On Valor

On Valor

EPISODE 40 oN vALOR, bRAVERY AND cOURAGE Mike and Jim examine courage, bravery, and valor. Can it be taught? We go over a few examples and also discuss the element of choice. There are some leadership/moral courage lessons in here as well. Story about Air Force Cross...

Making Smaller Circles

FAST TRANSIENTS THE TACTICAL TANGENTS BULLETIN MAKING SMALLER CIRCLES In his book The Art of Learning, Joshua Waitzkin describes one of his philosophies on self-teaching he calls “making smaller circles.” (Did you know we have a recommended reading list? Check it out...
Human Needs and Motivation

Human Needs and Motivation

EPISODE 38  HUMAN MOTIVATION AND NEEDS:mASLOW’S hIERARCHY IN TACTICS AND LEADERSHIP Some time ago, a psychologist named Abraham Maslow wrote up a list of human needs in roughly the order people need to satisfy them: food and water at the bottom of the pyramid,...
1993 Waco Standoff

1993 Waco Standoff

EPISODE 37 1993 wACO STANDOFF WITH THE BRANCH DAVIDIANS A federal weapons investigation into a doomsday cult known as the Branch Davidians, formed by a guy name David Koresh, led to a 51-day standoff that resulted in the death of 75 people and at least 4 Federal...