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 I Cope With A Sucky Job?
Work sucks more when your attitude sucks. This job sucks!” I muttered as I shuffled back to my desk. Barely had the words left my mouth when a co-worker happily…
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…
The Workforce Is Changing
“A leader is a dealer in hope.” – Napoleon Bonaparte The workforce is changing and we need to change with it. None of us are old enough to remember the…
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…
How To Get What You Really Want!
What’s holding you back? What are you afraid of? Is it looking stupid, losing face, or not knowing? Or, is it (like me) the fear of being told “NO!” Regardless…
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…
Mistakes Leaders Make
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched it, but it always makes me laugh. It could be that I’ve always been a John Cusack fan or that the…
Is It Your Way Or The Highway?
In my estimation, there are two types of people in this world; Mayonnaise people and Miracle Whip people. My Mother will not eat a sandwich without the hefty slather of…