That dude is a (PITA) Pain in the A ! But I need his production! Every leader runs into the same dilemma at some point in their journey...
That dude is a (PITA) Pain in the A ! But I need his production! Every leader runs into the same dilemma at some point in their journey...
The deadly combination of fear and pride are the reason for most failures in character. And we all have had times when our character failed us. When you...
The headlines are all too common. Business, politics, law enforcement, and education all have sad stories about catastrophic failures of leadership. But these people are rarely incompetent. They...
Why do some people stop short of what they “ought to do”? Exercising Duty goes beyond just doing our job. It is more than that. Here are my...
If you make the new leader continue to pay for the sins of the previous one, will things ever get better? Heads up! This is a story about...
When we work on our consistency, we are working on our character. “Walking on eggshells.” “Not one of her people.” “Never knowing where we stand.” Her team didn’t...
Forty years ago this week, I entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. We were the Class of 1988. In our first week, we had to...
“You can’t fire them.” “Why not?” “Because they have never had a negative performance review.” Ask any HR professional, and you will hear this story. It happens in...
My best friend, Donnie Tillar, was the one who convinced me to go to West Point. Donnie was a year older than I was. Thanks to his persuasiveness,...
Procrastination is a selfish act that turns us into stressed out and unreliable people at work and at home. I didn’t want to write this blog this morning....
Show me a leader without a little dirt under their fingernails, and I’ll show you a leader who is falling short. Recently, my 90 year old father, The...
The things we get to do are most often the ones we prioritize. Whereas the things we must do are sometimes the harder tasks that we procrastinate doing....
Duty comes from the inside. Duty is a moral obligation. It is neither quantifiable nor time-bounded. A strong sense of Duty is one of the elements that separates...
In Basic Training, Soldiers memorize general orders that begin with “I will”. They learn the habit of doing their Duty, as it’s literally a matter of life and...
“Gotcha!” That is the way it feels to work for some people. Culture is a direct reflection of leadership. If you want to understand why the culture of...
