Welcome!
I re-launched the site in 2023, aiming to capture in one place the various professional and personal activities I’ve been up to on the web. It will include links to my various publications, podcasts, website projects, travelogues, and other adventures. Please note that the website is under construction and will take a while to get it where I want it to be. For information on my publications, go to the Publications page! To find out more about the re-launched site and my plans for it, go to the Site History page!
About Me
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Command, Leadership, and Management at the U.S. Army War College, located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in the U.S. Tom earned a Doctor of Education from The George Washington University in the field of Human and Organizational Learning. His dissertation was a phenomenological study of Army lieutenant colonels and colonels who underwent an identity transition from tactical (e.g., unit/organizational) leadership to positions of strategic leadership. He retired from the U.S. Army at the rank of colonel after twenty-nine years of service and now teaches courses in organizational change and strategic communication in the War College.
Tom’s earlier degrees were in mathematics, computer science, and artificial intelligence; so despite being well into his 50s, he is a relative newcomer in organization studies and management. His focus is strongly on the practical side. Most of his works are how-to guides and educational textbooks aimed at War College students and graduates. His overarching goal is to better prepare the next generations of military and government leaders to assume their roles as leaders and managers of the defense enterprise.
Tom currently serves as the content manager and co-administrator for the Talking About Organizations website. He previously served as the inaugural Managing Editor for WAR ROOM, the online journal of the U.S. Army War College which produces articles and podcasts on enduring topics of national security, warfighting and campaigning, and defense leadership and management. Tom has published several essays in WAR ROOM based on his experiences working ten of his years in service as speechwriter and special assistant to several top U.S. Department of Defense commanders. These experiences inspired him to pursue his doctorate in the field of organization studies.