Category: Developing Others
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Daily Deliberation: 3 July 2020
Being a leader is not about getting a fancy duty title or fringe benefits. The 1950’s model of leadership was to have the minions serve the boss. They would run in front of him and remove the obstacles in his path, they would lay their jackets over the mud hole so his boots wouldn’t lose…
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Daily Deliberation: 1 July 2020
“I can’t do that right now.” How many times a day do we say this to our team or to our families? It saddens me to think about all the times I put off time with my kids for something that doesn’t matter in the long run. “After I reorganize this sock drawer, I will…
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Daily Deliberation: 7 June 2020
The greatest success in our lives is when those around us succeed. Investing in myself has been extremely beneficial in many areas of my life for many different reasons. However, investing what I have learned into others, has always been the most rewarding to me. Nothing beats seeing one of our teammates achieving a hard-fought…
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Daily Deliberation: 1 June 2020
I have noticed this throughout my career. Once I learn my job, I grow to complacency as I go through the motions of my day. I build controls into my day to prevent me from getting too comfortable. To do this, we could take on a challenge we know will push us harder. We can…
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Daily Deliberation: 28 May 2020
I remember being a flightline expediter and thinking I was doing a great job because I was able to get the required number of people onto the job in a timely manner. However, my chest thumping was short-lived when I would realize they were not making things happen like I had hoped. I learned it…
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Daily Deliberation: 26 May 2020
Sadly, most of our career goals are time-centered and not quality-focused. For example, we have X number of months to get signed off on 5-Level tasks or X number of months to complete EPME. We are even encouraged to only have certain duty titles for a limited amount of time. The reason is because time…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 May 2020
The hardest thing to do sometimes is realize that we are not equipped to help everyone. Sometimes our personalities clash, sometimes we have mutual histories that are difficult to overcome. It is in these moments that we need to find someone else who can add value to them and mentor them. We should never write…
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Daily Deliberation: 19 May 2020
I have been fascinated with this ripple notion ever since I heard Bruce Lee talk about dropping a stone in the water. The visual is one that enables to see how our actions impact others. If we are too aggressive, we create waves that can destroy another. However, when we are deliberate in how we…
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Daily Deliberation: 15 May 2020
It is easy to say all the things we think and talk about our great ideas. However, those on our team are looking for how we act in the moment and how committed we are to fulfilling those thoughts. Words without action are only words.
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Daily Deliberation: 5 May 2020
Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of the Mexican Army’s victory over a much larger and stronger French contingent at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Had the French force won this battle, they would have marched on to aid the Confederacy in the Civil War and our nation would look much differently today. Although,…
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