Jay Miseli is a Retired Army Colonel known not only for his clear leadership principles and significant military accomplishments, but also for his crafting of the original, unused Afghanistan withdrawal plans. We discuss developing leaders, judgment, recruiting, Iron Maiden, great concerts, mental health, the transition to civilian life, legacy, and yes, Afghanistan.
Timestamps:
0:41 Intro to Jay Miseli
2:33 Early background (pre-military)
8:15 Establishing leadership qualities in a meritocracy
8:29 Assessing and developing leaders I (5 Principal Variables) (through 9:18)
11:18 Steepest learning curve
17:09 Character
19:19 Influences
23:40 The recruiting challenge(s)29:04 Iron Maiden37:53 Recruiting successes
44:27 Mental and emotional preparation
50:06 Instilling confidence through competence 52:12 Reducing malleability (through 53:06)
53:39 The downside of reduced malleability (through 54:02)54:02 Combat, homelessness, and adjustment
56:27 The unused Afghanistan withdrawal plans (56:28-
59:09 Afghanistan vs Iraq potential (through 59:47)
01:01:23 Going to zero (through 01:04:44) (also 1:03:01-01:04:44)
01:05:06 Afghanistan withdrawal planning process
01:07:45 Being part of something historical (through 01:07:56)
01:09:02 Assessing and developing leaders II
01:14:08 Hal Moore and judgement
01:22:25 Character, excellence and judgement
01:34:08 Transition to civilian life, ongoing mentorship (01:36:42-01:40:37 regarding mountain biking, focusing on the journey)
01:41:07 Concerts
01:45:08 Mental health