HeyJared☀️ Caffeinate & Collaborate
Good energy. Better collaboration. Leadership you actually enjoy.
- Indexed issues, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Sep 24, 2026
- Audience
- Checking…
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 14, 2026
Latest issues
What if the feedback is wrong? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
“So,” I wrapped up, “do you have any feedback for me?”Pretty benign question, right? Or so I thought, as a brand new squadron commander receiving an “out brief” from a young officer on his last day before moving. These first couple months had been a whirlwind, but I felt like I was finally hitting my stride and figuring this command thing out. I love my job!That afternoon I expected the normal “Nope, things are great” response. Maybe a nice comment about the team. At worst, a suggestion about a
If it’s a big deal to you, it’s a big deal to me (opens the original)
Read excerpt
“Hi, Captain Lonsberry,” the short-haired, average-height, young-ish American dude said, waving at me in the midnight chow line.Smoked and probably stinky after a long C-17 mission, I just wanted to eat all the french toast sticks (best deployment food ever) and unwind with my crew. I was not prepared for memory games, but smiled and said “Oh hiiiiiiii” while I mentally rolodexed everyone I’d ever met to try and recall this guy’s name or how I knew him.I couldn’t read the ID card hanging on the
The small things were never really small (opens the original)
Read excerpt
<img alt="American officer smiles and waves as he helps Afghan refugees board a C-17" class="sizing-normal" height="667" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UUkr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws
Don't always tell your team the answers—and other things I learned from the Army (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Mr. Wagner tapped me on the shoulder and said, “Nice job. You’re dead.” “Awwww, come on Sir” I eloquently countered.“Captain Clemmons, your commanding officer is deceased and you’re in charge. Major Lonsberry, go down the hall and see how the other class is doing. Bring your observations back to share with your class.”Don’t worry, I wasn’t really dead of course. Or even injured. I was just disappointed and grumbled to myself as I trudged out of the classroom.It was finally my turn to lead! I was
Dude, where's my summer? (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Hey Friends,See how peaceful the picture below looks? That is not real life right now lol.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="2943" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TazX!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
No verified audience measurement yet.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.