The next few posts will be a short series of common discussion points with people I coach. Whether you are looking for a job or you are already in one, it is important to communicate with people. Communication can be in many forms. Today, we are starting with the concept of a short description about […]
Tag: Work
The Very Expensive Cost of Title
When I joined the Navy, I probably should have been named Admiral immediately. It would have made things much easier for me. I could have flown around in my helicopter from ship to ship, eating steak and shrimp with all of my people. The young prince with all the knowledge in the world and no […]
Incredibly Uncredible
Factoring in Relationships Overall, I have had a really good career. I started at the bottom in IT and worked my way into leadership stepping through many roles. Early on my work was very technical and as years past, the work become more technically abstract. What I’ve learned along the way is that nothing is […]
Collaboration Services – Leadership
Technology today drives “the way” (methods) in which most of us collaborate. Successful collaboration depends on “collaboration patterns” which are independent of specific technologies. The mistake many people make is to depend on commercial collaboration technologies without investing the time and resources to understand the complexity. Organizational success for collaboration services depends on the overall […]
Can’t Stop Saying, Sir
Virtual Collar Device In the military, there is clarity of role and responsibility. Someone has a designation and rank which is clearly displayed unless a condition exists in which it cannot be. Someone has contextual control of a situation and leads under a condition, state or mode. Everything is simplified in the understanding of who […]