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Daily Deliberation: 24 January 2020
Different people look at things that happen to them in different ways. For example, when some people are about to go on stage in front of a 1,000 people they feel butterflies in their stomachs. Some interpret this as nervousness or anxiety and others interpret it as excitement. Ironically, it is the same physiological effects…
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Daily Deliberation: 23 January 2020
My first day of work as a MSgt, I was looking for all of my minions to serve me. Instead, I walked into the office and my boss tore into me about something that happened on the other side of the flightline on a different shift. I learned very quickly (literally day one) that I…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 January 2020
If you are not learning as a leader, you are not going to last. I remember being in a role where I thought I was the expert and stopped developing myself. It wasn’t long until I was being passed by my peers and even those on my team. I no longer had all the answers…
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Daily Deliberation: 21 January 2020
I am very guilty of this. My whole life I have taken on multiple projects at the same time. I had to learn to say ‘no’ to some and, even then, I still take on a lot. I have learned to prioritize my efforts better. But, still, I am taking on a lot. When I…
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Daily Deliberation: 20 January 2020
In the Air Force and in life, we experience a lot of changes. Many of us fight to keep the old ways and reject the new ways. However, we all know the change is going to happen. Remember the lessons learned from the old ways and apply them to making the new way work.
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Daily Deliberation: 19 January 2020
There are many stories of people failing on their way to success. We champion these stories and admire those who overcome the adversity; however, when we fall, we somehow don’t connect the dots. When you are passed over for a promotion or when you fail to complete the mission, learn from it what you can…
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Daily Deliberation: 18 January 2020
Whenever I take the time to share something I value with my team it seems to grow exponentially. Sometimes it is a factoid I discovered by accident in some obscure Air Force pub that helps to solve a problem at a later date. I know this has happened to me many times. I was talking…
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Daily Deliberation: 17 January 2020
What does this quote from Alexander the Great mean to you? To me, it means we have to be strong as leaders. We can’t be afraid to stand up for our team and to our team. I recently watched as a supervisor chastised his subordinate and then flip-flopped when he got push-back. If he could…
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Daily Deliberation: 16 January 2020
The first piece of leadership advice I have ever received was from my father when I was maybe 6-ish. He told me to “lead by example” and it is something I have considered and pondered my whole life. Sometimes it means to show others how to do the task and sometimes it means to roll…
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Daily Deliberation: 15 January 2020
Until we realize what we don’t know, we can’t learn anything new. When we start a new hobby or read a book on a new topic, we have no problem admitting we don’t know about it. However, we have a lot of trouble admitting we don’t know something about an area we are an “expert”…
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