Author: Joe Lawrence
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Daily Deliberation: 28 September 2020
In his book, Originals, Adam Grant makes a great case for this point. Those who make great things that the whole world enjoys and cherishes have a closet full of things that never took off. They have one success and 10,000 failures (like Edison) and we call them geniuses. We might not have the success…
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Daily Deliberation: 27 September 2020
We all have seen those who side step new challenges and stick to what is comfortable. Sometimes it is because they are afraid to fail and sometimes because they are just worn out mentally or physically. I find that I like to gravitate towards what I am good at for both of those reasons. I…
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Daily Deliberation: 26 September 2020
Although, I think the priority for this quote should be in reverse order, I do love the message. We need to remember that we are symbols of the US Armed Forces and most of the country does not know much about what we do. Thus, we need to represent ourselves as Airmen and as professionals…even…
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Daily Deliberation: 23 September 2020
This is a great reminder for us all to think about what we hope to accomplish. What is it that we are working towards one day? If you are thinking about getting out of the Air Force to program computers, what are you doing today to set yourself up for that? We need to look…
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Daily Deliberation: 21 September 2020
Are we trying to make things around us better or simply repeating the same motions? Leaders need to stand up and silence those who are just echoing issues. We need to take ownership of the problems surrounding us and make things better.
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Daily Deliberation: 20 September 2020
Preparation for change requires more than just learning new facts; it is trying to figure out how the changes will impact our team’s mindset and daily life. Then getting them ready for that. We spent countless hours and vast amounts of energy in trying to learn the latest rumors as the new evaluation system rolled…
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Daily Deliberation: 19 September 2020
I find it funny how the lessons I learned taking martial arts as a kid translate into real life. When in a clench, we would say “control the head, control the body” because wherever we moved the head to the body instinctively followed. This applies more than to just the physical applications; rather, to the…
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Daily Deliberation: 18 September 2020
Leadership is like parenting. We would do anything to set our children up for success. We know one day they are going to leave the nest and be on their own and we want them to be able to function. Those on our teams are the same way. One day, they are going to leave…
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Daily Deliberation: 16 September 2020
There have been a couple of times in my own career where I was given the title as a boss due to my rank. AFPC said I was the best person for the position based on numbers on my SURF. I may or may not have been the best person in terms of ability, but…
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