As a squadron commander, one of my favorite times of the month was our monthly Maverick’s Calls (most might call it a Commander’s Call). This was the time where we recognized our promotees for the month, award winners and if I could find a reason to recognize someone for something they did, I would, and…

Talking about waterfalls and scrum masters sounds like some sort of fictional nonsense to many, but these represent important concepts in Project Management. In Project Management there are two main methodologies that prevail. Don’t feel bad if these concepts are a little challenging at first; however, understanding them a little better will help guide you…

As a commander, there wasn’t any joy on the days when I had an appointment on the calendar for someone to come visit my office, dressed in their Service Dress, accompanied by their supervisor, ready to receive some sort of paperwork or lecture from me for an action they had taken…was never fun. Many of…

Original thoughts are not something seen as you journey through the various media and social media outlets. I remember when I first discovered this as I was working on my master’s degree. I would find a lot of sources on a particular topic that were essentially saying the same thing and then I would stumble…

As a parent or leader I think it is fair to say we try to pass on our “wisdom” to our families (home or work) to help them. They may consider them “lectures” from dad and we may feel like we aren’t getting through to them…but you are. My kids are all grown and for…