Author: rickbcurtis

Employment | November 23, 2014

Lessons from Hawaii

I was once again asked to write a short piece for Star News, a publication for law enforcement. This article will be published August 2011. Life has a funny way […]

Leadership | October 31, 2014

Lesson in Tragedy

Why Tragedy Will Reveal True Leadership Less than two hours ago SpaceShipTwo had a catastrophic failure resulting in the death of at least one of its two pilots. Though these […]

Law Enforcement | September 27, 2014

Equilibrium

This past October, I was once again asked to write a short article for Star News after California lost four Law Enforcement Officers in the line of duty. With each […]

Leadership | August 20, 2014

A Higher View

Work “on” the system, not “in” the system. The role of leader requires a certain way of thinking about everyday tasks. You may need to shift. Consider how you can […]

Employment | July 31, 2014

Ditch the Nav

There I sat, trying to explain to my son that there was a time-not so long ago-when there was no such tecnology as vehicle navigation. Your mom, I said, would […]

Law Enforcement | June 13, 2014

The Reverberation Principle

I was asked once again to write a 400 word article for Star News. A monthly publication for Law Enforcement personnel. Here it is. Easily stated, “You get what you […]

Leadership | May 11, 2014

Modeling Accountability

As a leader, you have an obligation to model personal responsibility. I love the old phrase: Your talk talks and your walk talks, but your walk talks better than your […]

Leadership | April 22, 2014

One Guy Theory – Revisited

I want to share with some thoughts that I feel draw some important points for us as we consider the effectiveness of ministry in our churches. The thoughts come after […]

Law Enforcement | March 22, 2014

The Right Question

Originally Published in Star News. A monthly publication for Law Enforcement personnel. Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. […]

Leadership | March 11, 2014

Being Great

There are those times in life when you encounter greatness. It takes your breath away. It’s one of those things when everything comes together in perfect harmony and you find […]