Peter Drucker is known to have said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Those who know me understand how committed I am to living that statement. […]
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Asking for Directions
Those of us who remember life before our smartphones can recall a day when we didn’t have the answers to most of our questions at […]
Environment and the Norm
Today marks my 591st day as a proud member and the Commanding Officer of Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command. When I joined this team I […]
Capturing Value
No matter our profession or our role within a team, we have a shared responsibly: deliver or create value for the customer. And whether we […]
Prioritized Success and Equitable Failure
We are taught early on in life to treat people as we want to be treated. We also have the good fortune of living in […]
Informed Opinions
I just returned from an amazing trip to San Francisco. Though the purpose of the trip was to spend time with future teammates, contribute to […]
Stop Pretending
There’s lots of talk about goals this time of year, and I know I have been contemplating the same. It’s natural, healthy, and helpful. It happens […]
Is It Worth It?
Life is full of questions and, clearly, there are far more questions than answers. Some people spend their lives in search of answers and others […]
Raising the Floor
I am a big fan of John Maxwell’s teachings. One of my favorite of the ‘laws’ of leadership he espouses is that of the ‘Law […]
What’s Next?
What’s Next? It’s a question that I ask myself dozens of times throughout any given day. You see, I have an addiction. An addiction to […]
Unmistakable
I make more mistakes than I care to admit, though I am not afraid to admit them. In fact, last weekend I made a huge […]
(Un)Constrained by the Past
Last week is a week I’ll remember for quite a while. I engaged the week oriented entirely on the future. It was to start with […]
Vacations: Being, Frequency, and Brothers
Vacations don’t come often in our house. Sure I take time off from work and, yes, we take trips away from our home, but rarely […]
Just…
I think we should [insert well articulated opinion here], “just a thought.” I’d love to give [insert new experience here] a try, but I’m “just […]
Fully Invested Leaders
Many people consider themselves leaders, many people are in positions to lead, and many people are neither yet aspire to both. I have been spending […]
Teams and Tribes (Guest Post)
Lieutenant Kristen Wheeler is a proud prior enlisted Surface Warfare Officer. More than that she is a passionate leader and a phenomenal human being. A true […]
Failing Our Way to Success (Guest Post)
Not too long ago, I asked each Officer on our team to submit a short essay on a topic of their choice. Many good thought […]
Red Pill Addiction
The Matrix – “You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red […]
It Was What It Was
I like to pay close attention to the words others use when they communicate. I am most in tune with prepositions and pronouns, and firmly […]
Something Bigger Than Ourself
I have long taken great pride in being a part of something far bigger than myself. For me, that happens to be serving as a […]