Category: Leadership
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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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Daily Deliberation: 13 October
I can’t tell you where I was the first time I heard someone say “don’t just bring me problems, bring me solutions”, but I’m glad I was given that guidance early in my career. Sometimes we make it too easy for people to tell us everything that they don’t like or don’t agree with and…
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Daily Deliberation: 8 October 2020
Ask any person in a leadership position and they’ll probably tell you they have an Open Door Policy…but do they really? I did, and found that it was one of the most beneficial tools in my toolbox. What is your policy? Can folks come in without an appointment? Will you drop what you are doing…
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Daily Deliberation: 6 October 2020
One of my favorite days as a supervisor is providing the Initial Feedback (different organizations will call it different things). The ultimate goal is to let the employee know what my expectations are for them, then about 6 months later I give them a “mid-term” and let them know how they’re doing. Anyways, I started…
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Daily Deliberation: 4 October 2020
I have been guilty of doing this a lot. I have actually quit new endeavors before they had a chance to take hold. I have made excuses not to try something new, because I might look like an idiot. We need to stop worrying about the bad things that could happen and be present in…
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Daily Deliberation: 1 October 2020
I’ll start by saying there is a distinct difference between a mistake and a crime. Getting a DUI is a crime, forgetting to release the brake on a piece of AGE equipment and then towing it across the flightline and ruining the wheels is a mistake. How we react to that mistake could have a…
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Daily Deliberation: 30 September 2020
This is something I struggle with often! Occasionally, I will have an idea I came up with or one that my team did and start to push it. I know it is the right solution and that it would benefit so many. However, just like young Calvin in this picture, my “packaging” is not the…
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Daily Deliberation: 29 September 2020
I hope that if anyone has ever worked or talked with me they understand my philosophy on taking care of people. My focus has always been, and always will be, take care of your people and they will take care of the mission. What does “take care of your people” mean though? I could probably…
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Daily Deliberation: 24 September 2020
Whether you’re a parent, teacher, leader or mentor, I think it is easy to fall into the trap of always trying to teach or pass your “wisdom”. No matter what your role in life is, you can and should always be learning too. While there is nothing wrong, and I encourage you to teach and…
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