WTF!? You want me to do WHAT!?
I was certainly at an impasse. I wanted our team to do well on the inspection, however, I wasn’t comfortable doing what my supervisor suggested. Instead of just telling the…
Making It Through The Office Social Intact
Yes, it’s that time…TIME FOR THE ANNUAL OFFICE PARTY! WOOT WOOT! You’ve been waiting, patiently, for it to come up and now, finally, it is here. That person in accounting…
Prioritize Your Care
“DAD! He’s looking at me!” “DAD! She’s in my space!” “DAD! He ate the last cookie!” Okay, the last one was me. I ate the last cookie. I learned early…
The World Class Butthole
I was coming up on my first annual performance evaluation as an officer in the Navy and, as the day approached for my debrief, I wasn’t really worried because I…
Common Sense Isn’t Common
The ocean swells were so large I thought I was reliving the beginning scene of Gilligan’s Island. I had only been in the Navy for six months and out to…
Teamwork Is ALL About ME!!
Whenever I teach a class or share my thoughts with an audience on teamwork, I always give the old adage of “There’s no ‘I’ or ‘U’ in the word TEAM.”…
SHUT UP!
He was trying to be patient. I know he was. I was excited to be at my first duty station and learn my trade. I had just gotten finished with…
Six Things NOT TO Share With Your People
“Sweet, Lord! Please do not share ANYTHING else with me!” is what I thought as she droned on about everything that was going on in her life. As a new…
Teaching Pigs To Sing
When the message came in, I knew it was trouble. We had been able to maintain our numbers for a good while but this was going to be a big…
Father Knows Best
I had hit a brick wall and didn’t know what to do. As a military person, I had never dealt with unions before. We had a ton of changes to…