#CCLKOW: The Officer’s Guide to Breaking Rules

Greetings CCLKOW readers. This week brings the return of the Fighting Sailor, with a thought provoking post on rules breaking within the necessary strict discipline of the armed forces. Examining the contending forces of trust and risk, the piece…

On Your First Day as a Platoon Leader

CCLKOW is a weekly conversation on military affairs jointly hosted by the Center for Company-Level Leaders (CCL) at the US Military Academy at West Point and the Kings of War (KOW), a blog of the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. The views…

#CCLKOW: Colonel Laurens: Women in the Combat Arms? ‘It’s so bloody obvious we should do it.’

Dear readers, this week brings the return of Colonel Laurens, who has written on women in close combat. Understanding in general terms that his views were on the positive…

Performance Management in the Army: A New-Age Review

CCLKOW is a weekly conversation on military affairs jointly hosted by the Center for Company-Level Leaders (CCL) at the US Military Academy at West Point and the Kings of War (KOW), a blog of the Department of War Studies, King’s College…

Team Formation: Using MBTI Results to Form Teams in the Army

Lean Six Sigma at the Company Level and in the Army: Part 1

CCLKOW is a weekly conversation on military affairs jointly hosted by the Center for Company-Level Leaders (CCL) at the US Military Academy at West Point and the Kings of War (KOW), a blog of the Department of War Studies…

Friendship and Leadership: Striking the Right Balance

CCLKOW is a weekly conversation on military affairs jointly hosted by the Center for Company-Level Leaders (CCL) at the US Military Academy at West Point and the Kings of War (KOW), a blog of the Department of War Studies, King’s College…