Category: Leadership
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Don’t stop being you
One thing I truly miss about being a commander was holding the monthly Maverick’s Call (Commander’s Call). It was a time for the squadron to come together and recognize each other for their accomplishments…and yeah, maybe hear what myself, the Chief or the First Sergeant had on their minds. We also opened the floor up…
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How do you handle failure?
Life sure is great when everything is going the way it is supposed to be. You’ve made all the right decisions, everyone is happy…everything is perfect every single day. Sound like your life?? Yeah, mine neither…and I doubt that anyone could truly answer yes to that question. Nobody gets every decision right…just can’t make everyone…
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Who is that?
Have you ever been notified that there was going to be a big “organizational meeting” being held by “fill in the name” and everyone had to attend? Then you look at the person’s name and ask “Who is that?”. I know I have and then was shocked when I found out the answer. I’ve heard…
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Work/Life Balance
When I was on active duty it was pretty common to work 12-hour shifts…nature of the business. During the day I’d find time to get some push-ups and sit-ups in and at the end of the day, 2-3 times a week, I’d get a run in…before I went home. I took pride that for the…
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Don’t forget to pay it forward
For some reason I’ve really been thinking about that Tough Mudder I did back around 2016…and just comparing it to how we succeed…or fail today. They build this course so the only way you can truly make it through is with teamwork. One obstacle requires 3-4 people to lay on a ramp at a steep…
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How do you make an impact?
I thought about this question today and compared it to a simple carpentry project. Goal is to build/create something and that is going to require some sort of fastener…probably nails or screws. Some tool will be used to insert the fastener…might be a hammer, impact wrench, nail gun…heck I’ve seen a variety of items used…
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Remember writing letters?
I can remember the days when we would write letters, pass them to each other and then have to wait for another letter to get a response. Many of those letters had questions with easy responses…check yes or no. We even found creative ways to fold those letters…but the anticipation on waiting on that response…
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On a Brief Break…
All sorry to have not brought this up earlier as time has ran away from me. Recently, I was able to achieve a long time goal of teaching at an online college and have been very engaged in learning the platform and the course material. Sadly, I haven’t been able to write as much as…
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Don’t forget the training wheels
When I retired from the Air Force I ran for the last time. Didn’t really enjoy it and my back had enough. I did go out and buy a bike…and I love bike riding. The saying is true…”it’s like riding a bike”. I got right on it and took off…but that wasn’t how I started…
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The answer to every unasked question is “no”
How many “good ideas” or improvements have never happened because you or someone else kept it to themselves? This can happen for many reasons…but like the title says: “the answer to every unasked question is “no””. Maybe you “thought” you knew the idea would get shot down. Perhaps the person you have to ask has…
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