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 […]
Leadership Musings
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 […]
Sixty Day Update
I like to sleep well at night. I have trouble doing that when I begin to question if I might be doing anything that may […]
Practice To Become
I remember being told this throughout my childhood and continue to hear it today… Practice Makes Perfect! I appreciate the message and make that philosophy […]
Mentors: “Being” and “Doing”
Of late and as a result of recent posts, I have enjoyed the pleasure of many conversations on the topic of mentorship. These conversations have […]
Operate Forward (Guest Post)
LTJG Jason Pawlak is an Information Warfare Officer originally from Mason, Ohio. After graduating from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Computer Science, […]
Be Safe? No, Be Smart!
I hear it all too often, but you won’t hear me say it…”Be safe!” We hear parents tell their children before they head out for […]
Confidence and Clarity
With the move to Maryland and joining a new team, I have made it a point of late to reach out to some of the […]
Advisors, Actors…Leaders
It’s been three weeks since I started my new position and it happened. The it to which I am referring is the reintroduction to the idea […]
Expectations of a Mentor (Guest Post)
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 […]
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 […]
Intoxication is Contagious
Last week I received a note from a junior officer asking me to explain the significance of the piece of art included on my business […]