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Daily Deliberation: 19 July 2020
I know I can’t add any value to this quote by Mother Teresa. Instead of this being a cute saying, we need to view this is a call to action. Look at all of the division in our society. We have proven for the last several decades that we can set aside our differences and…
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Daily Deliberation: 18 July 2020
I think all of our units have a mission and vision statement written or hanging on some wall. We walk past it everyday and may have caught a glimpse. Sometimes, we memorize it because the Chief has called people out during roll calls. What is the purpose? EPR/OPR bullet for our leaders? At least, that…
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Daily Deliberation: 17 July 2020
This is one of the biggest complaints I have ever heard about those of us with rank. “SNCOs look good because we work hard for them and then they forget all about us.” This kills me to think I may have given that impression and I work really hard to never do that. We are…
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Daily Deliberation: 16 July 2020
I can still remember the day I defined my “why”. Throughout my whole life I have been a student of leadership and have had a passion for teaching others. I tried different variations of these two and had a great time, but it wasn’t until I married the two that I felt the fire. I…
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Daily Deliberation: 15 July 2020
Many years ago, a mentor of mine told me that people want to be led. At first I was cynical and thought he must’ve saw this in a fortune cookie. Then I started stepping back and observing groups of people. When something would come up, they were all hesitant to step up and take charge.…
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Daily Deliberation: 13 July 2020
World peace is something that so many people say they would wish for if they had a magic lamp or God powers for a day. However, we don’t need magic or even divinity to accomplish this. We have the ability to create peace by embracing the conflict around us and removing our emotion from it.…
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Daily Deliberation: 12 July 2020
We all experience conflict. It is important to growth. Without introducing conflict to our muscles through exercise, they would never grow. The same is true with our teams. When we avoid or ignore the conflicts that arise, we are avoiding and ignoring opportunities to grow. Lean into the conflict and get to the root of…
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Daily Deliberation: 11 July 2020
I have yet to meet someone who hasn’t made mistakes. Each and every day we mess up something or say the wrong things to others. That is a fact, but that is not where it should end. We know what it feels like to do this and how badly we feel inside (whether we admit…
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Daily Deliberation: 10 July 2020
What if you focused your time on things that mattered? What if you picked one thing that really mattered to you? For example, mentoring others. Taking that spare time in your day to sit and chat with a member of your team about something that was not work related…actually getting to know him or her.…
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