General Planning Podcast

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Lieutenant General (R) Leslie Smith Aug 04, 2023

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Lt. Gen. (R) Leslie Smith, AUSA's Vice President of Leadership and Education, the Carter Chair for Georgia Southern University, and the U.S. Army's 66th Inspector General joins the podcast to discuss strategic communications as it applies to today's Army and the future. This episode is the first featuring the new duo of U.S. Army North's Col. Mark Lavin and Sgt. 1st Class Seth Barham, following Maj. Gen. Bob Whittle's retirement. The tandem attempts to find their rhythm while Smith covers several topics to include his personal Army "why" story, Armed Forces recruiting as a total force approach, homeland defense while in the competition phase, the "Army Matters" podcast with Sergeant Major of the Army 15 Dan Dailey, and finishes with his book recommendations.

Colonel (R) Kirk Dorr Jul 07, 2023

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Col. (R) Kirk Dorr joins the podcast to talk about his wealth of experience within the Army to include his time at the School of Advanced Military Studies, how lessons from SAMS applied during operational deployments, his time as the Joint Task Force – Bravo commander, the joint planning process, planning with interagency partners, problems that face planners in today’s military, integrating planning with commanders’ guidance, and closes with book recommendations.

Major General (R) Spider Marks Jun 15, 2023

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Maj. Gen. (R) Spider Marks joins the podcast and goes in depth about his personal transition from the military, military concepts related to industry, defining operational requirements within industry, companies navigating competition vs. cooperation, military planning, decision making in the business environment, his daily routine, and finishes with book recommendations.

Lieutenant General John Evans Jr. (U.S. Army North Commanding General) Jun 02, 2023

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Lt. Gen. John Evans Jr., U.S. Army North's Commanding General joins the podcast to talk about a myriad of planning and leadership topics. Lt. Gen. Evans goes in depth on how intelligence drives operations through planning, approaches to staff input levels through the planning process, how culture drove rapid planning operations during his time in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, Operation Allies Welcome, his personal story of joining the U.S. Army, commanding and leading U.S. Army Cadet Command through Cadet Summer Training during the COVID-19 pandemic, and finishes with reading recommendations.

Major General Bob Whittle and Colonel Mark Lavin May 13, 2023

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Maj. Gen. Bob Whittle, U.S. Army North's Deputy Commanding General and Col. Mark Lavin, Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy for U.S Army North kick off the trailer episode of the General Planning Podcast by explaining who they are and what can be expected from the show. Whittle and Lavin take turns introducing each other and providing an initial eye-opening planning moment during their respective Army careers.

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