Do Trained Coaches Make Better Mentors?
Seth Varayon is a Major in the United States Army and currently serves with the Army Talent Management Task Force. Here he argues that...
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Jamie Vansickle
- Nov 15
- 3 min
Doing SOMETHING Will Always Be a Better Leadership (and Life) Decision Than Doing Nothing
This article is by Jamie Vansickle, our Director of Operations since 2019 and an active-duty Air Force Captain. When she's not hard at...
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Miguel Moyeno
- Nov 1
- 3 min
Moving From Desires-Based to Needs-Based Mentoring
This article comes from Miguel Moyeno, an active-duty Captain in the Armor branch of the U.S. Army. He was commissioned from the United...
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Lucas Burke
- Oct 15
- 4 min
The 3-M Leadership Strategy
This piece comes from Major Lucas Burke, our first Marine eMMissary. He is a Communications Strategy and Operations Officer in the U.S....
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Mike Wiehagen
- Oct 1
- 5 min
Army Training, Coaching, and Mentoring: It’s a Development System, Stupid
Mike Wiehagen has just over fifteen years of experience in the US Army as an Engineer Officer. He is passionate about leader development,...
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Taye Folk
- Sep 15
- 4 min
The ‘Inexperienced’ Mentor
Today's article comes from Taye Folk, an eMMissary from our fourth cohort. As a recent college graduate, she's dealt with a feeling or...
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Albert Jenkins
- Sep 1
- 4 min
FORMAL AND INFORMAL MENTORING ACROSS CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PROFESSIONS
Army Captain Albert (Daniel) Jenkins is a logistics officer and graduate of Howard University. In this reflective piece he offers a few...
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Sabrina Dalton
- Aug 15
- 3 min
You Can't Always Choose Your People, But You Can Always Choose To Act
This article is by Sabrina Dalton, our Director of Programs. In addition to running the eMMissary Fellowship she also orchestrates and...
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Chevy Cook
- Aug 1
- 4 min
Mentorship is More Important Than Leadership
This article comes from our co-founder and Executive Director, Chevy Cook. He's certainly striking a chord with many leaders with the...
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Nicola Tait
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Coaching, Mindfully
Nicola 'Nic' Tait is a Sergeant currently serving on a Full Time Reserve Service contract in the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and is one of...
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Elizabeth Vaughan Moyer
- Jul 1
- 3 min
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Accountability
Today’s article is by Dr. Elizabeth Vaughan Moyer, a current Air Force officer. She discusses accountability within organizations and...
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Thomas Bishop
- Jun 15
- 4 min
Helping Black Soldiers Succeed Through Mentorship Pt. 2: Methods
This is the second part of a series from Thomas Bishop. Given the coming Juneteenth holiday, this set of articles aims directly at the...
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Thomas Bishop
- Jun 1
- 4 min
Helping Black Soldiers Succeed Through Mentorship Pt. 1: The Challenge
At the time of this writing, author Thomas Bishop was pursuing Harvard Kennedy School’s Mid-Career MPA. He hails from Pine Bluff,...
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Josh Bowen
- May 15
- 5 min
Two Strategies to Efficiently Sustain Military Mentorship Relationships Long Term
Josh Bowen is a 12-year US Army officer and a member of Military Mentors’ eMMissary cohort 4. He curates a blog, 3x5 Leadership, to help...
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Greg Beckman
- May 1
- 3 min
As a Leader, Do You Know How Full the Emotional Cup Is?
Today's article is from Greg Beckman. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy and after six years of service he...
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Jer McKoy
- Apr 15
- 4 min
Where’s Waldo?
This article is from Jer McKoy, who is an action officer on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. His fourteen years of Air Force service...
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Reggie Bostick
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Mentorship in Four Acts
Retired Army Colonel Reggie Bostick shares a story about his journey with mentorship. It forces us all to ask about our own mentorship...
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Jabari Miller
- Feb 15
- 3 min
Verify Then Trust
Author Colonel Jabari Miller currently leads the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division. He has served as an Operations...
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Derek Medlenka
- Feb 1
- 4 min
Where are YOU growing from?
This article was penned by Derek Medlenka, a Tech Sergeant (E-6) in the Air Force. He walks us through the metaphor of plant growth,...
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Andrew Lightsey
- Jan 15
- 3 min
Don't Fall Into The Trap
Our next article is from Andrew Lightsey, an Army Aviation officer. It explores the trap many junior officers fall into, using only...
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