A Lifetime of Cultivating Talent with Colonel Art Athens

Colonel Art Athens joins the Be Worth* Following podcast to share his insights on all things leadership, especially the cultivation of talent. And to be sure, he's sharing with us from a wealth of experience.

Over the course of more than 30 years in the Marine Corps, Colonel Athens held command and staff assignments across all four Marine Aircraft Wings. He also served as an instructor and Academic Dean for the Marine Corps’ equivalent to the Navy’s “Top Gun” school. Following his military career, he became the Naval Academy’s first Distinguished Military Professor of Leadership and later served for over a decade as the Director of the Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership. He also served as Commandant of Midshipmen at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and was selected as a White House Fellow under President Ronald Reagan.

In this episode, you’ll discover why Colonel Athens talks about Dixie cups and crystal glasses in relation to leading well. You’ll see how attending a rainy high school soccer game significantly shifted one of his relationships up the chain of command. And you’ll hear why benches and bullpens are important concepts in how we think about developing those we lead.

Notable links: 

Guest: Colonel Art Athens:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/art-athens-b210559/

Host: Tim Spiker:   https://www.theaperio.com/tim-spiker 

The Only Leaders Worth* Following video series on Right Now Media:   https://www.theaperio.com/right-now-media-series

The Only Leaders Worth* Following book   https://tinyurl.com/TOLWFbook 

 The Only Leaders Worth Following book Discussion Guide:   https://www.theaperio.com/discussion-guide-the-only-leaders-worth-following 

The Aperio:   https://www.theaperio.com/