Managing Transitions; Private Sector Considerations from a Military Mindset
How Simplicity Can Lead You to Better Results
PICKING YOUR TEAM: Building a high-performing culture
Bad Leaders Part One – Serving & Learning
As a Fighter Wing Commander, one of my favorite recurring events was engaging with our Airmen who were about to graduate Airmen Leadership School (ALS) along with my Command Chief. ALS is the first tier of professional military education for our enlisted force. Airmen must attend this course before taking their first level supervisory position as a non-commissioned officer (NCO). Up until this point in their careers, they have
The Value Of Diversity
SERVICE BEFORE SELF
Never Quit Early – Stay in It!
The Art of Recognition
What lessons can we learn from the Super Bowl matchup between San Francisco and Kansas City?
Hint – they are using the Good to Great playbook, First Who……. Then What principle of Level 5 Leadership. For those who have not read the book Good to Great by Jim Collins, the first principle or character trait of a Level 5 Leader is this “First get the right people on the bus (and the wrong people off the bus) before you figure out where to drive it…
The Cornerstone of High Performance: Trust
What I learn from working with Navy SEALs everyday...Part 2
What I learn from working with Navy SEALs everyday
70% Comfortable, 100% Committed.
Be a Utility Player
When I started my college baseball career, my primary position was as a catcher. However, I quickly learned that I did not have the skill set required to be an everyday catcher in college. To find more playing time, I took advantage of every opportunity to learn and play new positions. My senior year…
Focus On The Process
Most sports teams at the beginning of their season have lofty goals such as winning a national championship. Winning a national championship can be a daunting goal, and the path to reach that goal is long and arduous. To achieve such a lofty goal, you must break the journey down into smaller and more manageable steps. When my college baseball team won a conference title, we did so by focusing…
The (3) C’s To Finding Great People in all areas of your life.
Character, Commitment and Competence – just words or a very quick and accurate way to decide who you surround yourself with. Do you have a method or due diligence process of determining who you will let into your life, cross paths with, partner with, take on as clients, etc.?
In what I do for a living, it is critical that I developed such a system that is…
No “I” in Team... is this true?
Your only as strong as your weakest link. So only select strong players on your team.
Ok, I’ll go along with this popular saying, somewhat. But what I do know, is that you better have a bunch of ‘I’s” when you are building your team. Not the implied selfish “I’s”. I’m talking about the selfless “I’s”.