The Failure Resume
AUSA’s Army Matters Podcast
- Published
- August 26, 2026
- Duration
- 37:11
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
Discusses Leadership shaped by...failure? In this episode of Army Matters, LTG (Ret.) Leslie Smith and SMA (Re…
Summary
Leadership shaped by...failure? In this episode of Army Matters, LTG (Ret.) Leslie Smith and SMA (Ret.) Dan Dailey sit down with COL Chaveso “Chevy” Cook, PhD, a career Army officer whose path has spanned tactical leadership, Psychological Operations, strategic communications, speechwriting for the Secretary of the Army, and serving on the West Point facu…
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Leadership shaped by...failure? In this episode of Army Matters, LTG (Ret.) Leslie Smith and SMA (Ret.) Dan Dailey sit down with COL Chaveso “Chevy” Cook, PhD, a career Army officer whose path has spanned tactical leadership, Psychological Operations, strategic communications, speechwriting for the Secretary of the Army, and serving on the West Point faculty—and on the Joint Staff. Growing up in a difficult neighborhood, Cook’s future changed because one woman—his adoptive mother—insisted that e