What Can Businesses Learn From the Ukraine War? More Than Youd Think, Says This Wartime Author

Published: June 28, 2022, 9:45 p.m.

b'Christopher D. Kolenda PH.D., & the Founder of the\\xa0Strategic Leaders Academy where he works with leaders who want to apply insights from history and military operations to transform their businesses joins Enterprise Radio. His newest book is: Leadership: The Warrior\\u2019s Art.
This episode of Enterprise Radio is in association with the Author Channel.
Listen\\xa0to host\\xa0Eric Dye\\xa0& guest Christopher D. Kolenda discuss the following:

* What can we learn from the ancient Greeks and Romans about leadership?
* What\\u2019s the road to an inspiring culture?
* What are the keys to gaining buy-in for tough decisions and difficult changes?
* What should leaders do to inspire people to contribute their best to the team\\u2019s success?
* What are the decision-making errors that keep leading America into quagmires?
* What accounts for all generals and ambassadors saying that \\u201cwe\\u2019re making progress\\u201d but the wars end up failing?
* What can business leaders take away from Zero-Sum Victory?


CHRISTOPHER D. KOLENDA, PH.D.,\\xa0founder of the\\xa0Strategic Leaders Academy. He works with leaders who want to apply insights from history and military operations to transform their businesses. A West Point graduate, recognized combat leader, and retired Army colonel, he defied conventional wisdom in Afghanistan by motivating a large insurgent group to switch sides, the only example of such success in the 20-year history of the war. As a trusted adviser to three four-star generals and two undersecretaries of defense, he became the first American to have both fought the Taliban as a commander in combat and negotiated with them in peace talks. He holds a Ph.D. in war studies from King\\u2019s College, London, and is the author of Zero-Sum Victory: What We\'re Getting Wrong About War\\xa0(University Press of Kentucky; October 26, 2021) and\\xa0Leadership: The Warrior\\u2019s Art\\xa0(Stackpole Books; Second Edition, September 20, 2021), a trusted anthology that\\u2019s been in print for over 20 years and helped tens of thousands of leaders succeed in combat and business. His unique warrior-diplomacy\\xa0has been featured\\xa0in\\xa0New York Times\\xa0bestselling books and media outlets including CNN, MSNBC, BBC, NPR,\\xa0The Wall Street Journal,\\xa0The Economist,\\xa0The New York Times, and\\xa0The Washington Post.

Website: https://strategicleadersacademy.com
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Twitter: @chris_kolenda
Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/chriskolenda

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