Author: Dave Rhodes
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Everyone is Not the Same
I’ve stated in previous a post that when I was a squadron commander I spent 95% of my time dealing with 5% of the people…typically discipline issues. If you’ve been in a similar role, especially in the military, you could probably echo that statement. Think about that statement though…5%…that meant that the other 95% kept…
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Lasting Impressions
As a squadron commander, one of my favorite times of the month was our monthly Maverick’s Calls (most might call it a Commander’s Call). This was the time where we recognized our promotees for the month, award winners and if I could find a reason to recognize someone for something they did, I would, and…
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Find the Good in a Bad Situation
As a commander, there wasn’t any joy on the days when I had an appointment on the calendar for someone to come visit my office, dressed in their Service Dress, accompanied by their supervisor, ready to receive some sort of paperwork or lecture from me for an action they had taken…was never fun. Many of…
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They’re Listening
As a parent or leader I think it is fair to say we try to pass on our “wisdom” to our families (home or work) to help them. They may consider them “lectures” from dad and we may feel like we aren’t getting through to them…but you are. My kids are all grown and for…
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Why Do We Write these Articles?
Many of you may wonder why we take time out of our lives to write these articles? If you are reading this today…that is the exact reason why! It all starts with following our own advice…like surrounding yourself with good people. My buddy Joe was doing this before me and I started reading his articles…and…
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How are you doing as a leader?
Have you ever wondered how you are doing as a leader? Sure, you can ask for feedback from you boss, peers, or even from those you lead. I came up with a simple way you can find out by asking yourself a question…pretty simple “can you pack your bags and leave for 30 days and…
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Daily Deliberation: 31 December
In March of 2020 I was a little of 2 years into my command and had 3 months left until my retirement ceremony. I’ll admit, the unit was running great and I was ready to put it on cruise control and begin starting my long checklist of retirement items…then the middle of March happened. We…
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Daily Deliberation: 29 December
Last week, I typed up a post about leading from the front…and I just couldn’t get it off my mind. The more I thought about it, the more I kept reverting back, to what I think, is a great way to think about it. Now you may have to go back to the days of…
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Daily Deliberation: 24 December
“Leading from the Front”…not an uncommon phrase, I think we’ve all probably heard it said, and most say that it is a good style of leadership…let me say up front, I’m not disagreeing with that. What I will ask, while you may be up front…what are you doing up there?? Are you turned around and…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 December
If you are a follower of my posts then you are well aware of how important I feel that setting and reaching goals are. You probably didn’t know that I’m a huge fan of golf and love to play (not claiming to be good at it). Then it clicked…the game of golf is such a…
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