Mick Janssen reflects and asks what lessons and leadership can he harness to prepare him for sub-unit command. A must read for pre-command (at any level) appointments.

In this paper – Chess and the Modern Commander: Employing Abstract Strategy Games to Cultivate Intellectual Fighting Power, Tactical Acumen and Strategic Vision, the author explains that the Game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement. Several very valuable qualities of the mind, useful in the course of human life, are to be acquired or strengthened by it, so as to become habits, ready on all occasions.

This article discusses enablement and both its importance and relationship to empowerment when it comes to leading.