Author: Dave Rhodes
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Daily Deliberation: 12 November
I’m typing this on November 2…the month of Thanksgiving. Makes you think about what you are going to say on Thanksgiving Day when the question is asked “What are you thankful for”? When I think about the answer, it makes me think about a lot of the things I’ve complained about…maybe things I should be…
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Daily Deliberation: 10 November
As I type it is day 3 of election ballot counting and I’ve decided I’m not watching it anymore. I’ve dropped my ballot…that is what I can control in this election. I’m sure many of you have heard the saying “Control what you can Control”, but do you live by it or let everything around…
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Daily Deliberation: 5 November
I’ll admit, when I made the decision to retire from the military I was excited but I knew I had a challenge in front of me…finding my next job! Let me tell you, I applied for a lot of jobs and I won’t even get into how many times I was told “No”. In the…
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Daily Deliberation: 3 November
Delegation and trust go hand and hand, but you’ve got to ensure those around you understand that you trust them when you give them a task. One of my many challenges was developing young officers and getting them to make a decision. I’d give them a task and before they would make a decision they…
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You have to speak up: Vote!
How many times have you had this conversation with your family…”What do you want for dinner”? Between your spouse and maybe a child or two there may be a few options and then you say “I don’t care”. So a selection is made and then you say “I don’t want that”. Been there, done it,…
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Daily Deliberation: 29 October
Do you realize that we have the ability to influence how everyone around us reacts and actually can set the tone for our work or even home environment? I know that I tried to keep my emotions in check, but once in awhile if I was having a bad day, those in the office could…
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Daily Deliberation: 27 October
My kids probably hate it, but I love telling them about how things used to be. If I wanted to send a message to somebody, I had to write it down on paper and then find a creative way to fold it…and then hand-deliver it or slide it into their locker. Having privacy on a…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 October
Assumed fact, if most organizations weren’t doing 90% of the job right, they probably wouldn’t still be in business. However, they’ll spend 90% of the time focusing on the 10% of things that aren’t being done right or could be done better…we did it every day in aircraft maintenance. Why did 1 out of 10…
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Daily Deliberation: 20 October
We’ve all heard that you can determine what type of person you are with the simple test of looking at a glass that has 50% of water in it and asking is the glass half full or half empty. I look at that glass and wonder why it isn’t filled with water, how can I…
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Daily Deliberation: 15 October
I turned on my monitor this morning and noticed that I had 7 “tabs” opened on my web browser. Add on some Excel and Word documents and the list of tabs grew even larger. Made me think that our lives are similar to that…we have a lot of things going on in our lives. While…
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