The Military Leader

By The Military Leader

What's The Military Leader about?

Grow yourself and your team with insight from today's most successful leaders. The Military Leader Podcast delivers candid, practical lessons from proven leaders in the military and other professions. If you don't have a leadership development program, start with The Military Leader Podcast!

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The Military Leader episodes:

03.10.2024
Colonel Bob O'Brien - Behind the Scenes at the Army's Command Assessment Program
In this episode, we go behind the scenes to see how the Army selects its senior commanders and shapes talent for the future. Colonel Bob O'Brien is the Director of the US Army's Command Assessment Program (CAP), which is the yearly...
02.07.2024
MG Curt Taylor - Training for the Changing Character of War
"If you bring a cell phone to NTC, you'll be found and targeted." In this episode, we get an inside look at how the Army's National Training Center creates tough, realistic training rotations to ensure that Soldiers and units are ready...
06.22.2020
Major General JP McGee - The Present & Future of Army Talent Management
The Army is radically changing its personnel and talent management systems and Major General JP McGee, head of the Army Talent Management Task Force, is in charge of making it happen. From AIM 2.0 and the Battalion Command Assessment Program...to brevet...
02.25.2020
Michael Bungay Stanier - Leading with Curiosity
Michael Bungay Stanier is an author, speaker, and innovative thinker in the world of coaching and leadership. His most popular book, The Coaching Habit, is a Wall Street Journal Bestseller and presents a powerful framework for helping leaders make meaningful...
01.30.2020
Noble Gibbens – How to Lead with Emotional Intelligence
This episode features passionate world changer and good friend of nearly twenty years, Noble Gibbens. Noble is a West Point graduate, successful entrepreneur, speaker, personal mentor, and business coach who learns, lives, and breathes leader development. As the energetic son of...
01.09.2020
Colonel Greg Gadson - A Warrior Living Beyond the Wounds
In May 2007, Colonel Greg Gadson found himself face-up on a Baghdad street, having been blown out of his vehicle by a powerful roadside bomb. He was bleeding profusely from both legs, which he eventually lost. As a battalion commander,...
12.20.2019
Captain Florent Groberg - Immigrant, Soldier, Medal of Honor Recipient
In August of 2012, Army Captain (Ret) Florent Groberg found himself face to face with an enemy suicide bomber. He didn't have time to think, he simply moved towards the threat. Then in 2015, he found himself standing on a...
11.12.2019
Major General Jeffrey Broadwater - Giver, Trainer, Leader
Before he departed Fort Irwin to become the current Commanding General of the 1st Cavalry Division, Major General Jeffrey Broadwater and I sat down in his office to chat about leadership, combat, the National Training Center, and how to personally...
09.12.2018
Dave Grossman - Killing, PTSD, and the Physiological Effects of Combat
Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and renown author Dave Grossman essentially created the field of killology. His books On Killing and On Combat have made an entire generation of military, law enforcement, and first responders more ready for the...
09.08.2018
LTC Matt Hardman - What It Takes to Be Ready
You'd be hard-pressed to find a leader who is more dedicated to the profession of arms than LTC Matt Hardman. His recent experience as Battalion Task Force and then Brigade Trainer at the National Training Center has made him one...
08.20.2018
CSM Scott Schroeder - Rediscovering the Role of the NCO
People who have worked with CSM Schroeder know he is a Soldier’s Soldier. His 34 years in the Army spanned from his Germany days as an Electronics Mechanic to Command Sergeant Major of US Army Forces Command, a 4-star level...
08.12.2018
Proactive Luck - Nathan Finney
This third bonus episode on the topic of luck features an article by Nate Finney, founder of The Strategy Bridge and co-founder of The Military Writers Guild. Just like Steve Leonard in the last episode, Nate says that you can...
08.06.2018
Luck Be a Lady - Steve Leonard of Doctrine Man
In this bonus episode, I share Steve Leonard's response to "The Role of Luck in Becoming a Successful Officer." In "Luck Be a Lady," Steve reminds us that there is no luck without the team and that the team must...
07.29.2018
The Role of Luck in Becoming a Successful Officer
Some people say that their success arose because they "just got lucky." Others say they made their own luck. No matter how we view luck, none of us can deny that luck has played a role in whatever success we've...
07.24.2018
Colonel Eric Lopez - Creating a Vision Everyone Will Follow
Every once in a while in your career, you'll work for a leader whose nature simply inspires motivation and action. Colonel Eric Lopez is one of those leaders. He is passionate, candid, and committed to building the team. You can't...
07.10.2018
Brigadier General Marty Schweitzer - Mentorship is Everything!
Of the many talented mentors I've had throughout my career, BG Marty Schweitzer has had the most formative influence in shaping the leader I am today. As my battalion commander in the 82nd Airborne Division, "Coach" personally invested in our...
07.10.2018
Brigadier General Marty Schweitzer - Mentorship is Everything! (006)
Of the many talented mentors I've had throughout my career, BG Marty Schweitzer has had the most formative influence in shaping the leader I am today. As my battalion commander in the 82nd Airborne Division, "Coach" personally invested in our...
07.02.2018
LTC Adisa King - Shut Up and Listen!
Army Lieutenant Colonel Adisa King joins The Military Leader Podcast for a conversation about the leadership lessons he took from West Point football, how he fires up his Squadron formation at 1-32 Cavalry at Fort Campbell, KY, and the most...
07.02.2018
LTC Adisa King - Shut Up and Listen! (005)
Army Lieutenant Colonel Adisa King joins The Military Leader Podcast for a conversation about the leadership lessons he took from West Point football, how he fires up his Squadron formation at 1-32 Cavalry at Fort Campbell, KY, and the most...
06.24.2018
Brigadier General Ross Coffman - Loving Soldiers is Making Them Ready for Combat
Brigadier General Ross Coffman, Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division, joins The Military Leader Podcast to discuss the state of Army leaders after 16 years of war, how the National Training Center stretches brigade combat teams toward readiness,...
06.24.2018
Brigadier General Ross Coffman - Loving Soldiers is Making Them Ready for Combat (004)
Brigadier General Ross Coffman, Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Infantry Division, joins The Military Leader Podcast to discuss the state of Army leaders after 16 years of war, how the National Training Center stretches brigade combat teams toward readiness,...
06.18.2018
Colonel Scott Shaw - Counseling, Connecting, and Balancing Family
The former commander of the Asymmetric Warfare Group, Colonel Scott Shaw, shares his lessons from over 20 years in the Infantry. We get into counseling, connecting with Soldiers, team-building, and how to be a successful Army leader while still giving...
06.10.2018
Steve Leonard - The Story of Doctrine Man & Leading with Perspective
If you are in the military and have Facebook, you know Doctrine Man! Steve Leonard, creator of Doctrine Man and former Army strategist, shares the story of how sharing a few snarky cartoons on work email grew into a social media platform nearing...
06.10.2018
Steve Leonard - The Story of Doctrine Man & Leading with Perspective (002)
If you are in the military and have Facebook, you know Doctrine Man! Steve Leonard, creator of Doctrine Man and former Army strategist, shares the story of how sharing a few snarky cartoons on work email grew into a social media platform...
06.03.2018
General Robert Brown - Authentic Leadership, Training for Combat, & Coach K
General Robert Brown kicks off The Military Leader Podcast in this candid interview covering the span of his 37 years in the Army. General Brown currently commands US Army Pacific Command, which is the Army's largest component command, standing at over...
06.03.2018
General Robert Brown - Authentic Leadership, Training for Combat, & Coach K (001)
General Robert Brown kicks off The Military Leader Podcast in this candid interview covering the span of his 37 years in the Army. General Brown currently commands US Army Pacific Command, which is the Army's largest component command, standing at over...
05.29.2018
Season 1 Preview
Here's a sneak peek at Season 1 of The Military Leader Podcast! These are some of the best insights from the first season of The Military Leader Podcast. This is 25 minutes of high-density leader development that will challenge...

What's The Military Leader about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Military Leader episodes:

Colonel Bob O'Brien - Behind the Scenes at the Army's Command Assessment Program

MG Curt Taylor - Training for the Changing Character of War

Major General JP McGee - The Present & Future of Army Talent Management

Michael Bungay Stanier - Leading with Curiosity

Noble Gibbens – How to Lead with Emotional Intelligence

Colonel Greg Gadson - A Warrior Living Beyond the Wounds

Captain Florent Groberg - Immigrant, Soldier, Medal of Honor Recipient

Major General Jeffrey Broadwater - Giver, Trainer, Leader

Dave Grossman - Killing, PTSD, and the Physiological Effects of Combat

LTC Matt Hardman - What It Takes to Be Ready

CSM Scott Schroeder - Rediscovering the Role of the NCO

Proactive Luck - Nathan Finney

Luck Be a Lady - Steve Leonard of Doctrine Man

The Role of Luck in Becoming a Successful Officer

Colonel Eric Lopez - Creating a Vision Everyone Will Follow

Brigadier General Marty Schweitzer - Mentorship is Everything!

Brigadier General Marty Schweitzer - Mentorship is Everything! (006)

LTC Adisa King - Shut Up and Listen!

LTC Adisa King - Shut Up and Listen! (005)

Brigadier General Ross Coffman - Loving Soldiers is Making Them Ready for Combat

Brigadier General Ross Coffman - Loving Soldiers is Making Them Ready for Combat (004)

Colonel Scott Shaw - Counseling, Connecting, and Balancing Family

Steve Leonard - The Story of Doctrine Man & Leading with Perspective

Steve Leonard - The Story of Doctrine Man & Leading with Perspective (002)

General Robert Brown - Authentic Leadership, Training for Combat, & Coach K

General Robert Brown - Authentic Leadership, Training for Combat, & Coach K (001)

Season 1 Preview