In my law enforcement and military careers, I have had the pleasure and honor to award decorations for bravery to numerous wonderful men and women who have risked their lives in the performance of their duties. Having given a great deal of thought to the issue of...
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The Ability to Write Well is an Essential Leadership Skill
The Necessity for Strong Writing Skills Although not a pleasant topic to discuss and difficult for many to accept, the reality is that strong written skills, just like strong verbal skills, are essential leadership traits. In all aspects of just about everything in...
Perspective on Leadership Development…Identifying Potentially Strong Leaders Within Your Workforce
There is no magic process to ensure that those individuals selected as supervisors, managers and executives ultimately attain and exercise solid leadership. This challenge is further exacerbated by the reality that some people reach and remain at a plateau, and do not...
True (Leadership) Confessions…MY LEADERSHIP FAILURE AS A COMMAND OFFICER
IT IS GOOD TO LEARN FROM OUR MISTAKES, BUT IT IS EVEN BETTER TO LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF OTHERS. I HOPE THAT TODAY’S LEADERS CAN BENEFIT FROM MINE. Throughout my five decades in law enforcement, which involved executive level command positions in three of the six...
LEADERSHIP WITHOUT THE FAMILY FACTOR IS NOT LEADERSHIP!
WHETHER THE HEAD OF THE ORGANIZATION OR THE NEWEST HIRE, THOSE WHO TRULY DO NOT TAKE THEIR WORKPLACE CONCERNS HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. OUR FAMILIES ARE ABSOLUTELY AFFECTED BY ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP ACTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS The Impact...