Balancing the multiplicities of getting your kids ready for school, putting gas in the car, remembering to floss, making time for yourself, your partner, and your future can be a full time job. How does the average person get through the day while continuing to make headway towards life goals? Not just the social media highlightsContinueContinue reading “Balancing Your Day”
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How to Cope with Immoral Leadership
What is immoral leadership? An immoral leader is selfish, blind, greedy, hateful, and in some circumstances, destructive.
Moral Leadership
Above all else, a leader must be moral – not strong, not loved, or as Machiavelli stated, feared. Morality is the most fundamental part of great leadership and is rarely discussed as a desired or present characteristic of great men and women. Morality is the compass that guides the decisions and actions of good peopleContinueContinue reading “Moral Leadership”
Best Practices
Best practices do not work in real life because they are rarely anchored, specify the web and ignore corner relationships required to make the ‘best practice’ possible. Touting that your department has a ‘best practice’, and then sharing that best practice isn’t as simple as writing up a white paper, and then emailing it toContinueContinue reading “Best Practices”
Why Briefs Aren’t Brief & Shouldn’t Be
Oftentimes people are hesitant to attend meetings and if they can get away with it, will delegate specific meetings to subordinates. In some situations, delegation is preferred, as you may have a subject matter expert who is better suited for some meetings as far as contribution or planning. Other times, it is obvious that aContinueContinue reading “Why Briefs Aren’t Brief & Shouldn’t Be”
Leading Without a Fancy Title
When I meet a new leader or young leaders I often hear them complain that nobody listens to them. That nobody wants to implement their recommended changes, and that it’s sometimes easier to work within the confines placed on you by your immediate leadership or the Chain of Command. My response is always the same,ContinueContinue reading “Leading Without a Fancy Title”
Leaders Check
The blog is devoted to sharing ideas, opinions, and advice of how to be a leader within the United States Military. These leadership topics relate to the current climate of the US Army, pre- and post- combat deployments, leading millennial’s and for some younger Soldiers, working for millennial’s. The views and opinions expressed on thisContinueContinue reading “Leaders Check”
Leaders Check 