GTFO!! You’re Irritating Me!
It was a fun job! I was still working my Navy job during the day but had started teaching at night. My first semester went off without a hitch. My…
The Secret To Leading Unconventionally
Desperate Times Call for Disparate Leadership! Doing more with less isn’t a catch phrase anymore, it has become a way of life. Suddenly people find themselves in leadership positions, unsuspecting…
Was Jon Snow Born To Lead? Were You?
Yes, it’s all fun and games until you find out you’re sleeping with a woman who is your aunt and you didn’t know it. Sounding like an episode of Jerry…
How Can You Positively Impact Your Culture?
Each team member impacts the culture of an organization (positively or negatively) because emotions pass from person to person. Fifteen years ago, I was working for a particularly mean-spirited manager….
See Dick Run…His Team Into The Ground
“Everything you do affects other people down the line!’ were the words that bellowed, angrily, from Dick’s reddened face as he pushed the team to work faster with fewer errors….
Don’t talk, DO!
Why is it that some people just talk about doing things and never do anything? I worked with Ricky at my first command and he was a great guy. He…
Why Size Matters
If you had met Captain Pat on the street, you would never have guessed that he was an officer in the Navy or that he was responsible for nearly 10,000…
How To Manage the Remote Employee
I had worked tirelessly on my end of the month report to let my boss know what I had done. I didn’t see him except for once or twice a…
Time Parasite? Just Walk Away!
Damon couldn’t believe that I just left in the middle of the conversation and left him hanging. Later on, he came to my office and I explained the art of…
2 Ways To Get To Different
I’ve always been a bit different. The stench of sweat, mothballs and fear permeated the room as the timer went off and the instructor said, “Go!” It was our final…