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…
How To Speak Your Team’s Language!
It was January, 2009, and (of course) I had come down with my usual Winter sinus infection. And this one was not your “run of the mill” infection. It was…
Push Away From the Buffet Line
Mounds and mounds of bacon! Eggs, pancakes, fried potatoes and an entire area just dedicated to deserts! Ahhhh…. how I love a buffet! Yes, growing up as a fat kid…
There are NO Secrets!
I stood at the bookstore, dumbfounded, by all of the titles that were in front of me on the subject of leadership. Each one seemed to purport that the author…
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…
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…
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…
3 Tactics For Dealing With the Jackass at Work!
My work life has been peppered with people that have been…well let’s just say, jackasses. I’ve always thought of myself as someone that’s easy to get along with but, obviously,…
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…