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…
Good Communication Impacts Leadership
Good communication is the bread of the leadership sandwich…it keeps everything together. I remember the first time (nearly 30 years ago) that I had to brief a group of senior…
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…
Hard Work Without Enthusiasm Is Just Hard Work
“Hard work without enthusiasm is just that…..hard work!’ -Rocky Romanella Do you love a success story? ME TOO! This week’s guest is not only a success story but also the…
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…
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…
Stop Doing Nothing! With Patrick Almond
Need a kick in the pants? I know that sometimes I do! What I need most of the time is someone like Rocky’s trainer, Mick, who jazzes me up and…
Millennials: Entitlement or Positive Expectation?
“I’ll be running that place in a few weeks!” was my daughter, Victoria’s, near immediate response after she got her first job at Marshall’s. Within a few weeks after starting…
Don’t Worry About Being Liked
If I had a voodoo doll, it would’ve been saturated with pins! There wasn’t a day that he didn’t frustrate me and, when I would confront him on his method,…