Category Archives: Be All You Can Be

At a time when the Army was experiencing slow recruiting in a piece time economy, a special task force of young field grade officer selected this long standing Army motto as the banner for its recruiters

Train the Same as You Fight

Unique Leadership Axiom: Habits Win! (Or Loose…) Whatever you do, you have trained and practiced to be your best. As a soldier you have been through basic and now you are in advanced training. You are going to be a … Continue reading






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Why is Master Sergeant a military rank?

Unique Leadership Axiom: Winning is not about your label, it is about MASTERY! Master Sergeant is the eighth rank up from the entry level in the Army.  For this and every military rank there is a plethora of mandatory skills … Continue reading






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Lead From the Front!

Unique Leadership Axiom: Armchair Leaders Kill Their Troops Leading from the front is doing what is right. Specifically, it is using everything in your experience, mind and memory to see and do the right thing.






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Be All You Can Be

Unique Leadership Axiom: Only Your Best Is Worth Having. Whatever your society may be, its strength is no more than that of its weakest link. Therefore, for the good of all and especially for your good “Be All That You … Continue reading






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Follow Up or F*** Up

Unique Leadership Axiom: In business if you screw up, you may get fired. In the military if you screw up, you and your men may die from enemy fire!






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Do Something. Even If It’s Wrong to Do Something!

Unique Leadership Axiom: In a crisis for which there is no plan, action is the only plan. As Nike says, “Just Do It!”






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