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Distributed Leadership: The Teaming Secret Behind Mission Command with Don Vandergriff | Ep 4

January 29, 2023 • Mark McGrath and Brian "Ponch" Rivera • Season 1 • Episode 4

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Donald Vandergriff (U.S. Army retired) is an award-winning teacher, writer, and lecturer who specializes in leadership education and training. He served 24 years as a Marine, Tennessee Army National Guard enlisted, and U.S. Army Armor officer. After retiring from the U.S. Army, he worked for their Army Capabilities Integration Center (ARCIC) Forward with a focus on leader and soldier development. He has also been a consultant and guest speaker at NATO, the U.S. Military Academy, and several law enforcement agencies.

-On Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
-Mission Command Origins, and Outcome as Intent (That’s Your OKR!)
-Mission Command and Leaders Intent
-Experiential Learning and Debriefing
-Product Owner Role (Scrum and Agile) is from Mission Command
-Demo, Do, Teach: An Apprenticeship Model for Leadership Development
-Put Simply: “Intent, Task, Vision of Success, Here are Your Limitations”
-Command is About Leadership and Appreciation
-WHY, Without Telling Me HOW
-Experiential Learning is the Best Method to Teach and Learn Mission Command

//Don Vandergriff and links to his work//
Donald Vandergriff: Protector, Educator, Strategist, Reformer
Nemertes
Adopting Mission Command
Raising The Bar
Mission Command: The Who, What, Where, When and Why
Mission Command II: The Who, What, Where, When and Why