Year: 2012

Employment | December 30, 2012

Overcoming Obstacles

Vince Lombardi is famous for saying: “Obstacles are what you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” Take a look at the picture above. These guys are training […]

Leadership | November 30, 2012

BOLO

A few blog posts ago, I spoke about seeing the gifts in other people and encouraging them in that gift for the sake of their own fulfillment. Furthermore, I stated […]

Leadership | October 30, 2012

Delegation Questions

About Delegation… Delegation is a win-win when done appropriately. However, that does not mean that you can delegate everything. To determine when delegation is most appropriate there are five key […]

Employment | September 18, 2012

Leadership by Example

Once again, I was asked to write a short for STAR News, a magazine for Law Enforcement Personnel. Here it is… Leading by example is nothing new. For thousands of […]

Employment | August 31, 2012

It’s Good to be Home

I was asked to write an encouragement piece for Star News, a law enforcement publication. This article was run shortly after the death of a Los Angeles County Sheriff Deputy […]

Employment | July 21, 2012

It’s a Wiki World

In August 2011, the government of Iceland has taken it upon themselves to review a new constitution that was written entirely by the people. Iceland has long sought to revise […]

Employment | June 3, 2012

Identity… Being who I was created to be

I reread Orwell’s Animal Farm tonight and was reminded of the corruption deep within the heart of man – or pig – should you be familiar with the satire. The […]

Employment | May 20, 2012

Eeny, meeny, miny, YOU!?

Selecting Gift Appropriate Leaders Imagine: You are home with your children. Your security is instantly shattered as you awaken to the breaking of a downstairs window. Instantly you mind screams […]

Employment | April 30, 2012

Learn Up. Train Down.

There is a great scene in “We Were Soldiers” where Mel Gibson says; “Learn the job of the man above you and teach your job to the man below. We […]

Leadership | March 23, 2012

Leaders Go First

In today’s unforgiving environment both seasoned leaders and those coming into new leadership roles need to hit the ground running, or at the very least, come up to speed quickly. […]