006 - Read to Lead: Keith Falkner

Text the Show or Leave a VoicemailIt's been said that we should "think before we speak and we should read before we think."  Reading good books is critical to building up good leaders.  And while there are countless business leadership books out there filled with pop psychology, surprising statistics, celebrity name-dropping, and tear-jerking illustrations, I think the best leadership books are actually from military history, especially memoirs and biographies of ordinary people who rose to the occasion in extraordinary situations.My guest today is Captain Keith Falkner.  He's an army veteran, a captain in the patrol division at the Kansas City Kansas Police Department and someone who loves to read military history.  I love talking to people like this who have read extensively on the same topics that I've been enjoying my whole life.  I hope you'll enjoy it too.Books mentioned in this episode:Battlefield Leadership, by Adolf Von SchellThunder Below!, by Eugene B. FluckeyIf You Survive, by George WilsonThrough the Wheat, by Thomas Alexander BoydShattered Sword, by Jonathan Parshall, Anthony TullyInfantry Attacks, by Erwin RommelMusic is by Chris Haugen from the YouTube Audio Library and by Winking Fox Music from Pixebay.Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 006Support the showThanks for Listening!  And, as always, pray for peace in our city.Subscribe/Follow here:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-chaplain/id1570155168Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2CGK9A3BmbFEUEnx3fYZOYEmail us at: [email protected] can help keep the show ad-free by buying me a virtual coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/heychaplain