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Dec 16 2015

Dynamic Dozen: Be Technically and Tactically Proficient

The vast majority of Airmen we train are going to be somewhere in harm’s way within the next year or two. It is up to us to impart to them the talent and skill they need to accomplish their mission in a world-class fashion and at the same time make sure we get them back safely to the families that love them.
General William R. Looney III, USAF

I remember it just like it was yesterday. As a young lieutenant, I was designing an asphalt road for a road my engineer Airmen would construct during a Field Training Exercise (FTX) I was to lead.… Read the rest

Tags: attitude, Communication, Growth, Inspiration, leader, Leadership, Learning, military, Military leadership, performance, tactical proficiency, technical proficiency

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Aug 12 2015

Leaders Lead – Take Charge and Move Out

Posted by Mickey Addison

“When in command: command.” – Admiral Chester Nimitz

If being a leader means anything, it means taking charge and executing the responsibility others gave you.

For leadership to be authentic, we have to make decisions and take risks. The reason we’re hired into a position of leadership is to do just that; and if we’re too timid to use the authority our boss gives us then we’re not doing our jobs. In the military as in many professions, we strive to solve problems at the lowest level. “Delegating up” to the senior leaders in any organization is a sure-fire way to create organizational paralysis, but the responsibility to ensure decisions get made at the appropriate level fall on senior and junior leaders alike.… Read the rest

Tags: attitude, Challenge, delegate, leader, Leadership, Mickey Addison, military, performance, Planning, success, Team, Vision

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Apr 29 2015

Champions Don’t Take Shortcuts

Posted by Mickey Addison

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.
Vince Lombardi

I’ve been an athlete my entire life. From Little League, soccer, and football growing up in Texas to intramurals of all sorts in college and the military, athletic competition is a big part of my life. Sports are a great metaphor for life and I’ve gleaned countless leadership lessons from it. In fact, it’s one of the reasons the military uses athletic competition as a training opportunity from entry level (Basic Military Training) to senior executive level (e.g.… Read the rest

Tags: attitude, Challenge, character, courage, fields of friendly strife, Inspiration, Leadership, leadership lessons from sports, Lombardi, macarthur, Play Like A Champion Today, success, Team, Texas high school football, work ethic

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Apr 24 2015

Authenticity Is The Secret Sauce

Posted by Scot Heathman

Be Authentic - GeneralLeadership.com

Nothing develops trust more than vulnerability…great leaders, authentic vulnerable leaders, require the ability to develop deep human connection
Dov Baron,
Author of ‘Fiercely Loyal‘

Just be yourself. How many times have you heard this statement in development sessions or during leadership training? I like this statement but it’s hollow. It’s missing something. Employees and subordinates are demanding leaders to become more authentic instead of just being themselves. Most subordinates know if you try being someone you’re not, especially in a key leadership position, it’s only a matter of time before you’re found out as an imposter. We see this all the time online.… Read the rest

Tags: attitude, Authenticity, Being Real, character, choose, Emotion, Inspiration, leader, Leadership, Learning, Loyalty, performance, transparency

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Sep 19 2014

7 Essentials for Building a Dream Team

Posted by Mike Klintworth

“The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.”
Babe Ruth

The summer of 1992 marked the first time the United States would present a basketball team to the Olympics composed of current players from the National Basketball Association (NBA). Players selected for the team consisted of superstars Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippen, Karl Malone, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson and Charles Barkley, to name a few. At the time, they were referred to as the greatest sporting team ever assembled and would earn the renowned nickname, “Dream Team” from Sports Illustrated.… Read the rest

Tags: attitude, character, Communication, Integrity, Klintworth, Leadership, Mutual Support, purpose, success, Talent, Team Building, Teamwork

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Aug 8 2014

Starved for Hope

Posted by General John Michel

“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.”
Martin Luther

Imagine a tuxedo-clad butler coming toward you where you are seated at a large, elegant table decorated with priceless crystal and beautiful china. He sets before you a silver tray, its gleaming cover as reflective as a mirror. “A gift to you from the master of the house,” he states with a crisp English accent.

Immediately you begin to ask yourself, “What waits under the cover?” Is it some delicacy or culinary delight? Or could it be something else…something even more precious, such as a rare piece of jewelry or perhaps a priceless artifact?… Read the rest

Tags: action, attitude, Change, Churchill, circumstance, endurance, gratitude, hope, michel, Proverbs, sustain

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Jun 13 2014

A Positive Attitude is Contagious

Posted by General James Vechery

“The person who sends out positive thoughts activates the world around him positively and draws back to himself positive results.”
Norman Vincent Peale

A positive attitude is contagious! Do you believe that? I certainly do as I’ve seen it in action throughout my life. So we arrive at our fifth stop on our journey through SERVANT leadership. As a leader, it is amazing the impact you can have on your organization with your attitude; either positive or negative, you set the tone. Have you ever worked around someone with an unpleasant attitude—oh come on be honest? Did you like it? Of course not, so here’s the challenge—don’t be that person! … Read the rest

Tags: attitude, Coca-Cola, control, courage, environment, Franklin, Leadership, opportunity, positive, Remember the Titans, servant leadership, serve, Vechery

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May 30 2014

Your Glass Can Be More Than Half Full

Posted by Douglas VanWiggeren

Whether you think you can or you think you can’t
…you’re right.
Henry Ford

There are two classic observations about glasses of water – as the story goes, if a person has a negative attitude, the glass will be half empty with a clear risk of a water shortage. If, on the other hand, a person has a positive attitude, the glass will be half full of very delicious water with clear potential to hold even more. Great leaders have the ability to consistently appreciate the positive aspects of situations and see the future potential.

Some time ago, a new boss arrived to fill the chair in the big corner office with the window. … Read the rest

Tags: attitude, day, Doug VanWiggeren, experience, Glass, Half Full, optimism, optimistic, outlook, perspective, problems, start, water

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May 23 2014

Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Your Team Reflects You After All

Posted by Christopher P Levy

Optimism and pessimism are infectious and they spread more rapidly from the head downward than in any other direction”
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower

Every organization reflects the personality of the leader. Thus it is critical for a leader to set a good example for the team to follow. The commander of a fighter squadron could be the best fighter pilot in the world, but if he treats people like dirt, the squadron will be rotten to the core.

The hen-pecked husband who is yelled at by his wife turns around and kicks the dog, passing the bad feelings to someone or something else.… Read the rest

Tags: actions, attitude, Bush, Clinton, commander, Leadership, levy, mirror, morale, reflect, reflections, Team, tension, words, Yoda

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Feb 19 2014

Emotional Intelligence and A Call-Up to the Big Leagues

Posted by Garth Sanginiti

“It is very important to understand that emotional intelligence is not the opposite of intelligence, it is not the triumph of heart over head — it is the unique intersection of both.”
David Caruso

I remember the day I received the call. It had been a week or so since the interview. As an aspiring journeyman, I was anxiously awaiting my first official opportunity to move into the ranks of supervisor. Unrealistic expectations? Perhaps. A lofty goal? Maybe. Naive on my part? Arguable. Why so tough an assessment, you ask? Because most of those vying for the position had been superbly prepared by the school of experience; they knew the secret handshakes, had mastered the technical tips of the trade, and understood how to really get things done.… Read the rest

Tags: attitude, coach, emotional intelligence, eq, Goleman, positive change, relationships, self awareness

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Nov 17 2013

Putting the “T” Back in Self-Control

Posted by General John Michel

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control; these three alone lead one to sovereign power.
Alfred Lord Tennyson

Growing up, my childhood baseball hero was Pete Rose. In addition to his amazing ability to consistently hit solid base hits, I was particularly mesmerized by his all-out style of play. No matter what he was doing, swinging the bat, guarding the plate, or stealing a base, Pete Rose played to win. He gave 100 percent of his effort to every game, wowed millions of adoring fans along the way, and earned the nickname, “Charlie Hustle.”

Then, just like that, everything changed.

When the story broke that Rose committed the unpardonable sin in baseball—betting on games his team played—the sports world was stunned.… Read the rest

Tags: attitude, discipline, self-control, temperance

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