In our final blog post in the Effective and Strategic Leadership blog series, David H. Huntoon, Jr. shares advice on accountability for leaders: View 3 Thoughts for Effective and Strategic Leadership View 4 Thoughts for Effective and Strategic Leadership 8.  Be accountable and responsible for successes and failures.  Own up to mistakes and move forward. In the military we say that a commander is responsible for everything that happens or fails to happen during that tour of command. Leaders are responsible for a broad range of actions of commission (things they do) and omission (things they fail to do) for […]

What happens in your organization when leadership changes?  Is there a plan in place?  If not, why? David H. Huntoon, Jr. discusses these topics and more when addressing the graduating class of the U.S. Army War College.

David H. Huntoon, Jr. shares his thoughts, suggestions, and strategies with the graduating class of the U.S. Army War College on how to harness and best utilize change for those who are in leadership roles.

Principal Consultant at D2H Leadership Consulting, LLC David Huntoon, Jr. speaks to the recent graduates at the U.S. Army War College on the topics of Leadership, Change, and Management.

The concept of empowering the members of your team is talked about a lot these days, and with good reason.  Good leaders are characterized by their ability to empower their teams to achieve maximum success.  It is important to think through what empowerment means and how best to employ it so your organization can harness its strength.  The US Army’s definition of leadership contains implied references to empowerment: “influencing people by providing purpose, direction, and motivation, while operating to accomplish the mission and improve the organization. “ Empowerment does all of those things.  Let’s describe how it can work for […]

A classic debate in leadership education and training circles has been about the difference between leadership and management. Navy Admiral Grace Hopper said, for example: “You manage things, you lead people.” Is it as simple as that? Let’s take a look at both of these key terms for business professionals, and begin with their definitions. Defining Leaders and Managers Leadership has been defined as “the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute towards the effectiveness and success of organizations of which they are members.” Management has been defined as “directing and controlling a group of […]