Political Separation
What is your responsibility as the situation commander during a crisis event? If you are a junior officer who must deal with a crisis response, what are you responsible for when communicating with your leadership, policymakers, and the public? Brian Kamoi
Moral Courage
Taking a risk while knowing the consequences because you know it’s the right thing do helps build moral courage. How does taking “shortcuts” lead to diminishing your moral courage? Andrew Ledford discusses how habitually taking small shortcuts erodes your
Trust
Trust is the glue that binds a society. Trusted leaders must have candor, competence and care. Professor David Luban discusses the “just right” conditions for developing and maintaining trust, and the concept of “having your back”.
Speaking Truth to Power
Creating a climate that values active listening is the responsibility of an ethical leader. Speaking truth to power especially when there’s an ethical dilemma is the responsibility of the follower. COL Art Athens shares his views and a few stories about s
Lethal Force
How does a naval warrior judge whether to apply lethal force, and in what amount? LtGen John Wissler USMC (Ret.) discusses proportionality, rules of engagement and squaring with your self.
Stockdale, the Stoic
One way of being able to embody a stoic mindset means being able to focus on what is under your control and not obsess about what you can’t change. It also means learning through experience and sometimes that means learning through suffering, and reframin
Resilience
Beyond practice makes perfect, you’ve got resilience. Making the most of an opportunity to do the right thing even for what might be a mundane opportunity sets up the ability to be resilient in the face of adversity or hard choices. Learn the importance o
What Does Honor Mean?
Ethics, integrity, honor. Are they same? They all deal with how you live your values personally and in your community of choice. Honor is both a verb and a noun. Find out the difference listening to Dr. Roger Herbert.
Code of the Warrior
We explore that concept of a warrior and the importance of a warrior code. It’s important to note that what is acceptable warrior code in one society may be unacceptable in another society. CMDR Andrew Ledford discusses a variety of types of warriors.
Stockdale Paradox
You might think that optimism would be the best mindset in a difficult situation. You would be wrong. ADM James Stockdale found that reframing his mindset while incarcerated in the Hanoi Hilton for 8 years literally save his life. The Stockdale Paradox is