Author: Joe Lawrence
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Want to Develop Others…?
The whole spirit of what we do here is to give back through mentorship what others have taught us. We would love to learn from you too as it will make our community even stronger. If you would like to write posts on here or share some other gift you may have, please let us…
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Is Work-Life Balance Attainable?
Work-life balance is one of those topics that is constantly being discussed. Many of us try very hard to keep everything in balance at home and at work. However, we spend so much energy doing this, we tend to miss the good stuff. I am a firm believer that there are three areas we need…
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Inspire Tomorrow Podcast: Episode 011
Are leaders born or made? We are all leaders. Listen as training and education are applied to becoming a better leader. Listen to the episode here. Read the article referenced here: The 4 Areas Air Force SNCOs must Master AND here is the follow up article that explains much of this podcast: Look Like You…
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How to Expand Your Scope as a Leader
Over the past month, I have been seeking one-on-one opportunities to serve others through mentorship. I have seen a few themes repeat and one that I have found myself talking about the most is scope. Many of us in the military are looking for more responsibility and opportunities to help others or to run bigger…
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The Dirty Dozen of Leadership Pitfalls
There was this maintenance back shop on base when I was a new Crew Chief that had these “Dirty Dozen” posters hanging up everywhere. To be honest, the corniness of them caught my eye; however, the simplicity of their message made them stick for many years. Recently, a friend reminded me of them and although…
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Inspire Tomorrow Podcast: Episode 010
In this episode, Ryan Hawk of the Learning Leader Show discusses how to surround yourself with those you admire, how to spot signs that you may be ready for a transition and his approach to reading. As a long time fan of his show, it was an honor to talk with him and learn from…
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Micromagement 101
How/Why it begins? Micromanagement is a the result of a deeper rooted issue where there is a lack in leadership development. We all start as some sort of hands-on technician doing a ground-level job. We get better over time and are asked to train another based on our skills. Then as we become good one-on-one…
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Look Like You are Born to Lead
Several weeks ago there was a post about developing SNCO skills, titled: The 4 Areas Air Force SNCOs Must Master, and one of the points on there was about leading people. I had someone reach out to me and ask for some more actionable advice on this. Here is my attempt to satisfy that request. Ever…
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Inspire Tomorrow Podcast: Dealing With Toxic Leadership
We have all worked for a leader who cared more about results than their team. In this episode we discuss how toxic leaders come to power, how to prevent them and finally some tips on how to deal with them. Listen to the latest episode here. Like Inspire Tomorrow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LearnForTomorrow/ Music: Danger Storm by Kevin…
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Decisions, Decisions
What is your process for making decisions? Listen to the latest podcast on Inspire Tomorrow to hear a few different methods. Go there from here.
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