3 mn read I recently posted on the Average Geniuses on the topic of TAK titled: TAK: What is it, why the rage? To my very surprise got a lot of reaction and love from the community and for good reason. In my way, I think there needs to be a forcing function to change. We just are not there […]
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3 mn read It is a joke. A sad, macabre joke. And it is infuriating to anyone willing to actually pull their head out of the shiny object ayahuasca trip and see that it is creating more damage than it is benefitting the DoD, and particularly the Air Force. I have a simple solution, that will likely be […]
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< 1 mn read I am nothing without the people around me and on my team, and neither are you. That’s it.
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5 mn read The DoD-level organizers do a fantastic job putting plans and strategies together for the betterment of the force moving forward. It’s at the policy level, industry practices, and modern technologies are incorporated very well. New policies and standards are setting the foundation for transformation across the DoD to become a modern technology-driven enterprise. One of […]
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4 mn read “We don’t need to pay for a recruiter.” If you’re a hiring manager, you’ve either thought or said this. It’s the most common objection in the hiring process. In fact, there are obvious reasons for this thought… “We can do it ourselves at less cost,” “We can find someone through our network,” “We have our […]
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6 mn read COL (Ret.)David Hackworth, “Hack”, was a highly decorated U.S. Army Colonel and a veteran of the Korean War, and Vietnam Wars. He is the author of the book About Face: The Odyssey of an America Warrior. I have long considered one of the most influential books on leadership. Hack recounts his military career from enlisted […]
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4 mn read Throughout my professional journey, I was always fond of some of the great leaders of our time and what made them great leaders. Over time, I learned what set them apart wasn’t their ability to be “innovative” or their raw talent. Instead, it was the compassion they had for the people they worked for. Compassion […]
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2 mn read It’s not unusual to hear comments that mention focusing on a few things in your professional life that you should build depth or expertise in. People say something for “Jack of all trades, master of none”. In that context, I would have to agree. It shows commitment, builds your value proposition, and contributes to a sense […]
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2 mn read When it comes to measuring our value contribution, it can be easy to rely solely on feedback from our organization. Our managers, supervisors, HR, people operations, and leadership teams often task themselves with evaluating our performance and determining our worth to the company. But is relying on organizational feedback alone enough to understand our impact […]
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3 mn read When we talk about leadership we often talk about all of the attributes of successful leaders in their work environment. We don’t always talk about the foundation that supports that work environment or nurtures it allowing it to be successful. In the context of the whole work environment, this foundation is essential to get right. […]
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