Author: Darin

  • Commander’s Intent: A Novel Leadership Approach

    A month ago, I was asked to write about my leadership style for a job interview. I have been fortunate in my previous positions to work under some really incredible leaders. One of my bosses at the FBI, Barry, patterned a leadership style called “commander’s intent”. (Interestingly, the FBI’s publication, Law Enforcement Bulletin, just published…

  • Is Social Media Making Us Intolerant?

    In Chiou and Lee’s (2013) research, they examined how one-to-many social communication was making us less likely to understand others’ perspectives. One-to-many social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter (and, perhaps, LinkedIn), allow individuals to post updates for others. Chiou and Lee (2013) found participants who indiscriminately utilized these techniques were less likely to adopt…