3. STRENGTHS OF THE HEAD
1. Anne Bradstreet, The Works of Anne Bradstreet (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1981).
2. Peterson and Seligman, Character Strengths and Virtues, 29.
3. The phrase six inches between the ears (along with variations) is commonly heard throughout the military. For example, see Jim Mattis and Bing West, Call Sign Chaos (New York: Random House, 2019), 166—“The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears.”
4. David Hodne, personal communication with Dr. Matthews, September 20, 2019. The term formation refers to Hodne’s fellow leaders throughout General Caslen’s command.
5. Robert J. Sternberg and Karin Sternberg, Cognitive Psychology, 7th ed. (Boston, Mass.: Cengage, 2017), 502–3.
6. Ibid., 101, for documentation of Gardner’s discussion of the eight types of intelligence.
7. Ibid., 432.
8. Ibid., 433–34.
9. See Peterson and Seligman, Character Strengths and Virtues, 134–35.
10. Gary E. Swan and Dorit Carmelli, “Curiosity and Mortality in Aging Adults: A 5-Year Follow-Up of the Western Collaborative Group Study,” Psychology and Aging 11, no. 3 (1996), 449.
11. See Peterson and Seligman, Character Strengths and Virtues, 150–53.
12. Ibid., 169.
13. Ibid., 170.
14. Ibid., 189.
15. Brian K. Cooper, James C. Sarros, and Joseph C. Santora, “The Character of Leadership,” Ivey Business Journal, May/June 2007, iveybusinessjournal.com/publication/the-character-of-leadership.
16. Brian W. Head and John Alford, “Wicked Problems: Implications for Public Policy and Management,” Administration & Society 47, no. 6 (2015), 711–39, https://doi.org:10.1177/0095399713481601.
17. Ryan W. Buell, Robert S. Huckman, and Sam Travers, “Improving Access at VA,” Harvard Business School Case 617-012, November 2016 (revised December 2016).
18. Procter & Gamble Company, “Bob McDonald Biography,” https://www.pg.com/content/pdf/04_news/mgmt_bios/McDonald-Robert.pdf.
19. Harvard Business School interview with Robert McDonald, July 27, 2016.
20. US Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Public Affairs, “VA Announces Single Regional Framework Under MyVA Initiative,” press release, January 26, 2015, www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2672.
21. Action Learning Associates, “Leaders Developing Leaders: 2-Day Cascade Workshop,” Department of Veterans Affairs training material (Washington, D.C., 2016), i.
22. Robert McDonald, “What I Believe In,” Procter & Gamble website, www.pg.com/en_US/downloads/company/executive_team/Bob_McDonald_Leadership_Principles.pdf.
23. Ibid.
24. Ibid.