When a professional sports team drafts athletes to join their team, there are multiple strategies. Some choose to draft the “best athlete” available, others draft a player […]
Leadership Musings
Going Home
Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of going back to my hometown, Pleasanton, California. The purpose of the visit was to present a scholarship […]
Just Passing Through
I like to think that there is a reason behind everything we do. It is true that sometimes I try harder than I should to identify […]
Scaffolding
Over Memorial Day Weekend, we went on a rather spontaneous trip to Niagara Falls and a few other places. It was so spontaneous that I […]
Picked
Just as many have inspired me, I continue to encourage others to take permission to do the things they want to in life. To pick themselves […]
Permission to Suck
Last Friday, my wife sent me an e-mail that contained a time, an address, and these words “Guest speaker Megan McArdle will discuss her new […]
Shortcuts
Over the course of our life, we have likely been reminded that there are no shortcuts to meaningful achievement and that those who take shortcuts tend […]
Loyalty Down
Loyalty is among the most valued characteristics between friends, family, teammates, and co-workers. In fact, I submit that a relationship is virtually meaningless without it. […]
Midlife Certainty
The term “midlife crisis” became part of our vocabulary in the mid-1960s as a means of describing a time in life where adults begin to […]
Awards Worth Having
Whether it be a simple thank you, a trophy, monetary compensation, or something else, we all appreciate being recognized for a job well done. Personally, […]
Helicopter Leadership
A military is able to project power through mere presence, the police often maintain order and nearly always alter behavior just by being within our […]
I Hope This Works…
Though my personal interest in video games disappeared long ago, my son considers the time he spends playing them amongst his favorite. As a means […]
The Cooperative Leadership Model
Life continues to be busy in the most pleasant of ways. Lots of WANT TOs and very few HAVE TOs…the way time should be spent. […]
Compelled to Believe
I heard it yet again last week at the tail end of a conversation, “You make a very compelling point.” I did not think the […]
Force of Enthusiasm (Guest Post)
LT Austin Henry Rutkowski studied International Security at Stanford and Oregon State University. He received his commission as a Naval Officer in 2007 and has […]
Walking Mentorship
I am continually looking for opportunities to learn from others, put ideas into action, and experiment with things that may not work. One of the […]
Profiling Normal
Having recently taken a computer network security course, the idea of anomaly detection is fresh in my mind. Security professionals, whether it be in the […]
Questions
“It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” – Eugene Ionesco Many of us like solving problems, pride ourselves in finding the “right” […]
Risk and Responsibility (Guest Post)
LT Will Spears is an active duty submarine officer. After a brief stint as an enlisted Electrician’s Mate, he attended the Naval Academy where he […]
Means of Communication
Like many others, I look around me for inspiration. Fortunately, with the company I keep, the books I read, and the environment in which I […]