In this episode, Dan and Adam return to audition for the new morning show at KLBJ-FM. Radio Caca is the Dudley and Bob with Matt Afternoon Show fan podcast from the 254 Warriors. Dan and Adam heard there would be an opening at KLBJ-FM and hoped to entice the new management to hire them on to replace DBM. JOin us as we stroll down memory lane.
The NCO Guide podcast, epi 19, it's our interview with CSM Terry Burton, the @USArmy Combat Readiness Center SEA. #ncoguide
This week in episode #16 of the NCO Guide podcast I host Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Ken Graham, the incoming command sergeant major for the 20th CBRNE Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. In this episode we speak about broadening assignments for noncommissioned officers, and talk about a few things to consider in how to get selected, and ways to adjust to the changed environment. Nontraditional assignments can be rewarding and provide a unique perspective, and offer back to the force a more diverse leader with new tasks and skills.
In Episode #15 host Dan Elder sits down with Sergeant Major of the Army Jack L. Tilley, USA, Retired and they talk about his new book Soldier for Life: Leader Lessons From The 12th Sergeant Major Of The Army Jack L. Tilley. He explains that the book is more than just an autobiography of Jack L. Tilley, the 12th Sergeant Major of the Army, it is a series of leadership lessons based on selected stories from his more than 35-year career. The last Vietnam veteran to serve in that position from 2000-2004, SMA Tilley was at the Pentagon when terrorists crashed a plane into the nation’s largest "office building" on September 11, 2001. He and his co-author, Dan Elder weave a story beginning with Tilley's enlistment into the United States Army in the summer of 1966, his deployment to Vietnam, his ascension to positions of great responsibility, and describe influential events leading up to his eventual selection and assignment as the 12th Sergeant Major of the Army. Unique to his story are the "Understanding Tilley" segments that close each chapter where Tilley reflects on the chapter events, describes how those events influenced him, as well as explore lessons that the reader can use in their own journey. /topsarge CSM Dan Elder, USA, Retired @dandotelder Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. Subscribe to our podcast on Stitcher. Subscribe to our podcast via RSS.
This episode CSM (Ret.) Dan Elder discusses getting back to the basics and attempts to identify a few foundational techniques company grade noncommissioned officers should master. Key to a professional leader's style are in being grounded in the way that they operate, those basic behaviors that set them apart from others. The way we perform is usually influenced by what we have learned either through formal training or education, by observing and watching those around us, or by other events or influencers. It is by reflecting on some of those techniques that either confirm our own styles, or fill in gaps that currently exist. I make it known that the 8 I chose to talk about in this episode are not in any order, not the most important. It is the starting point for my continued dialog in the coming episodes of what I perceive to be basic leadership skills and techniques, and drive the listener more towards useful, realistic advice.
In Episode #13 I talk about transmitting orders and information, and offer up a tool for building better relationships by using storytelling as a method. The NCO Guide is a forum for the host CSM (Ret.) Dan Elder and his guests to discuss topics of interest to US Army noncommissioned officers and to enhance the dialog between professionals, as well as offer advice and counsel in a no-nonsense way. Please feel free to add your own feedback here in the comments section or call our Hotline at (254) 853-4410, or use the Twitter hashtag #NCOGuide and tell us what you think. /topsargeCSM Dan Elder, USA, Retired@dandotelder Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. Subscribe to our podcast on Stitcher. Subscribe to our podcast via RSS. Statements here are personal opinion and do not reflect the official position of the US Army or DoD, participation in our interview sessions does not equal endorsement of any type. The NCO Guide is a news outlet of professional commentary and opinion from current and former Soldiers with the desire to share their expertise and experience and can be read at http://www.NCOGuide.net
After an almost 1-year break our podcasts are back. we bring you Episode 11 with a new format and a different way to start the dialog. CSM (Ret.) Dan Elder asnwers a question about NCO leadership in the Reserve Components, and responds to a request for advice for newly promoted sergeants. The NCO Guide is a forum for the host and guests to discuss topcs of interst to US Army noncommissioned officers to enhance the dialong between professionals, as well as offer advice and counsel in a no-nonsesne way. Please feel free to add your own feeback here in the comments section, or call our Hotline at (254) 853-4410, or use the Twitter hashtag #NCOGuide and tell us what you think. /topsargeCSM Dan Elder, USA, Retired@dandotelder Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nco-guide/id785781702
This week in Episode #8 of the NCO Guide podcast CSM (Ret) Dan Elder and CSM (Ret) Archie Davis talk about Compassion as a Leader trait, and provide 10 tips on leaders can use to be a more compassioned leader. Please add comments here in the comments section, or call our Hotline at (254) 853-4410, or use the Twitter hashtag #NCOGuide and tell us what you think. /topsargeCSM Dan Elder, USA, Retired@dandotelder Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nco-guide/id785781702
For this week's podcast I had a conversatoin with Command Sergeant Major William (Joe) Gainey, a career Calvaryman and Scout, Joe was selected as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman on the Joint Chief of Staff. CSM (Ret.) Joe Gainey entered basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky on June 17, 1975 and retired 25, 2008 as the first Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC). Came up as a 19D Scout, served every job from gunner, tank commander, drill sergeant, Platoon Sergeant, First Sergeant, and a number successive command sergeant major positions. He has four deployments, which included service as the Task Force Eagle CSM in Bosnia Herzegovina and as the CJTF-7 and later MNC-I CSM in Iraq. Some of the discussions I had with him were on a wide range of topics of interest to service members of many branches, below is a partial list of some of the conversation: What caused him to join the Army, and what were his goals? His toughest job while in the military, and why? The Army is in transition. As budgets are cut and end strength comes down, what concerns does he have about our Army? What is a Sergeant, in his own words. The Specialist Mafia In looking at the curriculum at thee Warrior Leader Course, and how it is different from his initial leadership training. What are some things that may have surprised him during transition and since he retired from the Army What career advice he had for noncommissioned officers today who think they are faced with an uncertain future The Army's best Scout Competition, called the Gainey Cup. What were his Goals when he stepped in to the role of the first senior advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. What was he not able to accomplish that he wanted to? Thanks, and we finish the podcast up with his offer to continue to dialog with soldiers and other service members here in the Comments section, so if you have a comment r question for CSM Gainey feel free to post them below and he will attempt respond back. /topsargeCSM Dan Elder, USA, Retired@dandotelder
This week in Episode #7 of the NCO Guide CSM (Ret) Dan Elder and CSM (Ret) Archie Davis talk about the importance of communication, and provide advice and tips on […]
This week on the NCO Guide CSM (Ret) Dan Elder and CSM (Ret) Archie Davis talk about Standards and Discipline in NCO Guide podcast #6. We look at and define […]
This week on the NCO Guide CSM (Ret) Dan Elder and CSM (Ret) Archie Davis ask the question in NCO Guide podcast #5 “Is the NCO Vision Relevant?” We look […]
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