Past Events

ICTS Seminar: The Role of Religion in Combating Terrorism December 19, 2014
ICTS Seminar: The Role of Religion in Combating Terrorism December 19, 2014
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies December 19, 2014 - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-potomac-institute-for-policy-studies
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ICTS Seminar: "The Role of the Military in Combating Terrorism"
Potomac Institute For Policy Studies December 5, 2014- Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-potomac-institute-for-policy-studies
ICTS Seminar: The Ukraine Crisis: Quo Vadis?
ICTS Seminar: The Ukraine Crisis: Quo Vadis?
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies November 6, 2014 In light of the history of the Cold War and the current Ukraine crisis, can we draw practical lessons for future peace-making policies in Europe and their implications for global stability? The International Center for Terrorism Studies hosted...
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ICTS Seminar "Health Security Challenges and Responses:
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies October 31, 2014 - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-potomac-institute-for-policy-studies
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ICTS "The Fog of War: Is the Rule of Law Still Relevant?"
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies September 18 2014 "The Fog of War: Is the Rule of Law Still Relevant?" Opening Remarks: Professor Don Wallace, Jr. Chairman, International Law Institute Moderator: Professor Yonah Alexander Director, Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, and Senior ...
ICTS Seminar: “ISIS: An Emerging Global Sunni Caliphate?”
ICTS Seminar: “ISIS: An Emerging Global Sunni Caliphate?”
Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Seminar, August 28, 2014 Is the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) emerging as a new terrorist “super power”? According to its publicized projected “Five-Year Plan,” a Sunni Caliphate will be established over the Middle East, Africa, and Europe by 20...

In an interview with EntreLeadership, Senior Fellow and distinguished retired Marine Corps Lieutenant General, George Flynn, gives invaluable advice on what it means for “leaders to eat last.”  LtGen Flynn has served in the highest levels of leadership in the military, and has decades of experience leading Marines on the ground. In “Developing Trust with Your Team,” he discusses being adjustable across environments, trust, taking risks, mistakes, integrity and being a role model.

Communication is the theme throughout, “the key thing for people to understand is the ‘what’ and the ‘why’ of what you’re going for”, Flynn says. This is not unique to military leadership where ranks mandate command and subordinates have to follow you, but is effective to facilitate working relations in all organizations. Here he says, “Resources and authority are the only things needed to lead with a task, but actual leadership is hard because it’s about building relationships with people to get them to do things they normally wouldn’t want to do, and leaders have to build those relationships.” Ideally a leader gets a point where he or she doesn’t have to check behind them after they tell those they’re leading to “follow me.”

Listen to LtGen Flynn’s full talk on developing trust here.

Currently LtGen Flynn is the Director of the Center of Adaptation and Innovation (CAI) at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. The Center was established to assist senior defense leaders grappling with the most demanding issues and problems posed by a complex and uncertain security environment.