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Daily Deliberation: 27 December 2019
I can’t even count how many times someone else has received credit for my work or for someone else’s. A lot of times they don’t even realize they are getting the credit for it. It is frustrating to see, but, most of the time, it doesn’t have any real long-term impact on me. When this…
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Daily Deliberation: 26 December 2019
This is one of the biggest challenges I have had as a SNCO. I have worked very hard over the years to gain the knowledge and experiences that I have to finally make it into the SNCO tier. I figured people would be in a line with interesting problems for me to solve. However, there…
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Daily Deliberation: 24 December 2019
We have all wanted to go back in time to when we were 5-, 10-, or 20- years younger. It would be awesome to go back knowing what we know today. We would be wealthier, in better shape, wiser and have better relationships today. Obviously, we can’t do that, but we can think about where…
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Daily Deliberation: 23 December 2019
Do you agree that respect is earned? When I first started my career, I thought this was true on an individual level. For example, “he takes care of his people, he has earned my respect.” However, if you think about it, there are two different types of respect. We respect people out of fear for…
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Why All the Meetings?
I’ve sat through a lot of meetings over the past few years; I found myself spending more time in a conference room rather than at my desk. I would carry my little green notebook and scribble down the action items, guidance, and dates of importance. Beyond getting the tasks and important upcoming dates, the commander’s…
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Daily Deliberation: 22 December 2019
It makes me laugh when I hear supervisors talking about the quality of these younger or new teammates. Well, there quality is a direct reflection of your leadership. You were not a peach either when you started out…develop your team. Read more about this topic here: The Entitled Generation
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Daily Deliberation: 21 December 2019
We allow others to tell us we are not good enough or that what we do is not going to change anything. We could have 1,000 people advise we are on the right path and then some random troll under the bridge will totally turn us around. Don’t be afraid to take a risk that…
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Daily Deliberation: 20 December 2019
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: 19 December 2019
Have you ever thought you weren’t good enough to do something? When you thought that, it probably crippled you with fear to try something new. I know I feel that way all the time, especially with trying to start a media company. “Who am I to think others want to read my posts or listen…
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Daily Deliberation: 18 December 2019
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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