ENS Zaki Rucker is an Information Warfare Officer. After enlisting in the Navy and attending boot camp in 2004, Zaki attended the Modern Standard Arabic […]
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Family, Intersections, and Legacy
Simultaneously starting a new job and planning for a new year is proving to be rather fortuitous. Like many people, before I settle into a […]
Thanksgiving, Giving Thanks, and Just Plain Giving
Over the last week while I was experiencing yet another wonderful Thanksgiving with family, like so many others, I spent a good portion of time […]
The Power of the Voice Over
I recently partnered with two remarkable military leaders to write a paper we titled Sharing Our Message: The Migration from Embedded to Social Media. In it, […]
Chiefly Expectations: A JO’s Perspective (Guest Post)
LT Ryan Haag is an Information Warfare Officer. After graduating from the University of Michigan, he served onboard the USS Hampton (SSN-767) as the Electrical […]
Rolling With The Wind
Sometimes it’s just obvious that certain people come into our lives for a specific reason. Nine weeks ago, the class I am currently attending started […]
New and Improved?
Last week, I made my final post on Connecting the Dots (CTD) 1.0 and have migrated to this forum, which I affectionately refer to as […]
My Top 10 TED Talks
I have been watching TED Talks for several years. In fact, I often spend Sunday mornings with TED. Given the popularity of these videos, I […]
The Daily Readboard
It’s been almost eight years since I got serious about making personal improvement a deliberate part of my life. Prior to that turning point, anything […]
Settlers and Shapers
As we spend our days carving out a living, most of us do so by switching between chasing our pension and pursuing our passion. I […]
Culture: Defined
I recently attended Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) training and can confidently state that much like the training received for the repeal of Don’t […]
Making Personal Recommendation Meaningful
Note: I am repeatedly reminded of how fortunate I am to be surrounded by such great people. The below post (my second guest posting) comes […]
Enjoy the Taper…
It’s less than two weeks until the big event. I say “event” and not “race” because my upcoming half Ironman is far from a race […]
Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda, Did…
As information continues to become more easily accessible, two very different things begin to happen. The Indecisive Leader quickly becomes more overwhelmed and finds it […]
Apologize? Only If You Care
There are many personal attributes I value in my friends and Shipmates and there are a few that are absolutely non-negotiable. I won’t share the […]
Luxury Items No Longer
It was a long time ago, but Plebe Year at the Naval Academy is an experience I will never forget. As time goes on, the […]
Fulfillment
The team with whom I currently serve is made up of Sailors and civilians. We have far more Sailors than civilians, but our civilians are […]
More Commitment
Those of us who serve in the Navy are very familiar with our three core values, HONOR, COURAGE and COMMITMENT. We personally witness, read stories […]
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) […]