Category Archives: Information

We Call it Highfalutin Talk

By | October 25, 2020

[October 25, 2020]  Leaders are at their best when telling us about their vision and the ways and means to achieve that vision.  Top-of-the-line leadership means being precise in what you say to avoid misunderstandings and to communicate your thinking.  That is why highfalutin talk is not recommended; unless you are purposefully obscuring something of importance. I’m not… Read More »

‘You’re Only Average, Lieutenant Satterfield’

By | October 15, 2020

[October 15, 2020]  Officers in the U.S. military are, at minimum, give annual evaluations that provide feedback on both their performance and potential.  Evaluations are crucial to the career of the officer and impact future performance.  Thus, when I received my very first evaluation, I was upset.  It read, ‘You’re only average, 2LT Satterfield.’ I don’t particularly appreciate… Read More »

Sometimes You’re the Bait

By | October 14, 2020

[October 14, 2020]  There will be times as a leader you will be the bait to attract unwanted attention and the enemy’s firepower.  During my first combat tour of duty, my small unit was tasked to build a small engineering project “outside the wire” to attract an enemy insurgent cell’s attention. Overlooking my unit was a Special Forces… Read More »