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We’ve all experienced it a thousand times. The person who comes to the meeting and drops the proverbial “bomb” of a problem. Frankly, we’re lucky
Leadership is about ownership. The buck stops with us, and it is vital that we signify that on a daily basis. Then-General Dwight D. Eisenhower,
In talking with a friend of mine this past week, he described how a series of inspections in his department did not go as well
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We don’t always have the opportunity to choose our team. Often, and especially in the military, we have to succeed with the team we have
Every pressurized system needs a dampener. Hydraulic systems have an accumulator designed to cope with the extremes of demand and to smooth out pulsations. The
Most organizations spend a lot of time talking about talent management. But this they mean, we need to make sure our talented team members don’t