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January 1989 I arrived at Reese AFB in Lubbock, TX to report for Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT). Traditions run deep in pilot training, and one is the designing of the class patch. I have always enjoyed doodling so I volunteered to draft the patch—another tradition or superstition is the officer that designs the patch usually …
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Those of you who know me know I tend to obsess about vision--perhaps too much? As we change jobs and move positions--I don't know about you, but I tend to look back and take stock in what went right and what could have gone better. I definitely do an internal inventory, but I also look …
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“Live as if you’ll die tomorrow, Learn as if you’ll live forever.” -Mahatma Gandhi Well, that seems like a good rule of thumb. According to the Pew Research Institute, half of adults read fewer than five books per year. And men read thirteen percent fewer books than women. I don’t know if you’re above average …
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Delegation (or passing down) is the partnership of authority and responsibility to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities. It is one of the core concepts of leadership. However the person who delegated the work remains accountable for the outcome of the delegated work. Delegation empowers a subordinate …
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As usual... I have about 5 books open at any one time trying to merge data together into some sort of coherent theory--it is like painting a picture. One thought that struck me was- how would I explain to leaders how to transition from one position to another? Harkening back to an earlier post on …
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Very cool to work with Dr Wildermuth on this interview/podcast. We discuss some interesting leadership concepts, questions, personality and team dynamics. I do have to note--I had no idea the camera was on--apologies for the strange facial expressions--I guess some might call it "natural" Please visit Mel's blog and website at: Mel Wildermuth
Come on you raver, you seer of visions, come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine! -Pink Floyd Most natural diamonds are formed at high temperature and pressure at depths of 87 to 118 miles in the Earth's mantle. Diamonds are made to shine using grit. All gems are cut and polished by progressive …
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Listening to some Don Henley this morning...Sunset Grill--a couple things jumped to mind. The song references Sunset Grill, a hamburger restaurant at 7439 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California But as much as there is nothing better than a good burger... this is about leadership... and the last stanza of the song struck me as …
"The End" is a song by The Doors. Originally written by Jim Morrison as a song about breaking up with girlfriend Mary Werbelow, it evolved through months of performances at Los Angeles' Whisky a Go Go into a nearly 12-minute opus on their self-titled album. The band would perform the song to close their last …
Traveling and speaking with many young leaders…as I have been fortunate enough to do as of late--I often get the question…how to I become a leader? How do you answer that in a short Q & A forum?… Linchpin by Seth Godin is a book I fall back to many times. Simple…become indispensable! “You are …
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