"Success is about BEING the example! Your potential is limited ONLY by your willingness to seek out challenges and strive for improvement."
- AJ Powell
Leadership researcher, and retired US Army SSG, AJ Powell, discusses why collective self-awareness as a team is critical to effective teamwork.
Leadership researcher, and retired US Army SSG, AJ Powell, discusses why backing each other up and being willing to accept help is critical to team success.
Leadership researcher, and retired US Army SSG, AJ Powell, discusses how open communication and a climate that promotes comfort in giving feedback is critical to team success.
Leadership researcher, and retired US Army SSG, AJ Powell, discusses the importance of Watch, Listen, and Learn.
Leadership researcher, and retired US Army SSG, AJ Powell, discusses how Leadership is not Management.
Leadership researcher, and retired US Army SSG, AJ Powell, discusses micromanagement.
Leadership researcher, retired US Army SSG, AJ Powell, discusses internal conflict and doing the right thing.
Leadership researcher, retired US Army SSG AJ Powell, discusses the BE, KNOW, DO philosophy.
Leadership researcher, retired US Army SSG AJ Powell, discusses being explicit about your standards.
Leadership researcher, retired US Army SSG AJ Powell, discusses how leaders impact ethical culture.
Leadership researcher, retired US Army SSG AJ Powell, discusses how heuristic biases can impact decision making.
Leadership researcher, retired US Army SSG AJ Powell, discusses the recent study published from the US Army War College in February that proves Military Leaders are increasingly willing to lie to meet requirements.
AJ has spoken at university campuses and classrooms, at organizational events, and publicly by request. An educator and mentor at heart, AJ's messages are often educational and empowering, and primarily focus on achievement and exceptionalism, the science of influence (leadership), personal self-betterment, acceptance and ownership of personal responsibility and accountability, core values, thriving outside of your comfort zone and growth, and more.
As an advocate for the veterans community as a whole, AJ speaks to groups of veterans transitioning out of the military, to veteran NPO's, advocacy groups and organizations, and even mentors individuals who express a desire for mentorship or a need for counseling and coaching.
AJ draws heavily on research in each field, his military career and life experiences, and his education in the STEM fields to make his messages relatable and understandable, but also challenging, intellectual, and provoking of critical thinking and engagement from audiences.
AJ is available for speaking engagements by request.
To discuss future speaking opportunities, please reach out via the contact form on the contact page.
AJ specializes in the sociological science of Organizational Leadership and has professional experience performing C-suite consulting and analysis to find leadership development and functional improvement possibilities with NPO's and NGO's, and both public and private sector organizations alike.
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AJ is available for professional consulting engagements by request.
To discuss future consulting opportunities, please reach out via the contact form on the contact page.