Is Your Leadership Style A Mystery?
There’s a big divide between what you can and what you will do. I love a good mystery, don’t you? Some of my favorite Sunday afternoons as a kid were…
How Do I Handle This Challenge?
Mind your helm… Personally and professionally, we all face challenges. My greatest professional challenge came when I was put in charge of the Navy’s Security Forces in Washington, DC. There,…
How Do You Deal With The Bad Apple?
Behavior modification made easy… Let’s face it, we can pick our nose but we can’t all pick our teams. It would be great to be able to “Kingdom Build” (as…
You ARE NOT The Father! Human Relations Tips From The Maury Show
Yes, I’ve got a dirty little secret. It’s not terribly appalling but, also, not one I’m terribly proud of…I love the Maury Povich show. Perhaps it’s the drama that draws…
How About A Little Grace?
I’ll admit it. I have some hair triggers that push me past the point of good judgement. I won’t name them and, most of the time, I have a really…
How Do You Persuade Your Boss?
“The key for any speaker is to establish his own point of view for the audience, so they can see the game through his eyes.” -Ronald Reagan “Want to…
Retention Is EVERYONE’S Job!
Do you know why the US Navy works hard to retain their best and brightest? It’s because they can’t hire senior leadership from the outside. They have to grow their…
Don’t Wear Out Your Best Team Member
The Gunnery Sergeant assigned to my class during Officer Candidate School (OCS) was big, mean and made Lou Gossett Jr. (from an “Officer and a Gentleman”) look like a kitty…
Your Presentation Matters
In Navy, “Salty Dog” language, I was a big soup sandwich. I was consistently late to work, was always in need of a hair cut, and my uniforms looked like…
What’s The Point?
“ARE YOU SERIOUS!?” I thought to myself as I got off the phone with my supervisor. This was the fourth time I had reworked this report – each time having…