Category: Career Success
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We all Fall Down
I am a big fan of Batman. Something about a person who can persevere through all of the setbacks he faced and still be victorious is inspirational to me (yes, I know he is fictional). This post is not about Batman, but it is based on one of my favorite quotes from the movie Batman…
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Are Duty Titles Important?
Duty titles are often a big concern when it comes to EPR closeouts. Especially now that there are TSgts meeting the board, many are going to their supervisors and asking about a new role. This begs the question of how important is a duty title? For a TSgt, duty titles are not that important. I…
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A leader’s credible reputation
Read any number of books on leadership and you are guaranteed to run into a segment discussing the importance of leadership credibility. There are a number of ways suggested that the leader attain credibility in the eyes of his or her subordinates. That credibility is crucial in gaining more than just compliance from your subordinates. …
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Culture Drives Values
All Airmen are taught the core values and continue to have them infused each and every day. What is sometimes forgotten is how the culture of an organization can impact our values. On a routine basis, I sit with the pipeline Airmen that train at our schoolhouse. These students are only a month or so…
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Believe it or not, mistakes are allowed
One thing many people can agree on is people are allowed to make mistakes. It is how we learn. As leaders, we have to tread carefully when we react to mistakes made by subordinates—we can either create an environment where innovation has a place or stifle it by allowing no mistakes and creating an environment…
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Power Distance and Communication Barriers
Most people become introverted when they talk to their organization’s leadership. It is a common reaction to this situation; it is also a barrier to real and effective communication. Power distance creates this barrier. Power distance is the degree to which it is agreed that power should be distributed unequally and favor those at higher…
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Is your plate full?
“Chief, I think my plate is already full”, I respond after being asked to take on yet another project. “Well…make your plate ‘bigger’”, the chief stated flatly, looking at me and gesturing widely with his hands, as if holding a big plate. There are many synonymous terms used to describe ‘task saturation’ or ‘having a…
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Micromanagement: Where is the line drawn?
An often overused and misunderstood term used to describe a bad boss, micromanagement is more about the creation of impediments than it is the bosses’ personality or temperament. In order to recognize what is a personal bias toward someone from a genuine, micro-managerial impediment that subtracts value from an organization, we need to understand it.…
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Reward what you want Repeated
“That is how you do it!” were the words shouted at me by my tech school instructor accompanied with a high-five, after marshaling my first aircraft onto the spot. It was nearly 18 years ago when I learned to maneuver the colossal C-5 Galaxy; however, his reaction has stuck with me ever since and played…
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Dealing with Fallout from the New Enlisted Eval System
Just a promote…really?!? Many of those in our units and maybe even you have had this thought over the past couple of months with the TSgt and SSgt SCOD. I know I have recently thought this as those on my team have been receiving their evals back. I have 42 NCOs that have been hand-picked…
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