Welcome to the 3×5 Leadership archives of blog posts!
The archives are organized by five major topics, rather than in chronological order, to better enable you to find the content most relevant content for your leadership growth. Several of the categories include mini-blog series that dive deep into a specific topic. The categories, in order, are:
- Self-Development & Preparing to Lead Well
- Leading & Influencing Others
- Leading & Changing Teams & Organizations
- Management & Self-Regulation Skills
- Other Relevant Leadership Topics
Feel free to reference the About Page to learn more about 3×5 Leadership or to contact me. Also, reference the Most Popular Posts Page to find the posts that have resonated most with other readers.
Lead well!
Self-Development & Preparing to Lead Well
Self-Awareness & Your Leadership Effectiveness
The Reflection Series
- Part I: An Introduction to the Abstract
- Part II: Why Reflecting Is Important
- Part III: How Leaders Can Reflect
- Part IV: An Approach
- Part V: Organizational Reflection
Three New Benefits I Learned About Writing and Sharing
168 Series
- Part I: Introduction
- Part II: 6 Ways I Develop as a Leader Each Week
- Part III: Swimming Against the Current: Leader Self-Development [Guest post by Angry Staff Officer]
- Part IV: Taking the Time [Guest post by Joe Byerly]
- Part V: Making Time Work [Guest post by Josh Powers]
- Part VI: Don’t Schedule – Prioritize to Maximize [Guest post by Doug Meyer]
- Part VII: Live, Learn, Repeat – Making the Most of a Week [Guest post by Mick Ryan]
- Part VIII: If You’re Not Learning, You’re Not Leading [Guest post by Jon Silk]
- Part IX: Organized Chaos from Doctrine Man!! [Guest post by Doctrine Man!!]
- Part X: “Remember How Much Nothing We Used to Do?” [Guest post by Andrew Steadman]
Leaders are Readers Series
- Part I: Why We Read
- Part II: Determining What to Read
- Part III: Managing Your Reading Program
- Part IV: An Argument for Fiction
- Part V: Expand Your Source Horizon
- Part VI: Reading Online & On Social Media
- Part VII: Your Responsibility to Inspire Others
- Part VIII: Introducing the New 3×5 Leadership “Bookshelf!”
Do All Things with Energy and Optimism [Guest post by Tom Correll]
Defining Our Leadership Philosophy
What We Need to Know About Empathy & Leadership
Recommended Apps to Support Your Leader Self-Development and Growth
What Is Your Leadership “One Big Thing?”
Character: The Necessary, Yet Often Ignored, Trait to Define Leaders of the 21st Century
You Need a Peer Coach to Become a Better Leader
Keeping Our Leadership Tank Full
Words Matter – The Importance of Our Language as Leaders
Avoiding Burnout: 9 Things to Build “Leader Resilience”
The Junior Officer Reading & Self-Development List
Thoughts on Leader Self-Development: Do Better
Don’t Underestimate the Power of Bad Leadership Experiences
6 Ways to Make Your Reading More Impactful This Year
Ownership [Guest post by Pete Fovargue]
Writing as a Means of Learning [Guest post by Franklin C. Annis]
Leader Awareness Series
- Part I: An Introduction to Self-Awareness
- Part II: Leader Assessment Instruments
- Part III: Leader Assessment Instruments Continued
- Part IV: Other Helpful Assessments
How to Recognize Your Leadership Shortcomings [Guest post by John Packham]
Self-Development and Preparing for Future War
Fiction and Future War [Guest post by Zavier Radecker]
Leading & Influencing Others
8 Ways to Be an Intentional Leader
Discipline Through Accountability and Enforcing Standards
Leadership Communication: “Here is the Most Important Place for Me to Be”
Leadership By Wandering Around
The Five Types of Developmental Communication
Never Underestimate the Power of Appreciation
We Need to Talk About Our Peoples’ Engagement at Work
Do Your People Feel Safe? How Leaders Create Psychological Safety.
Leaders Communicate Perspective
The Feedback Primer
- Part 1: Let’s Start with Why
- Part 2: Being Mindful in Sharing Our “Truth in Love”
- Part 3: On Leaders Creating Their Own Feedback Loops
- Part 4: Innovating Feedback Across Your Team
- Part 5: Making the Abstract Tangible – 3 Example Feedback Loops for Your Consideration
- Part 6: Conclusion – Now Get Out There and Get Started!
An Organization that Reflects Together, Learns Together
Do You Communicate Appreciation & Admiration to the People You Lead? [Guest post by Tony Burgess]
Coaching – An Essential Leadership Tool [Guest post by LTC (R) Thomas Bowen]
A Willingness to Learn: The Critical Foundation to Leader Development
Are Our Loyalties Misaligned? We Must Define Our Levels of Loyalty.
A Model of Effective Goal-Setting for Leaders
The Lost Art of Giving (Negative) Feedback
They Must Become Greater, I Must Become Less: On Leadership & Humility
Leading Via Social Justice [Guest post by Chevaso Cook]
When Our Leadership Isn’t Good Enough [Guest post by Chad Plenge]
I Used a Commander Social Media Profile for 90 Days; Here’s What Happened
I Will Go On: Leadership and Resilience
My Hard Lesson Learned in Leading Through Crisis
Why We Lead with Gratitude…and How
Leadership on the Outside – A Story of Transition & Re-Introduction to Standards [Guest post by Joe Callejas]
Are You Solving the Problems or Making them Worse? [Guest post by Franklin Annis]
Goals In Lieu of Vision: A Practical Exercise in Developing a Purposeful Organization [Guest post by Zach Mierva]
The 4 Cs of Empowerment [Guest post by Sam]
There Is A Science to Motivation
Four Ways Leaders Can Connect with Their Employees [Guest post by John Packham]
Engaging Generation Z: A Military Perspective [Guest post by Patrick Hinton]
Feedback: An Acquired Taste [Guest post by Bethany Nunnery]
Three Quick Points to Mentor Your New, Emerging Leaders [Guest post by Joshua Trimble]
Counseling the 33%: An Approach to One-on-One Development [Guest post by Jeff Meinders]
Military Leadership Is Really About Trust [Guest post by Joe Callejas]
Leader Development Series
- Part I: Where to Start
- Part II: Materialize your Educational Program
- Part III: Tactical Decision Exercises
Leading & Changing Teams & Organizations
The 3×5 Leader Development Handbook
- Introduction
- Creating Opportunities in Our Organizations & Making the Time for Leader Development
- Self-Development Begets Leader Development
- How Are We Actually Developing Leaders?
- The Domains of Leader Development
- On-the-Job Development: Leaders as Teachers & Coaches
- Getting in the Arena: Creating a Culture of Truth & Feedback
- Leader Development Programs: Creating Time and Space for Leader Development
- Leader Development Through Mentorship
- Building & Reinforcing a Culture of Development
The Organizational Clarity Series
- Part 1 – It’s Time We Admit We Have a Problem
- Part 2 – Creating Our Essential Core
- Part 3 – Clarifying Our Essential Core
- Part 4 – Communicating What’s Essential Always in All Ways
The Shared Leadership Series
- Developing Effective 21st Century Teams
- Targeting Three Essential Team Culture Artifacts to Form an Effective Team
- Important Team Dynamics for Leaders’ Attention
- Developing and Diagnosing Your Team
In Whom Do We Trust – Leadership & Trust Series
- Part 1: On Leadership & Trust
- Part 2: Defining the Components of Trust
- Part 3: Trust as Leader Behavior
Leadership and the Need for Perpetual Optimism
Which Leadership is Most Effective: Analyzing Transformational & Servant Leadership [Guest post by Jon Silk]
4 Questions to Make Your Organization and People Better
How to Build Trust in Your Organization
Activating the Levers of Organizational Change
What’s Defining Effective Leadership Today? Inclusiveness.
Leaders Seek and Surface the Truth
Do We Have a Culture of Practice?
Followership: A Missing Consideration That Is Limiting Your Leadership Ability [Guest post by Zachary Mierva]
Tactical Decision Exercises 2.0: Additional Resources
Achieving Honesty: Improving Subordinate Leader Assessments & Feedback
Company Command Series
- Part I: Introduction
- Part II: Preparing for Command
- Part III: Unit Training Management
- Part IV: Unit Training Management Continued
- Part V: Unit Training Management Concluded
- Part VI: Additional Duties
- Part VII: Policy Memos
- Part VIII: Closeout Formations
- Part IX: Troop Leading Procedures
- Part X: Deployment Readiness
- Part XI: Unit Pride & Recognition Programs
- Part XII: My Command Regrets
Management & Self-Regulation Skills
The 3 Key Elements to a Young Leader’s Organization
What Tools Are You Using for Your Leader Growth?
A Leader’s Mentality: Reflections for Junior Military Leaders [Guest post by Jason Hu]
Doing Routine Things Routinely – Leaders Must Still Be Managers
Other Relevant Leadership Topics
How to Better Understand Army Training
Lessons Learned in the Science & Art of (Engineer) Support to Army Maneuver Forces
Reimagining Your Organizational “Improvement” Program [Guest post by Andrew Bordelon]
A Junior Officer’s Perspective on Surviving as an Aide-de-Camp: 6 Rules for Success [Guest post by Desmond Clay, Paul Guzman, and Kyle Hensley]
Happiness and Success: Embracing Your Unit, Soldiers, and Oneself for Outstanding Leadership and Fulfillment [Guest post by Harrison “Brandon” Morgan]
Building A Community of Practice: How Are You Contributing to Our Learning Organization?
A Review of 2018 Through Books
The Best Of: A Three-Year Anniversary Celebration
Celebrating Two Years of Leader Development!
Books of 2018: My Mid-Year Review of Completed Books
Defining a Purpose and a Dream: The New 3×5 Leadership Vision & Goals
A Final 3×5 Leadership Reflection on 2017…and A Look Toward 2018!
2017 Through Books: End of Year Review (July-December)
One Year of 3×5 Leadership: Reflecting on Reflecting
The McDonaldization of Our Army: Efficiency Trumping Adaptability
Family Matters: A Call for Leadership Within Our Families
2017 Through Books: Mid-Year Review (Jan-Jun)
What Army Soldiers Can Learn From Navy Sailors
What Ultra Running Has Taught Me About Military Leadership
A Christmas Reflection on Servant Leadership
The Legion of Boom: A Case Study in Culture
The First Post: Post-Command Reflection
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