Damon Wells

About Damon Wells

Damon Wells is currently an Army colonel on active duty, stationed in Stuttgart, Germany. Over a 28 year Army career, he served as Commander at the battery, battalion, and brigade level, and as a staff officer in positions as an instructor as West Point Military Academy, Director of the Commander’s Planning Group, and Director of Multidomain Effects in Kuwait. He deployed to combat 3 times, twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. He has an unquenchable thirst for leadership theories, concepts, and practical application, and has developed multiple novel models of leadership and methods of leader development. His leadership philosophy is loosely based on Complexity Theory and anchored on people, partnerships, practice, and purpose (his P4 Team Building Framework). Damon developed the P4 Team Building Framework during his preparation training for battalion command, after 20 years of service. He implemented this model for the first time during battalion command, and later he implemented a more refined version during brigade command. During his 28 years of service, he felt the most fulfilled while he solved the most complex problems and invested time to develop junior leaders. Nearing the end of his military career, Damon is following his passion and laying the groundwork for a new career: leadership coaching.

He has published articles in multiple journals, on topics such as health and fitness, Army Multidomain Operations, leadership concepts, and combat 'advise and assist" principles.

Damon's formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Master of Science in Kinesiology from Texas A&M University, and a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from the Army War College.

COL Wells’ awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Combat Action Badge, and the Army Parachutist Badge.