Why Leadership Means Leaving on Time
Reading Time: 3 minutes An overused- but often cited- definition of leadership is “the art of influencing people to willingly achieve the team or organisational goal”. […]
Emma Watson
Book Review – Trust and Leadership, edited by Russell W. Glenn
Reading Time: 3 minutes Trust and Leadership: The Australian Army Approach to Mission Command serves as an answer to the philosophy that is mission command. Often junior […]
Finding Your Leadership Identity: Self-Reflection versus Comparison
Reading Time: 3 minutes As a junior commander, I am a recent graduate of training designed to formally instruct me in command, leadership and management. In […]
The Value of Sergeants to Lieutenants
Reading Time: 3 minutes You may have heard during Officer training to quickly build a relationship with your Sergeant (SGT), take in their perspective and respect […]
The Benefits of Brevity
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a junior commander, I have made the mistake of stacking my presentations and back briefs with detail for my higher commanders. […]
Mission Command: Competence, Assets and Risk
Reading Time: 2 minutes This article is a junior leader’s framework for mission command and complements Understanding Mission Command. Mission Command is a commander’s assessment of […]
Thoughts on being a Liaison Officer
Reading Time: 3 minutes Being an outward facing Liaison Officer (LO) is high tempo, reactive and enables the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to achieve an appreciable […]
What is the Main Effort? HA/DR or Warfighting?
Reading Time: 5 minutes This is the third and final article in a three-part series from the Australian Defence Force Liaison Officer (ADFLO) to the New […]
Integrating with Combat Agencies in a National Emergency
Reading Time: 5 minutes This is the second article in a three-part series from the Australian Defence Force Liaison Officer (ADFLO) to the New South Wales Rural […]
Teaming with the Rural Fire Service
Reading Time: 5 minutes From late 2019 through early 2020, I had the opportunity to serve as an Australian Defence Force Liaison Officer (ADFLO) to the […]