Don’t Wear Out Your Best Team Members
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…
Everyone Deserves To Be Respected With Steven Iwerson, CSP
It’s always nice when you get to talk to someone whose leadership ideas and practices align so closely with your own AND you get to learn some new stuff along…
Don’t Run Someone Else’s Race With Eric McElvenney
Resilience! What is it? Do you have it? Is it your ability to bounce back, your ability to not take “no” for an answer or a combination of the two…
Zucchini Bread and Leadership
I love to eat! And, because of this, I also love to cook. My cooking adventures started after my home economics class in the seventh grade (yes, I home economics…
How To Be On The “They” Team
We all have a “they” team that we hate. You know what I’m talking about. The “they” at work that give us too much work, boss us around, and subscribe…
“WHY?” Can Be a Pain In The A$$ (But Answer Anyway)
His brow furrowed and a perspiration started to manifest itself on his upper lip when I asked it. Then, as quickly as the look of anger came upon him, his…
Is It Close Enough?
I don’t know about you, but I like to get things right. So much so that I can put a lot of undue pressure on myself to do so. Sometimes,…
2 Things You Can Do To Lead Great
It was a dark and stormy night! Actually, it had been dark and stormy for a while. Thousands of allied troops, transports, and supplies were loaded on ships floating in…
Show Your Ass and Laugh!
RIP!!! The seam in the back of my dress uniform pants completely gave out. Admittedly, I had packed on some serious pounds. I had quit smoking and substituted the smokes…
Make Fear Your Bitch!
I’m not afraid of the boogie man but I have watched enough episodes of “Snapped” on The Oxygen Channel to make me a tad fearful when my wife, Gwen, gives…