Have You Thanked Your Mentor Lately?

MAJ Ken Landgren — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:09:55 -0400

My mentor was an Armor Battalion Commander when I was PL. He gave me good insights to leadership like thanking the support soldiers and having fun with the troops. He fought for me a couple times, which I call the deep fight. A fight I could not impact myself. Today I am going to call him to tell him how much he rocked as mentor. I think he will get a kick out of that.

Response by LTC Chad Storlie made Oct 23 at 2015 3:12 PM

LTC Chad Storlie — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:12:52 -0400

Here is an article that I wrote on the importance of remembering the advice that your military mentors gave to you.

https://communities.usaa.com/t5/Going-Civilian-Blog/Bring-the-Advice-from-Your-Military-Mentors-to-Work/ba-p/68164

Bring the Advice from Your Military Mentors to Work

    The people that led us in the military through the various stages or our career, our peers, and our subordinates all gave us a wealth of information how to be and become better leaders and more skilled at our military duties. Their advice was meant for us our entire career as opposed to just the...

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 23 at 2015 4:11 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 23 Oct 2015 16:11:47 -0400

MAJ Ken Landgren, No, sir, not lately, thank you for reminding me.