Please give a rousing welcome to @Paul Weiss !! Paul is a veteran who spent some time in special operations so he should be a great resource for everyone here! Glad to have you here Paul - make sure you look through all the resources and be sure to let us know if there's any tools that you'd like to see us develop that would help you out!

Welcome @Brian von Kraus! Brian is part of the 2026 CEO Circle cohort and he'll have plenty of great feedback and observations for the group. Brian is a veteran as well and much of this material will be second nature to him. Congratulations on being an early member!

Most communities give you more content to read. We give you a tool to use right now. First, watch the welcome video. Then, do these 3 things: 1. Post your intro: - Name / Role / Organization size - Biggest weekly time sink OR decision bottleneck - One dream outcome for the next 90 days 2. Explore the Leadership Toolkit (Classroom → Free Tools). Choose one tool that solves a current bottleneck. Some tools include a short tutorial. Others are simple checklists or templates. Download the tool and put it to work this week. 3. Post your result: Share which tool you used and what changed. If you get stuck, ask a question. What you'll get: A practical leadership tool with clear success criteria and boundaries, so you can lead with more clarity and less chasing. Ready? Start below. We'll be watching for your first real win.

Okay, real talk: how many of you have actually taken the Delegation Sabotage Audit that Rob dropped in Free Tools this week? 🕵️ It’s a quick self assessment (5 minutes) that helps you spot the habits quietly sabotaging your delegation. It uncovers things like assigning tasks without explaining your intent, handing off work without defining "done," hovering for updates, requiring permission for every small decision, or jumping in to save the day yourself. I took it and immediately saw where I’ve been holding myself back: doing it myself because I think it’s faster. Spoiler: it isn’t. 😅 Here’s what I’d like to know: - If you’ve taken it: What did you discover about your habits? What’s the first thing you’re going to change? - If you haven’t taken it yet: Grab it from Free Tools, take five minutes, and come back here to tell us what you found. Let’s learn from each other’s sabotage habits. It’ll be humbling, but that’s where the growth is.

Team, This week between the holidays is meant for more than just coasting. It’s for a tactical pause. In Special Forces we run recovery almost like a phase of the mission: we debrief what happened, refit our gear, and set the conditions for the next operation. Business is no different—if you skip recovery now, you pay for it in January. I’ve dropped an Operational Recovery Checklist into Free Tools to make this easy. It walks you through: - a brief After‑Action Review for your biggest initiatives   - a short list of what stops now so the team can breathe   - how to define “urgent” so your emergency inbox stays quiet   - a personal reset plan to take care of yourself (physical, mental, relationships, spiritual) Grab it at the link below, run through it, and let us know below: What’s one thing you’re going to *stop* doing this week so you can recover properly? We’ll be checking in once a day. See you on the high ground. https://www.skool.com/the-green-beret-way/classroom/c316391c?md=e8536bfffa56405d9dafb07f471e2a93