How to Effectively Delegate
Diamond Dan explained it to me quite simply when he said, “If you’re really busy and you’re people aren’t…you aren’t delegating effectively.” I can’t tell you how many times those…
Change It! (The Shoe Theory)
I don’t know about you but I can get frustrated when things don’t go the way I want or when people don’t meet my expectations. During a “whine” session about…
Make It Through The Trials
I was two months into my first Command tour when the call came in. It was the call I hoped would never happen but, in the back of my head,…
Are You A Talker Or A Doer?
In order to navigate today’s rough waters we must do more than talk about it, we must do! One of the best action leaders I have ever served with was…
Leading With Humor
Now that all of the phone booths are gone….where does Superman change? This may not be the kind of deep question that you ponder as you sip your coffee in…
Do You Want To Bounce Back?
“What’s my big idea?” I asked the fortune teller as she took the tarot deck from me. As she laid the cards out and read them she said, “What I…
4 Methods to Self Promote Without Brown Nosing!
Years ago, as a junior officer, I worked with another young Lieutenant named, Derek. Derek was a smart, articulate and a hard worker but he was also a MAJOR League…
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…
Hope is NOT a Strategy for Change
Why is it that 70% of change initiatives fail? Because people are involved. People are messy, resistant to change, and don’t like to be told what to do. If there…
IMPROV TO IMPROVE!
“FREEZE!” I yelled as I clapped and turned around to take the place of one of my improv troupe members who were already on stage. The premise of “blind freeze…