The fray is where the real work takes place. The fray is where action happens. The fray is the part of the organization that the […]
Leadership Musings
Outside the SCIF
There are many things I am enjoying about my new assignment and among them is the opportunity to live life outside the SCIF. I have […]
Missing Career Milestones
Last month, the Information Warfare Community, to which I have been a proud member for 25 years and counting, convened a board to screen officers […]
The New Guy
I thoroughly enjoy being the new guy on the team. There are zero expectations that you know anything and there is every expectation that you […]
Meaningful Differentiation
As a family and though not as leisurely as any of us would have liked, we spent the last week driving across our beautiful country. […]
Closing a Chapter
August 02, 2017, may very well go down in my memory bank as the most significant day in my career as a leader. It was […]
Shaping Memories
It’s that time again. Time for the family to pack up our bags, bid farewell to local friends and teammates, and embrace the nomadic life […]
Responsible Friction
The health of an organization can often time be measured by the friction within. Friction is defined as (a) the rubbing of one body against another, […]
Doing Voids: Responding and Preventing
Earlier this year I wrote about outcomes a team is able to generate because of effective leaders and value a team is able to deliver despite […]
Betting on Horses
I am not a gambler, but some of my proudest moments as a leader come when I bet on the right horse. By “bet on” […]
Culture Book
Peter Drucker is known to have said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Those who know me understand how committed I am to living that statement. […]
Degrees of Gratitude
Think about the number of times you had reason to say, “You are welcome” over the last week. Would you say that it was 1 […]
Unfinished By Design
There are few things in life that are as satisfying as finishing something that you started. In my life, the two feats I am most […]
Jumping to Solutions
I am confident that this is not the first time you have read this quote from Albert Einstein: “If I were given one hour to […]
Doing the Opposite
The order of things: the way that life and the world currently are. I have been giving a great deal of thought to the order […]
Make it Personal
Over the last couple of days, I have been tracking the National Football League’s (NFL) Draft from afar. It’s not that I am fanatical about […]
Changing Lanes
At the end of my son’s most recent swim practice, he approached the car with a big grin, which is not his typical post-practice body language. […]
Asking for Directions
Those of us who remember life before our smartphones can recall a day when we didn’t have the answers to most of our questions at […]
Good for Your Career?
Don’t get me wrong, I am “all in” on simultaneously writing the current chapter of my life, as well as contribute to the current chapter […]
Environment and the Norm
Today marks my 591st day as a proud member and the Commanding Officer of Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command. When I joined this team I […]