Category: Leadership
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Lessons Learned from Shaqtin’ A Fool
I’ll admit, I enjoy watching a funny video…I think we all need some humor in our lives. Shaqtin’ A Fool is a collection of videos of NBA players…sometimes the videos are funny and many times the commentary and laughter is even better. Anyways…I’m going off topic…you’ve got to remember, the NBA is the group of…
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Interview Yourself??
Do you ever wonder how you are doing at your job? You can always ask for feedback or you can wait for your annual appraisal…but why wait…you can find out for yourself. Have you ever tried to interview yourself for your own job?? Pretty easy really, just think of 3-5 typical interview questions and write…
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Every Story Does Not Have a Happy Ending
During my job search I had many interviews and I remember one specific interviewer asking me to tell him about a time when I had to mentor and provide feedback to someone who wasn’t performing to standards. Great question…and I could have chosen from multiple scenarios…but I chose this one and I’ll try and summarize.…
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Groom Your Replacement
Today is a milestone for me…this is my 100th post written. I thought I would share my very first post again…and what really got me going in writing. This was an article I wrote for the base paper…something we had the opportunity to do as squadron commanders…so I jumped…and below is what I came up…
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What is your “work from home” culture?
When I was in the military I gave the “military family” speech numerous times. Part of the speech included the fact that we spent more of our time awake most days with the people we work with than our own families. I think that could be a true statement for most folks. Along with that…
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Do you know when to ask for help?
Up front, yes, I know we are all busy…and if you’re not, then you should be actively looking for something to do. However, I know way too may folks that can acknowledge that they have 50-100 emails sitting in their inbox waiting to be answered…or being that many of us are in a virtual environment,…
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How do you say “NO”
Isn’t it great to get to say “yes”? Usually that is making someone happy…giving them something they want…that is the answer they want to hear. Life gets a little harder when you have to say “no”. Maybe it isn’t the right time, it isn’t the right decision for the organization…or maybe it was just a…
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Knee-jerk reactions
I was having a discussion yesterday and mentioned that I didn’t make “knee-jerk” decisions…and if you know me I don’t. I like to make sure I have all the facts I need first, think about it for the appropriate amount of time and then make the decision. Based on the complexity of that decision, it…
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Learning from History
I’ll age myself a bit here, but I remember at the beginning of each school year having to cover my school books with old shopping bags to protect them. One of my least favorite books to wrap was the history book…never really got into the subject…I was always more of a math/science guy. Fast forward…
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Do you know what is wrong in your organization?
Yes, I know that is a pretty vague question…and the answer can vary depending on what level of leadership you are in. I ask you that question for 2 reasons: 1) Do you really know the answer and 2) How do you find out the answer? If you don’t have a good answer for #2,…
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