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Develop Your Team
This is a very powerful notion for NCOs and SNCOs. We spend more of our time focussed on ensuring our teams are doing the right things. If we spent more time developing our teams, they would be better equipped to take care of the mission. Develop your team and let them do the rest.
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Having Fun Makes the Unit Stronger
I’ll be the first to admit it…I didn’t like to run, just wasn’t fun to me. I did it because it was a requirement for me to pass my PT test if I wanted to stay in the Air Force…pretty good motivation to go out and run. Then along came Chief Amo…he was all about…
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No Short Cuts
In our current EPR system where people feel as if they are competing for stripes, this is a fear I have. I would hate to see people taking short cuts and sacrificing their personal integrity to get a few steps ahead of their peers. I saw it happen in the aircraft maintenance world when the…
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You Have What You Need
Growing up, I never had the name-brand stuff that the other kids had. What I did have were parents that taught me to improvise. I couldn’t throw money at a problem and had to use what I had. I think all of us can try this a bit more at work. We complain about not…
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It’s What You Do
We have all worked with those people who have been on the job for 20 years but seem to know nothing. Then there are those 20-year-olds that seem to be experts. It is not how long you have been doing something or how old you are that makes you great; it is what you have…
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Find some 1-on-1 Time
Let’s admit it…we are all busy. Doesn’t matter the size or type of organization you are in, the calendar seems to get filled quickly. Doesn’t mean our teams don’t want/need to hear from us and get a little of our time. Sure, we can send a mass email, have a mass organizational meeting and you…
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Be Humble
This is such a simple concept for leadership. We can all do this. We don’t have to have the charisma or even the experience. We just need to be humble. Not the type of humble that people like to trample on, door mats are not humble. We need to take action to help others succeed.…
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Listen to your people
My wife and I love watching Judge Judy…it’s our nightly routine while we eat dinner (am I getting old?). Judge Judy often tells people, God gave you 2 ears and 1 mouth…so you listen more than you talk. This short story goes way back to when I first took command. Each flight in the squadron…
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Earning PDU’s for PMP Cert
“You don’t want to get your PMP yet, it is impossible to get the PDUs you need.” This statement couldn’t be further from the truth and still remains one of the worst pieces of advice I have ever received. Earning the necessary professional development units or PDUs for your PMP Cert is very easy as…
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