Category: Leadership
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What’s on the other side of the door?
So I just had a pretty major surgery…spent 3 days in ICU and then spent 3 days in a “regular” room. Biggest difference, fewer patients per nursing team in ICU…makes sense to me. I won’t bore you with all of the details, but night 1 in the regular room, they shut my door so I…
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Do something that you’re uncomfortable with
I’ve said this many time…I used to be very uncomfortable with public speaking, but I got better at it because I was presented with opportunities to speak in public. One of those many opportunities was at our monthly commander’s calls. Now, I did this every month and while I hope I didn’t bore people to…
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Will we ever stop growing??
Short-version of my life story…I graduated high school, started college, quit, got married, joined the military, and around the time I was 32 I finally got around to finishing my Bachelor’s degree. One of the best decisions I ever made, led to me commissioning as an officer and the rest is history…but I remember when…
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How are you growing people?
I came across this post today and just had to write something about it! I can’t think of a truer statement…it’s a topic I talk about all the time, growing and mentoring people…I just never thought about it in this way. Today is easy folks, just ask yourself, “How am I growing the people in…
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Does practice make perfect?
If that quote were true life would certainly be boring. Who wants a bunch of perfect people running around? I tell ya though…I love watching people try to improve themselves…to me, that’s what practice is all about. I can remember days back in high school when I could barely stand up in front of class…
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Bad news doesn’t get better with time
I’m sure many, if not all of you, have heard this phrase at some point. Passing out good news is something we should all look forward to and enjoy doing. I remember at times I’d stop what I was doing to pass along some good news. Then on the flip side there is bad news…I…
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Are you meeting your own expectations?
If you’ve been reading my posts for any amount of time, you know the importance I’ve put on making sure that you’ve set your expectations and then communicated those expectations to your teammates so they are aware. It’s very hard for anyone to meet your expectations if you haven’t made them aware…lesson I learned as…
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“That’s how we’ve always done it”
I’ve been trained to ask “why”…and I enjoy asking why. In fact, I like being asked why myself. I’ve found that I typically learn something that I didn’t know once I start digging into finding the answer. However, the one answer that I’ve heard a lot…and I’m sure you have too, “that’s how we’ve always…
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Learning Lessons when you least expect it
When you write posts every week sometimes you find yourself getting a little creative with ideas. I sat here this morning thinking about one of my favorite movies, and while I don’t think it was written to teach life lessons, if you think about it…there are quite a few in there. It starts with a…
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Finding Your Way
We are all on some sort of journey. Might be on a journey in our career, education or simply in our car…but the journey is either here or in front of us. Not impossible, but most journeys I’ve seen are most successful with a little help. Today’s message is simple…if you don’t already have one,…
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