war. People do and they use their mind!” ~ John Boyd Below is a little note to antiquated leaders who romanticise the...
Leadership and Wellbeing: Lessons and Insights from a Policing Career
EPISODE 3 Leadership and Wellbeing: Lessons and Insights from a Policing Career Find the Podcast here In this episode, Martin & Jonpaul are joined by...
The Leadership Torch
“A good leader identifies the most dangerous part of the battlefield, moves to it and influences it”, or so said my most recent boss, an...
Army Followership: Progression or Traditionalism. Pick One.
“Our task is to read things that are not yet on the page.” ~ Steve Jobs The British Army is at a crossroads. It has...
Super Subordinates: Followership in the British Army
“We are often uncomfortable with the idea of being called a follower. We want to act as a leader and be recognised as a leader.”...