Being a military family means living a nomadic life. Because of the fact that I left home for the Navy just three weeks after high […]
Leadership Musings
Experiencing Memories
It’s fun to reminisce with family and friends about shared experiences. At the same time, I find it extremely enjoyable to listen to people tell […]
Journeys and Adventures
We use the words Journey and Adventure quite often when we talk about life. Some people use them as synonyms but they aren’t. A Journey […]
Premortems, Hindsight & Regret
When it comes to making important decisions, I have grown to see great value in writing a premortem. The below excerpt describing a premortem comes courtesy […]
I Wanna Rock!
I recently stumbled across the music video for Twisted Sister’s song, “I Wanna Rock”. It had been quite some time since I had seen it […]
Choices and Decisions
I enjoy eating at In-N-Out Burger. The service is efficient, the food is high quality, and the menu is simple. When I eat there, it’s […]
Interim Leadership
It’s that day. It’s the end of my tenure as the Interim Leader of the team to which I am currently assigned. It’s been 201 […]
Intent to Scratch
I remember the first time my son participated in a swim meet that had preliminaries and finals. It was his first year swimming and the […]
Self-Approval
As life goes on, I find that I continue to place an increased emphasis on self-satisfaction than I do on earning the approval of others. […]
Parting Clouds
It is often said that we don’t appreciate what we have until it’s gone. I am certain that we have all personally experienced that feeling […]
Progress: More Than What You See
Last Friday, we held our monthly All Hands event. Given the distributed and constant focus on mission execution nature of our team, we commit to […]
Glaciers, Fjords, and Teambuilding
Many of us are surrounded by dichotomies and some of us live in more than one, I find myself a uniformed military officer living in […]
Last(ing) Impressions
It is said that we never get a second chance to make a first impression. Though I agree that first impressions are vitally important to […]
Psychic Income
I continue to live in a world where monetary income is predicated by a combination of one’s rank and longevity. Some might say that contributions, expertise, […]
A Culture of Understanding
One of the things I find most challenging as leader of teams is developing a culture of understanding. Most of the people with whom I […]
Hard Right Rudder
I sincerely appreciate mentors who have and continue to invest in me. Even more than that, I appreciate the opportunity to invest in protégés. As […]
A Gallon of Play
Three days ago, I entered the 27th year of this amazing Navy journey (31st if we were to consider my time at the US Naval […]
Company We Keep
It is said that we are the company we keep. Recent events have given me the opportunity to truly evaluate who that makes me. My […]
Documenting Reality
It is said that perception is reality. I believe it is more accurate to say that my perception is my reality, your perception is your […]
Too Busy for Me
The last few months at work have been a whirlwind of activity. Some of the activity has generated progress, much of the activity is setting […]