Nicholas Koumalatsos

About the author

is a 12 year Special Operations Marine Corps veteran with Marine Reconnaissance and Marine Special Operations Command. He has deployed in support of OIF/OEF and other places all over the world. Has trained foreign police, military, and militia in several countries. He is the CEO of a training and consulting company, Survival and Tacticals Systems and is the Director of The Raider Project a non-profit supporting Marines in their transition to the private sector.

The Operator’s Guide to Better Leadership

The difference between a team that thrives in misery and one that falls apart in comfort is almost never talent; it is the leader’s courage to listen, adapt, and put their people first.

An Operator’s Guide to Leadership, (Part 2)

How many of you have been in that team that we have fought or would have fought tooth and nail to stay in? You know, the team that you just cannot live without. The one that you look forward to going to work with every morning, where things just smooth seamlessly and everyone gets along. […]