I am in the process of meeting individually with each of the 150+ members of our team to discuss their personal goals, among other things. […]
Leadership Musings
Empathy, Personal Connection and Effective Communication
Over the years, I have been guilty of incorrectly using the terms sympathy and empathy. Empathy – The ability to co-experience and relate to the […]
Commuting Dilemma: Fun Trumps Work (For Once)
As mentioned in an earlier post, my family very much enjoys the nomadic lifestyle. Once we are notified of an imminent move, we begin picturing […]
Change of Command
I haven’t made the time to post for almost a month now, as I have instead been making the time for other things. Of all […]
Wealth: Freedom of Choice
I recently had the pleasure of spending a day on the beach with two childhood friends, Dan and Mark. After catching each other up on […]
The Beginning, The End and The Journey Connecting Them
It doesn’t necessarily take personally witnessing death to realize how short life truly is. In fact, death needn’t be involved at all to be reminded […]
Roots of a Nomadic Family
Every couple of years the Navy provides us with the opportunity to move to another part of our great nation or even beyond its borders. […]
Command Leadership School Takeaways
Over the last two weeks, I had the pleasure of attending the Command Leadership School in Newport, RI. The purpose of the two weeks was […]
Menteeship
The Navy has been focused on mentorship for longer than I can remember. We have witnessed forced mentorship, where mentors are formally assigned to individuals. […]
The Millennial Mindset
It is said that thoughts, moods, and attitudes are contagious. I agree 100% and for that reason, I choose to associate with people who are […]
Closing Another Chapter
It’s time to move yet again and like every other time, we leave thankful for the experience and equally excited about the next adventure. Personally, […]
Letter to Me
It’s spring and with it comes nice weather, baseball and much happiness for those of us not fond of winter. Those of us in the […]
Life: A Succession of Plan Bs
In my readings of late, I have seen time and time again that the most successful business plans are executed as they were originally intended. […]
The Whole Person
Over the past few weeks, I have had varied involvement in two selection boards considering a large number of applicants desiring to serve in our […]
Courage to Question Your Convictions
We all know that to have the courage of your convictions means to hold strong to your personal beliefs despite what others are thinking, saying, […]
Employee or Crusader?
It is unfortunate that today’s economy is preventing so many good people from enjoying employment in a traditional sense (i.e. they have a job for […]
Passion, Purpose, Progress
As leaders, followers and any variation thereof, we find ourselves needing to influence the behavior of others and incentivize them to take specific action. In […]
Curling: Sweepers, Sweepers Man Your Brooms
A few nights after the Olympics commenced, I stumbled across a broadcast of the curling competition and decided to put the metaphor to the test. […]
“Wasting Time” for the Good of the Team
I became a reluctant member of the FaceBook revolution in the early summer of 2008 with the sole intent of using it as a tool […]
Waterpark, Educational Development and A Wake-up Call
It was snowing just about everywhere this week of our visit to Ohio. I know because I watched the weather channel a bit and I […]