Major General Patrick Roberson - Managing Risk and the Weight of Command
In military leadership, standard doctrine and gut instincts only get you so far. The most effective commanders are those who learn to thrive...
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Moments in Leadership
Moments in Leadership is a podcast where you will hear firsthand about the careers of senior military leaders as they share their own unique and individual experiences. Moments in Leadership...
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20 of 55 episodesLieutenant General Watson - Succeeding Through Subordinates
Leadership in the Marine Corps is often associated with uncompromising toughness and strict command. But the most impactful leaders learn to...
Lieutenant General Dave Bellon - From JAG to General: The Career Nobody Saw Coming
Most people think of a Marine general and picture a lifetime of infantry commands and combat deployments. They'd be right about Dave Bellon...
Sergeant Major Carlos Ruiz - Culture, Communication, and Modern Marines
Leadership is often viewed through the lens of decisiveness. Direct orders and quick thinking. But the most impactful modern leaders are tho...
CMSSF John Bentivegna - From Imposter Syndrome to Chief of the Space Force
John Bentivegna didn’t plan to spend 30 years in the military. He joined the Air Force with a simple goal: serve a few years, earn veteran’s...
Rear Admiral James R. McNeal - Leadership Behind the Mission
Most leadership conversations center on the person out front. The one giving the orders. The one standing on the stage. I’ve always been fas...
Mr. Vic Minella, Former Under Secretary of the Navy - From Enlisted Sailor to the Pentagon's Second-Highest Civilian
Former Under Secretary of the Navy Vic Minella shares his remarkable 38-year journey from enlisted sailor in rural Mississippi to the Depart...
Senior Advisor to SecNav, C. Scott “Sonny” Duncan, LtCol, USMC, Ret: A Career Shaped by Conviction, Culture, and Courage
Lieutenant Colonel retired C. Scott “Sonny” Duncan joins me for one of the more thought-provoking conversations I have hosted on Moments in...
CSM Joanne Naumann, U.S. Army - Leading at the Edge of Trust and Accountability
Command Sergeant Major Joanne Naumann, Senior Enlisted Leader for U.S. Army Special Operations Command, shares hard-earned lessons on humili...
MajGen Matt Smith, US Army (Ret), on Command, Crisis, and Character
Retired Major General Matt Smith shares candid lessons on leading through combat, crisis response, civil unrest, and personal trials at the...
LtCol Cameron McCoy — Leadership, History, and Race in the Marine Corps and Beyond
LtCol (Col Sel) Cameron McCoy, Marine veteran, historian, and author of Contested Valor , shares leadership lessons from his service, academ...
Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer - There Are No Warm-Up Targets in Combat
Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Weimer shares how failure, realism in training, and ruthless self-assessment shaped his leadership journe...
SgtMaj David Wilson, USMC - Combat, Character, and Calling Out "Gold-Plated Lessons"
In this episode, SgtMaj David Wilson, Command Senior Enlisted Leader of II MEF, shares hard-earned leadership lessons from over 30 years in...
Major General Bill Bowers, USMC - Leadership, Accountability, and Recruiting the Future of the Marine Corps
In this episode, Major General Bill Bowers, Commanding General of Marine Corps Recruiting Command, shares powerful leadership lessons from h...
Fleet Master Chief David Isom, USN - “Humans Are More Important Than Hardware"
Welcome to another powerful episode of Moments in Leadership. In this episode, host Dave Armstrong delves deep into the experiences and insi...
SgtMaj Jesabel D Cuadro, USMC: “Leadership Isn't About Giving People Too Many Chances”
SgtMaj Cuadro is my first female enlisted leader and was a recommendation from several other SgtMajs, so I knew this would be a good one. An...
LtCol Isaac G. Lee, USMC (ret) - Experiences as a Combat Aviator From Boot Lieutenant to Sqdn Commanding Officer
This episode is with retired LtCol Isaac G. Lee, call sign Whiskey and the author of Hanger 4, a memoir of a combat aviator and CH53 pilot....
BGen Val Jackson, USMCR - Commanding General, 4th Marine Logistics Group
In this episode, BGen Jackson discusses why leaders don’t always need a bias for action and how the Marine Corps has to go on, so not everyo...
MGySgt Scott Stalker, USMC (Ret) – Former Command Senior Enlisted Leader with US Space Command
In this episode of Moments in Leadership, retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant Scott Stalker discusses the lessons learned over...
MajGen Jim Lukeman, USMC (Ret) – Former 2nd MARDIV CG and Current CEO of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
In this episode of Moments in Leadership, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret) MajGen Jim Lukeman and host David B. Armstrong discuss both MajGen Lukeman...