Five Top Tips: Surviving an Outer Office
You have just been posted to a new job which sees you working as part of an Outer Office. Did you know that your life...
Tag : leadership
Humility: The 7th Core Value?
“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility” ~ Saint...
Leading the Cyber Battle
In comparing the career pathways of civilian and military cyber leaders what can we learn from both perspectives? BLUF: As the information and communication technologies...
Are we all process monkeys now?
Do you spend your day answering emails, ticking off training objectives and signing forms, or are you pursuing organisational priorities and building valuable things? Much...
#WavellReviews “Peace, War and Whitehall: A Memoir” by Charles Guthrie
There is a strong theme of self satisfaction running through the text and a lack of real self reflection on failure. I finished the book...
The MoD is failing its people: what can be done?
I regularly speak with Service personnel and veterans who feel let down by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), whether in relation to housing, health care,...
Schrödinger’s Leader
In the same way that leadership is ubiquitous within the Army, so too is followership. Followership is happening all around us, every day, at all...
2022 – An annus horribilis for the Royal Air Force?
The Good, the Bad, and the Indefensible As it is always the case for the Royal Air Force, its commitment and contribution to operations, over...
Planning in 5 Quotes
Planning is often harder than it needs to be. It is seen as a search for the truth, some obscure absolute, rather than what it...
Does Compassionate Leadership have a place in the Military?
How adopting a compassionate approach could benefit the organisation, your team and you. As a Medical Support Officer; I have spent my service career in...