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What is a Project, Project Manager?
Over the past several years, there has been a big push in the NCO and SNCO ranks to get their Project Management Professional (PMP) certification. Learning about Project Management is a great way for us to become better leaders while paving the path for our future civilian careers. If you want to understand project management,…
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What Were You Built for?
We have all worked with that person who we knew had amazing potential. There was no limit to where they could ascend. They had “it” but were too timid to act. It takes a caring leader to recognize this and to encourage them to take that next step. Look for those who could use the…
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Effort Needs Purpose
This one really made me think. I am typically one to say that we spend too much time talking about and thinking about what we should do and we need to make an effort and do something. However, President Kennedy one-up’s me. Effort alone is useless unless we are moving towards something. Effort alone is…
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Add Value to Your Team
I don’t think I could any wisdom to the Dalai Lama. I do think this is a great mandate for those with any form of leadership role. We have to set them up to be successful without you and still seek ways to continue to add value into their lives. I love how this is…
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Why Do We Write these Articles?
Many of you may wonder why we take time out of our lives to write these articles? If you are reading this today…that is the exact reason why! It all starts with following our own advice…like surrounding yourself with good people. My buddy Joe was doing this before me and I started reading his articles…and…
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The Hand You’re Dealt
I find the game of poker interesting. It is a game where you could receive the worst possible hand and still be the winner. The better the hand, the better chance you have to “luck” your way into success. Life is the same way. Some of us are born into better circumstances than others and…
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How are you doing as a leader?
Have you ever wondered how you are doing as a leader? Sure, you can ask for feedback from you boss, peers, or even from those you lead. I came up with a simple way you can find out by asking yourself a question…pretty simple “can you pack your bags and leave for 30 days and…
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Be You
We tend to mirror or compare ourselves to others in the world or our workcenters. There are times it is useful to see how we are performing on the team in comparison to others. However, we should not try to become the other person or even think our contributions should be equal to that of…
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Project Management and NCOs
Project Management is an amazing bridge for a NCO or SNCO into the civilian world. There are a lot of military members starting to notice this as well. In fact, questions about Project Management are posed to me at least once a week. It excites me to discuss this because I know the challenges of…
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Do the Small Things Well
This is the piece of advice I give so many NCOs. I used to tell them this after they got in trouble and would try to do HUGE things to overcome their transgressions. More often than not, they would come short and look even worse. So, I would tell them to do NOTHING extra. Do…
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