When it comes to making important decisions, I have grown to see great value in writing a premortem. The below excerpt describing a premortem comes courtesy […]
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Self-Approval
As life goes on, I find that I continue to place an increased emphasis on self-satisfaction than I do on earning the approval of others. […]
Progress: More Than What You See
Last Friday, we held our monthly All Hands event. Given the distributed and constant focus on mission execution nature of our team, we commit to […]
Last(ing) Impressions
It is said that we never get a second chance to make a first impression. Though I agree that first impressions are vitally important to […]
Psychic Income
I continue to live in a world where monetary income is predicated by a combination of one’s rank and longevity. Some might say that contributions, expertise, […]
A Gallon of Play
Three days ago, I entered the 27th year of this amazing Navy journey (31st if we were to consider my time at the US Naval […]
Company We Keep
It is said that we are the company we keep. Recent events have given me the opportunity to truly evaluate who that makes me. My […]
Documenting Reality
It is said that perception is reality. I believe it is more accurate to say that my perception is my reality, your perception is your […]
Too Busy for Me
The last few months at work have been a whirlwind of activity. Some of the activity has generated progress, much of the activity is setting […]
It’s Not About the Board
Two weeks ago, we took our first real family adventure since moving to California last August. I am not proud of the fact that it […]
Defaulting to Dissent
The best teams I have been on have been teams where dissent was invited, opportunities to dissent were created, and gratitude was expressed to those […]
Can’t Do Lists
Our military was founded on a “Can Do” spirit. Heck, our Nation was founded on the same. We proudly find ways to do more with […]
The Worrier
Last week, my wife and I took advantage of the free time created by a lack swim practice since our son was at the Olympic […]
Valued and Dispensable
I have found that the best leaders with whom I serve find a way to make themselves simultaneously valued and dispensable. A dichotomy indeed. The […]
(Un)Comfortably Falling Short
It was about this time (beginning of 4th month on the team) in my last tour when I had a couple of teammates make it […]
Empathetic Advice
I enjoy learning from others and at the same time I enjoy sharing what I learn with others. Most of the time this transaction is […]
What Jar Are You In?
We often assess others by the answers they provide. Those who have the right answers must be the most knowledgeable. We often assess companies based […]
The Quest to be Good
It was a drive like so many others: My son and I driving through the heart of Silicon Valley to his swim practice. My wife […]
Degrees of Gratitude
Think about the number of times you had reason to say, “You are welcome” over the last week. Would you say that it was 1 […]
Make it Personal
Over the last couple of days, I have been tracking the National Football League’s (NFL) Draft from afar. It’s not that I am fanatical about […]