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#55: Gen (Ret.) David Petraeus — Get Results and Win as a Team

January 17, 2021 by Cal Walters in Leadership, Intentional Living

General (Ret.) David H. Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands, five of which were in combat, including command of the Surge in Iraq, command of U.S.

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General (US Army, Ret.) David H. Petraeus is a Partner and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, which he established in May 2013. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Optiv and FirstStream, a venture investor in more than 15 startups, and engaged in a variety of academic endeavors. Prior to joining KKR, General Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands, five of which were in combat, including command of the Surge in Iraq, command of U.S. Central Command, and command of coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Following retirement from the military and after Senate confirmation by a vote of 94-0, he served as Director of the CIA during a period of significant achievements in the global war on terror, the establishment of important Agency digital initiatives, and significant investments in the Agency’s most important asset, its human capital.

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General Petraeus graduated with distinction from the U.S. Military Academy, and he is the only person in Army history to be the top graduate of both the demanding U.S. Army Ranger School and the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College. He also earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.

General Petraeus taught international relations and economics at the U.S. Military Academy in the mid-1980s, he was a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Honors College of the City University of New York from 2013 through 2016, and he was for 6 years a Judge Widney Professor at the University of Southern California and a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center. He is currently a Visiting Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute, Co-Chairman of the Global Advisory Council of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Senior Vice President of the Royal United Services Institute, and a Member of the Trilateral Commission, as well as a member of the boards of the Atlantic Council, the Institute for the Study of War, and over a dozen veterans service organizations.

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Over the past 15 years, General Petraeus was named one of America’s 25 Best Leaders by U.S. News and World Report, a runner-up for Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the Daily Telegraph man of the year, a Time 100 selectee, Princeton University’s Madison Medalist, and one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 public intellectuals in three different years. General Petraeus has earned numerous honors, awards, and decorations, including four Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, two NATO Meritorious Service Medals, the Combat Action Badge, the Ranger Tab, and Master Parachutist and Air Assault Badges. He has also been decorated by 13 foreign countries and is believed to be the only person who, while in uniform, threw out the first pitch of a World Series game and did the coin toss for a Super Bowl.

On this episode, General Petraeus was very kind to let me explore what life was like for him growing up and how his parents shaped him. We also discuss how he met his wife, what it’s like to be a grandparent, his time at West Point, Ranger School, his impressions of President Bush, President Obama, and President-elect Biden, the role of mentors in his life, and much more.

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In this interview, General Petraeus discusses the importance of “getting the big ideas right,” one of the four tasks of strategic leadership. For more of General Petraeus’s views on strategic leadership, visit the Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School.


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January 17, 2021 /Cal Walters
Preparation, Army, West Point, Ranger School, Bush, Obama, Biden, Mentors
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#53: Josh Bowen (Founder, 3x5 Leadership) — On Reflection, Feedback, and Leading with Love

December 06, 2020 by Cal Walters in Intentional Living, Leadership

Today, I'm really excited to share my conversation with Josh Bowen, Founder of 3x5 Leadership, an incredible platform for leadership development.  As you will see during our conversation, Josh is genuinely passionate about making people and organizations better through leader development.  His website has had over 330,000 visits and impacts

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Today, I’m really excited to share my conversation with Josh Bowen, Founder of 3x5 Leadership, an incredible platform for leadership development.  As you will see during our conversation, Josh is genuinely passionate about making people and organizations better through leader development.  His website has had over 330,000 visits and impacts over 8,000 leaders on a consistent basis.  Josh is a graduate of West Point and earned his Masters in Organizational Psychology and Leadership from Columbia University.   He is member of the 2020 DoDReads Board of Advisors and a co-host of the DoDReads Podcast.  He’s also a husband, father, and active duty Army Officer. 

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On this episode we discuss his passion for leadership development, how 3x5 Leadership started from humble beginnings, his process for reflection and capturing lessons, some of his crucible leadership moments, feedback, his favorite books, and much more. 

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On this episode, we specifically discuss the Feedback Primer produced by 3x5 Leadership. Below are the links to those insightful articles:

Part 1: Let’s Start with Why

Part 2: Being Mindful in Sharing Our “Truth in Love”

Part 3: On Leaders Creating Their Own Feedback Loops

Part 4: Innovating Feedback Across Your Team

Part 5: Making the Abstract Tangible – 3 Example Feedback Loops for Your Consideration

Part 6: Conclusion – Now Get Out There and Get Started!

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Below are some of the most popular posts on 3x5 Leadership:

Leadership By Wandering Around

The Emotional Side of Leadership: Why You Need to Care About Emotional Intelligence & What to do About It

“Big Rocks” Leadership

A Model of Effective Goal-Setting for Leaders

Discipline Through Accountability and Enforcing Standards


Josh recommended the following books during our conversation:

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
By Covey, Stephen R.
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
By Brown, Brené

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December 06, 2020 /Cal Walters
3x5 leadership, failure, feedback, West Point, Army
Intentional Living, Leadership
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