Venting is a short term release of pressure. Whining is the long term wallowing and spreading of useless despair. What did you do the last time the S—t...
Venting is a short term release of pressure. Whining is the long term wallowing and spreading of useless despair. What did you do the last time the S—t...
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...
Did you just have a bad day or wake up on the wrong side of the bed? What’s your response? How does that effect your character and your...
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...
If you live by the law of averages, that’s what you will be – average. A fourth quarter comeback won’t happen if a team looks at the odds....
Create a culture that assumes good intentions when errors are made rather than incompetence. “Life is 10 percent of what happens to me, and 90 percent how I...
Surround yourself with positive people, and soon you will find joy, happiness and hope in all situations. – COL (R) Troy Prairie, MD “It will never work.” “I...
A leader in mistake prevention mode is also in growth prevention mode. What happens after the previous regime leaves an organization in the ditch? A lot of new...
Who buys into a hypocrite? They were all picking up the pieces after the last chief left. While working with a police department one day and two fire...
It takes Humility and Courage from the leader to change the morale of a team. Have you ever seen a leader of a low morale team try to...
A high morale team will not necessarily save a bad strategy, but a low morale team will most likely destroy a good strategy. Unhappy, angry, and apathetic. It...
This is not the over-caffeinated cheerleader attitude some people turn on depending on who is watching. Some people always make things happen, and some people always find reasons...
Who wants to spend time with Eeyore? Answer: Only other Eeyores. “Your attitude is a choice. Make a different choice!” My dad, The General, always had a way...
Negativity maintains the status quo. Positivity leads to change. The need to be right can kill your career. Some make being right their primary goal. Therefore, they shoot...
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