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Daily Deliberation: 3 February 2020
Awhile back, I was listening to a podcast and the speaker was talking about those who want to become rich. He said we try to become rich by doing what rich people do. That will not work. We need to do what they did to become rich. We all want to be seen as an…
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Daily Deliberation: 1 February 2020
Ironically, I have connected with my team on a deeper level once I learned to admit I was wrong. Although I have grown in many areas and have many talents, I still make more missteps than I care to admit. However, each time I do, I try to learn from them. Most of the time,…
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Daily Deliberation: 30 January 2020
I have worked for and with so many people who simply could not control their cool. Some of them were scary to be around in high-stress scenarios and others were actually fun to get spun up. I watched wrenches, clipboards, coffee mugs, and many other objects fly across the room or flightline and even a…
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Daily Deliberation: 29 January 2020
One of the hardest things to do as a leader is to stand in front of your team and tell them you failed. However, we all make mistakes and need to own them quickly. Once we acknowledge our missteps, we can learn from them and move onto a smarter path for the next attempt. Our…
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Daily Deliberation: 28 January 2020
I still get angry at myself when I have to learn lessons the hard way. I love to read and learn from others and see many of their triumphs and their successes. However, so often I do not adopt the principles or practices to ensure I am not making the same mistakes. It is not…
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Daily Deliberation: 27 January 2020
“How was school?” …”Fine.” This is the response on most days as I drive home with my kids. Sometimes, they just don’t want to talk about their day and sometimes something bad happened. The trick is to look for the real meaning behind the words. This is why it is so important to look our…
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Daily Deliberation: 26 January 2020
I remember seeing an Airman about to break a safety rule. He was clearly caught up in the moment and forgot to grab his PPE and I am willing to bet it was not intentional. So, I reminded him to go grab the PPE. It was for his own safety and it was to help…
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Daily Deliberation: 25 January 2020
Most of us struggle with telling someone ‘no’ or something else that could crush a dream or even just disappoint. We lead our friends on about something they want us to do with them, but we have no desire to do. Then when it becomes time to act, we make up lame excuses. Just like…
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