The author of the 3 books supporting The All-Around Success In A Nutshell Program is a man with a long and distinguished record of success in the community of education as a leader, manager, and program developer. Retired Army Colonel Holland E. Bynam, also a retired educational administrator, is continuing to promote the award-winning training methodologies that have caused the key programs he has developed, coordinated, or led to be regarded as models of excellence.
The recurring theme in his several works is that of setting oneself apart from others. This is evidenced in his featured blogs; his DVD, entitled “6 Super Tips for Success”; his book “On Being a Better You”; and in his unpublished work entitled “The Exceptional Teenagers Development League Book.” His latest work promoting this theme is captured in seven speeches entitled “A Symposium on Becoming an Exceptional Player in the Modern Society.” His aim in these short speeches is to show the positive effect of each in helping individuals become high achievers in the social, educational, economic, and workplace communities of the 21st Century.
- As an educator, Colonel Bynam’s portfolio schooling and training assignments are extensive. He has earned a Bachelor of Science degree and two masters degrees: in The Supervision of Education, and in Interpersonal Communications. He has served as instructor, instructor team-chief, commandant of 3 military schools, and as assistant chemistry professor and Professor of Military Science at Norfolk State University while on active duty. In the civilian community he served as teacher, coordinator of an at-risk high school enrichment program, curriculum supervisor at a major school district, and as director of a School district’s Junior ROTC program while employed in the secondary school system. Following his retirement from the secondary school system, he served as coordinator and program consultant at the university level during two summer preparation programs for entering freshmen students
- After retiring for the second time, the Colonel’s summer university assignments led to his being convinced that the student-based behavior problems besetting our institutions stems from the students not being successful, and that their not being successful stems from their not being given the motivation to change their outlooks. He also noticed that these students had not been given a healthy dose of general fundamentals, strategies, formats, and tips for comprehending, organizing their work, being evaluated, and for a plethora of other skills needed in order to be successful at the post-secondary level of education. This led to the development of his Super Tips For Success Program (STFSP).
- All educators at both secondary and post-secondary levels given full briefings on the (STFSP) and the books used in supporting it, praised the Colonel’s farsightedness, indicated that the program was the most advanced yet for empowering students, and inferred that it would make positive inroads in dealing with the education reform movement. Although powerless to adopt it within their institutions, these educators maintained that the program wholesomely addressed the academic, social, and other life skills the students need; and that it should be implemented with all haste.
In countering these oversights, he developed a book of tips and strategies for student success. After two supporting books were developed, The Super Tips For Success Program was born. Used together, they meet the objectives of expounding on subjects not taught in schools needed for academic success, and of offering other essential skills for being successful in a variety of interpersonal, social, business, and with work-related and life skill issues expected to be encountered in the 21st Century economy and workplace.
The original Super Tips for Success Program is considered the Colonel’s most important work. After being introduced to almost two thousand university and senior high schools students and several audiences of educators at all levels, the program received high praise as well as positive overtures regarding its value by both groups.
- One hundred percent of the students stated that if the program was offered at their schools they would enroll in it; and all of the high school students and 99.2 percent of the university students indicated that if the Colonel’s guest speaker remarks were given at their schools, the problems that plague educational institutions—namely poor attendance, poor study habits, dropouts, and student-based behavior problems would be drastically reduced.
- All educators at both secondary and post-secondary levels given full briefings on the program and the books used in supporting it, praised the Colonel’s farsightedness and indicated that the program was the most advanced yet for empowering students, and that it would make positive inroads in dealing with the education reform movement. Although powerless to adopt it within their institutions, these educators maintained that the it wholesomely addressed the academic, social, and other life skills the students need; and that it should be implemented with all haste.
As indicated below, the Colonel’s extensive education, job, and other experiences attest loudly to his unique qualifications:
- In addition to the two graduate degrees mentioned, his extensive military training was provided in a variety of schools; the most prestigious of these are The Command and General Staff College and The National War College.
- The most significant military assignments included: commander of three unique battalions in Vietnam, Europe, and the United States; commandant of three specialized military schools; Professor of Military Science at Norfolk State University; key staff positions at all operational levels from battalion to the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and commander of the Army’s largest Green Beret organization, the 5th Special Forces Group.
- His civilian occupations include his being a restaurant owner, founder and president of a construction and design company, manager of a large city’s technical services division, teacher, program coordinator, curriculum and logistics supervisor, and director of one of the nation’s largest and finest Junior ROTC programs.
- He has authored several articles for publications based on the tips process, and is presently completing an epic-like volume based on his memoirs, entitled, “Rare Roots.” In addition he is a patent owner, a former Boy Scout Commissioner, and a past member of several community-based boards.
In keeping with his theme that much of what people need to know in order to be successful is not covered in regular courses, the Colonel, forced to direct the focus of his success programs away from entering the present educational landscape, has dedicated himself to focus on providing the success ethic for the education arena and for even wider fields of endeavor. In doing so, he has succeeded in projecting tips to imbue individuals and target audiences within clubs and groups with positive outlooks toward success, and in providing the tools to implant within them key information and skills that will set them apart in dealing with present and future 21st Century issues.
The author, himself, best describes not only what is profusely highlighted in his program, but what he believes is the thought under-girding his philosophy for being successful. He does so in his not yet published memoir, “Rare Roots,” in responding to the question “Who is the essential Holland E. Bynam?”
“I would describe myself as a man who believes that the basis for understanding the important things needed for being successful in life are not long-term or extremely difficult learning challenges; and since a grounding for each can and should be given in a short time, this grounding should be the focus of individuals interested in empowering others. These things include knowing about oneself and others – to include how to get along with these others; and being given the fundamentals, formats, strategies and tips for doing the other essential things of importance. These essentials include not only how to work, read, comprehend, write, think critically, and speak more skillfully, but also how to teach, lead, manage, handle finances, set goals, play games – any game, and how to build upon these skills while winning friends and influencing others.”