Does 1+1 = 2?: The Power Of Team
I have a simple math problem for you. What is one plus one? If you said two, you’re correct, some of the time. If you had asked me that question right after I graduated from engineering school, I would have told you emphatically, “yes!” After a 26-year career as a US Navy fighter pilot, I’ll tell you the answer is, “sometimes.”
The Unspoken Superpower In Business
Blazing Your Path Toward Self Development
There are many things in our lives that may serve as the impetus for a renewed “Self-Development Effort,” or what I’ll refer to as an “SDE.” A New Year’s resolution, a promotion, taking on a new professional position, perhaps a significant life change or family transition, just to name a few. Like most, I can reflect on scores, if not a few hundred “SDEs” in my life. What I have learned is…
Being Present
The most important leadership attribute
Leadership and Resiliency
Get Real. It’s Better for Everyone.
Everyone Has a Plan… and then, Boom.
Before his bout with Evander Holyfield, a reporter asked Mike Tyson if he was concerned about his opponent’s plan for the fight. Mr. Tyson famously responded, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Everyone chuckled. I chuckled and went about my business. Then I got “punched in the mouth.”
Preparation is Overrated
Leadership is about relationships, not power
I really like Stephan Pastis’ comic strip “Pearls Before Swine” because it’s clever and funny when he isn’t making horrible puns. The strip has it’s main characters like Goat, Rat, and Pig but there are some other characters that occasionally make an appearance like The Wise Ass on the Hill. The character is, you guessed it, the proverbial wise person sitting on a hill dispensing wisdom to those willing to make the journey. The insights from the Wise Ass are normally enough to make me smile though I occasionally cringe because he hits too close to home.
Goal Setting vs Trend Setting
Sharpening Leadership Skills through Volunteering
Multitask to Mediocrity
Dare to Fail...to Succeed.
Feedback at Its Finest: Both Honest and Kind
As you reflect on the wisdom and counsel you have received over the years, what are the most memorable? Take a moment. Not just the ‘good’ ones, but the truly stop-you-in-your-tracks, I’ve-got-to-think-about-this-more-deeply’ kind. Hopefully, you’ve had at least a few of these. Let me tell you about one that still stands out for me, from a while back, but is now maybe more important than ever before.
