Most of the time I consider the insights I choose to share as doing little more than playing the role of “Master of the Obvious”. […]
Category: Leadership
360 Degree Hiring
I like learning about new ideas, thoroughly enjoy formulating good ideas, and absolutely love executing great ideas. In a previous post summarizing a short visit at the […]
Leading Even From Your Desk
Throughout my career, I have heard many people profess that you can’t lead from behind your desk. I’ve thought that to be true, but I must […]
Collective Ownership
Collective Ownership is a rather simple concept founded on the philosophy of a shared commitment to making decisions (and following through on them) based upon […]
Dr. Maxwell, I Respectfully Disagree
Last week, a little more than 20 of us from the Command were fortunate enough to attend a speaking engagement featuring John Maxwell (Leadership Author) […]
High-Fives
I must admit that I enjoy “giving high-fives”. That is to say that I enjoy recognizing others for a job well done, and I feel […]
Deciding: To Kill or Create
I must admit that I enjoy making decisions. I enjoy committing to a way ahead. I enjoy turning idle chatter into deliberate action. As much […]
Team AND Family
Often times, I refer to my family as “Team Heritage” and the team with whom I work as “The NIOC Pensacola Family.” Recently, I spent […]
Waiting to Lead
Note: I am repeatedly reminded of how fortunate I am to be surrounded by such great people. The below post (my first guest posting) comes […]
Mine, Mine, Mine
At work, my computer sits on my desk next to my phone in my Office. When I am not there, no one uses in my […]
Willy Wonka’s Mentorship Factory
It happened again. This time it was my birthday outing to see the live musical Willy Wonka. I’ve seen the movie many times, and yes […]
Please Say "Rats!"
Over the last two months, my son has been preparing for his roles as both a rat and a child in the Pensacola Little Theater’s […]
Succession Planning
As I just about reach the midway point in my current tour of duty, I acknowledge I am having a “Mid-tour Crisis”. I assess the […]
Opportunity, Mentorship and…
Each week we welcome new Sailors to our command, and I am impressed by each addition. Monthly, I get the opportunity to meet with the […]
Experimenting Without Positional Authority
One of the fallacies that too many people believe is that one must have positional authority to lead. I have heard it too often when […]
Experimenting with 360 Degree Feedback
Life is an adventure and WE have every opportunity to both succeed and fail as WE try new things, experiment with new ideas and create […]
Implementation: We’re Getting Better
Though spending a few days in Orlando (to include “The Happiest Place on Earth”) celebrating my son’s birthday was clearly the highlight of the week, […]
True Vacation Requires Delegation
I write this as we fly from Sacramento back to Pensacola after a wonderful time spent with Family and Friends. It was a special adventure […]
The Delete Button
Last Friday, a great time was had by all at our Command Holiday Party. Our Holiday Party Committee did a great job creating an opportunity […]
The Diversity Box
Earlier this week a colleague was kind enough to share some very insightful feedback on a selection process in which few have meaningful visibility. Within […]