In any organization, there are main lines of operations and there are distractions. Sometimes the distractions come in the form of “good ideas” thrust upon […]
Leadership Musings
Opportunities To Fail
It might sound odd, but I will go ahead and admit that I sometimes enjoy watching others struggle, and the highest highs I continue to […]
Creating Firsts
One of the many cool things about being a parent is watching your child experience things for the first time. Odds are most of us […]
Shared Values (Guest Post)
ENS Kyle Hunter is an Information Warfare Officer, commissioned in 2011 through the Seaman to Admiral-21st Century program. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in […]
Building Trust
I know I am far from alone in my belief that a team is not a team merely because members happen to work in the […]
Defining Success
We all define success differently. The cynic in me acknowledges that some measure their success by their bank account, their job title, or their perceived […]
Prepositional Leaders
A senior officer who had recently been made aware of relevant discussion threads and bulletin boards filled with colorful conversation regarding our profession asked me […]
Subject to Change (Guest Post)
Petty Officer David Hennessy is a 29 year old, single with no dependents, American Sailor, who hails from the great city of Chicago. Taking a varied […]
Public Accountability
Have you ever thought about doing something and then never got close to actually doing it? Have you ever written something down as a goal […]
HOW Leaders
Being both a student and practitioner of leadership, I keep my head on a swivel to identify leaders from whom I can learn, peers with whom I […]
Being There
We all live “busy” lives and we make numerous decisions each day about how we choose to spend our most precious resource, time. Some of […]
Culture Clash (Guest Post)
Ensign Lukas Dwelly was commissioned as an Intelligence Officer last fall through the Navy Reserve Direct Commissioning Program. Enlisting in the Marines in 1995, he […]
Gratitude Ceremonies
Spring has sprung and summer is near. The change in weather signals many things to many people and I am finding that with each year […]
Leadership AND Followership
It’s no secret that I am both passionate about leadership and appreciative of the opportunity to follow those who truly lead. I believe effective followership […]
Competence…Confidence…Authority
I continue to notice that most public sector organizations, as well as many of the people working within them, are especially mindful of the authorities […]
Flattening your Tree of Monkeys – Observations on Leadership (Guest Post)
CTR2 Willoughby is a 23-year-old first-term Sailor with a driving passion for learning and understanding; a rational, positive outlook on life; a distaste for the […]
Are People Truly Our Greatest Assets?
We hear it all the time, “People are our greatest assets.” I used to believe it, but over the years I have grown to believe […]
Influencing Lurkers
The value of a meeting is sometimes measured by the side-conversations that accompany it. The quality of a speaker’s talk might be assessed by the number […]
Cover Bands
“Cover bands don’t change the world.” That is a call to action from Todd Henry, author of The Accidental Creative and PODcast by the same […]
Has the Term Shipmate Shipwrecked? (Guest Post)
LT Jim Legg is an Information Warfare Officer. He enlisted in the Navy in 1994. After completing boot camp, Jim reported to Pensacola, FL for […]