Is It Your Way Or The Highway?
In my estimation, there are two types of people in this world; Mayonnaise people and Miracle Whip people. My Mother will not eat a sandwich without the hefty slather of…
No Loyalty? YOU LOSE!
Every summer, I try to do something for my own personal development. Last summer, it was to get in touch with my “geeky” love of history and catch up (and…
Don’t Wear Out Your Best Team Members
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…
Communicating For Success With Beth Mund
If Darth Vader knocks a tree down in the forest is he using the force of nature or is he the force of nature? Okay, that’s not a question we…
You Take Control
He would come in daily to verbally smack me around and let me know I wasn’t hitting the mark. I didn’t understand his leadership style but it certainly frustrated me. …
2 Things You Can Do To Lead Great
It was a dark and stormy night! Actually, it had been dark and stormy for a while. Thousands of allied troops, transports, and supplies were loaded on ships floating in…
Show Your Ass and Laugh!
RIP!!! The seam in the back of my dress uniform pants completely gave out. Admittedly, I had packed on some serious pounds. I had quit smoking and substituted the smokes…
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…
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…