We understand you don't always have the time to read. With you in mind, we've converted some of our top reads into audio files so you can get more things done at once. Click on the article below and then hit the 'listen to audio version' at the top of the article. Or check out The Cove Podcast which releases Audio Articles every Tuesday on your favourite platforms: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and more!
Art & Science of Thinking
- Combat Behaviours by Tom Bourke
- Communicational Brilliance – Communicating for NCOs by Jason Moriarty
Art & Science of War
- Cognitive Warfare by Emily Bienvenue, Zac Rogers, and Sian Troath
- Tactical Spurs Part 2: Finding the Reward in Risk by Tom McDermott
- The Battle of Marawi: Small Team Lessons Learned For the Close Fight by James Lewis
- Drone Wars, AI and the Future of Unmanned Battlefield Systems by Jonathan Grim
- Why You Should Contribute to The Cove Discussion by Robert Gibson
- The Substance of Flexibility: Addressing the Growing Need for Non-standard Logistics Training by Dylan Nigh
Leadership, Ethics & Society
- Reflections on Psychological Rank by Bryn Smith
- Hormones and Teamwork: Why Military Leaders Eat Last by Bryn Smith
- Do Something!! by Sean Gwynne
- Leading at the Tactical Level by Jake Ellwood
- Responsibility, Accountability and Culpability – three Cognitive Pillars to guide command comprehension and decision making by Michael Scott
- A Brigade Commander's Expectations of Unit Commanding Officers – A Primer by Scott Winter
- Leadership vs Management by Chris McDougall
- Reflections on Battalion Command by Nathan Pierpoint
- Reflection from an RSM by Jason Moriarty
- I've Made it Through the First Few Months as an OC – What do I do now? Tips for Company Commanders by Nathan Pierpoint
- Empowering Non-Commissioned Officers to Become Experts by Darren Murch OAM
- 'How Ike Led' and ADF Leadership Principles by Chris Field
- Orders Delivery by Dan Ellis
- Senior Soldier: The Company Sergeant Major by Dan Ellis
- The Benefits of Brevity by Emma Watson
- Will the Real Army Leaders Please Stand Up | Grounded Curiosity by Kelly Dunne
- Leadership vs Likership by Robert Gibson
- Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs – Feeding the Need by Robert Gibson
- Carrots and Sticks by Taylor Speedy
- Knowing Yourself and Others as a Leader: Commanding in the Digital World by Robert Gibson
Organisation, People & Projects
- An Entrenched Culture – Part One: What the Army could learn from the Emergency Services by Kathleen Pisani
- Sovereign Access – New Conceptions of Old Mobilisation by Mike Kalms
- Reflection: ADF Support to Local Communities on ANZAC Day by Marcus Luciani
- Defining the role of the Regimental Sergeant Major by Joel McMahon
- Building Competition into Training by James Cooper-Maitland
- Does Logistics Just Happen? by Grant McMahon and Ian North
- The Forgotten Culture by Matteo Pesce
- The Power of Humility by Darren Murch OAM
- Reflections of a Sergeant by Aaron Thomas
- Looking Around: The Future of the Army Reserves by Dustin Gold
- Bigger Bang for Your Buck – What if the Teacher is 'Not Yet Competent' by Callum Muntz
- Smart Soldier: Army Reserve by Army Knowledge Centre
- Reflection on Leaving the Full Time Army by Robert Gibson
- The Kapooka Tragedy by Kieran Jackel
- Can Secondments Build ADF Capability? by Robert Gibson
- Status and its Role in Recruitment and Retention in the Military by Robert Gibson
- Unified Defence Values and Behaviours by David Guthrie
- An Essay on the Operational Imperative of Messes by Nicholas Wells
- Mini-Me Effect – A Reminder on Bias before PAR Season by Robert Gibson
Let us know what you think of this approach in the comments below!
