by admin | Jun 2, 2025 | MVO Task Force Member News
I’m a product of the countless leaders I encountered in my military career. I watched all of them intently, copied methods and words which worked, and discarded things which did not. I never found the perfect leader. One does not exist. But I took away all the good,...
by admin | May 27, 2025 | MVO Task Force Member News
What Does It Mean to “Borrow Trouble”? Borrowing trouble means taking on or meddling with someone else’s problem. It often happens for two main reasons: A leader is compassionate and wants to prevent suffering. A leader knows how they want something...
by admin | May 27, 2025 | MVO Task Force Member News
I’m stealing an old adage from the Army. As a young officer, I attended Ranger School and was awarded the Ranger tab, a patch I could forever wear on my left shoulder, indicating this accomplishment. Alongside serving in combat, it was the toughest thing I’ve ever...
by admin | May 24, 2025 | MVO Task Force Member News
In Henry Kissinger’s book, Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy, Kissinger labels French President Charles de Gaulle a “master of circumstance” for the way he seized the moment when it appeared, using it for both personal leadership and...
by admin | May 21, 2025 | MVO Task Force Member News
“Facing difficulties is inevitable. Learning from them is optional.” John Maxwell In over three decades of leadership, I’ve had more leaders than I can recall. Some were great. Some were horrible. I learned from all of them and I’m a better leader because of all...
by admin | May 15, 2025 | MVO Task Force Member News
“If there is alignment among stakeholders, values, and actions, we have the agency to make things happen.” Roger Spitz In one of my keynote speeches titled, “Are You Veteran Friendly or Veteran Ready,” I share the value of hiring veterans – “the ability to...
