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Who are You at Work?
We are a product of our environment. We are introduced to different values and taught certain social traits in our homes. However, every child raised in the same conditions, does not turn out the same. That is because we still have control over who we ultimately become. This is true in the work setting too.…
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Do You Have Tact?
This is amazing on two accounts: 1) this is great advice and 2) his hair is amazing. Tact is a skill many do not possess. I was brought up to believe it is important to be honest, but not how to do so with tact. I really have to work hard to balance the two.…
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How many hats do you wear?
I realized today, that from a literal perspective, I think I’ve worn a ball-cap style hat every day for the last 30+ years…and I have specific ones depending on what I’m doing. When I was in the Air Force, I wore the hat for the uniform I was wearing. Now, working from home, I have…
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What is Rank?
Rank doesn’t give you anything. It temporarily loans you its authority. When you are the ranking person you can tell others how to act and what to do. However, when you take the rank off, who is still there with you?
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The Ladder of Success
I’ve heard the term “Ladder of Success” but never really put a lot of thought into it…until I realized how many different types of actual ladders I had lying around. Made me think, what really is the Ladder of Success? Guess it depends on what your definition of success is…or maybe your goal. Once you…
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Good Times Make Weak Leaders
Good times make weak leaders. Weak leaders make bad times. Bad times make good leaders. Some of the times I have grown the most were when I was working for a bad boss. I did not like the way the team was treated and had to learn things on my own. Bad leaders made me…
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Quality Over Quantity
Being effective is more than just checking things off of the list. We can go through our days and complete 100 tasks, but if they are not moving the team forward, what have we really done. However, if we spend our time doing just one thing that creates an environment others can succeed in; we…
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Look for the Un-Filtered
We all face those moments in our lives and in our careers where we learn something we didn’t know about ourselves. Sometimes it is good, but most of the time it is something that annoys others. It takes those courageous folks to tell us and as we gain more rank or position even fewer are…
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Look Within
I think this is a very interesting notion. Although, we have very little control over what base or unit we are a part of, we do have complete control over ourselves. Often times, the problem isn’t our unit; rather, how we view and respond to what happens to us. Look within yourself first to see…
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Nobody Remembers the Trophies
This is by no means a pat on the back…sometimes it was the right place and right time, but over the course of my career I won a lot of awards and trophies. Most of them end in “of the Quarter” or “of the Year”. Now that I’ve retired and look around the office I…
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