EP 01: Teach, Coach, Mentor with Chevy Cook of Military Mentors

Nicole and Sarah sit down with Chevy Cook: Co-Founder and Executive Director of Military Mentors, Human Development - Character Development PhD Candidate, and MAJ in the US Army.  

In this episode we cover: 

• Military Mentors
• Character development 
• Teaching, coaching, mentoring 
• How to develop a mentorship relationship 
• The science of mentorship and differences in mentorship with Millennials and Gen Z
• Leadership development with advice for the new leaders
• Self-awareness as a foundation to lead yourself 

 

Military Mentors can be found at: https://militarymentors.org/

 

About Chevy:

Chevy co-founded Military Mentors and is a U.S. Army officer currently living in Boston, MA as he pursues doctoral studies at Tufts University. A long serving member of the special operations community, he started his career in the historic 82nd Airborne Division and has served the majority of his career at Fort Bragg, NC. He also served as both a Tactical Officer and a Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership instructor at the United States Military Academy (USMA). He graduated from there with a bachelors in Psychology, the University of Texas El-Paso with a masters in Leadership Development, and Columbia University with a masters in Organizational Psychology. He is also a member of the American Psychological Association, the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, TeamRWB, and the Council on Foreign Relations. Chevy's work has been published in the Small Wars Journal, White House Studies, Military Review, Joint Forces Quarterly, the Journal for the Infantry Journal, the Armor Magazine, the Journal of Character and Leadership Development, the Adjutant General Corp's Regimental Association, J.E.T. Fuel, AUSA's Land Warfare Institute, The Strategy Bridge, and the IO Sphere. Chevy married his high school sweetheart, Ashley, who's a personal trainer and they have two wonderful daughters named London and Lola.

 

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This podcast was inspired by: Military Mentors, Militarymentors.org

Special thank you to your first sponsor: Mai Lee  Eskelund

 

Disclaimer: Earful of Leadership is an independent project and is not endorsed by the Department of Defense or any Military component. The views expressed are those of the host and the content of this podcast is not meant to provide any legal or medical advice.