by admin | Dec 16, 2024 | MVO Task Force Member News
“There is a difference between being listened to (opened) and being heard.” Gillian Anderson “I would really like to receive more emails,” said no leader ever. Could you imagine if all your emails were actual mail delivered by the post office? You would need a...
by admin | Dec 16, 2024 | MVO Task Force Member News
“Brevity is confidence. Length is fear.” Jim Vandehei We are a world in dire need of brevity! Everything needs to be shortened, shrunk, lighter, easier, etc. Except for our bank accounts! Whether it is a bloated government, time spent in a meeting, a sales pitch,...
by admin | Dec 16, 2024 | MVO Task Force Member News
“There’s no use talking about the problem unless you talk about the solution.” Betty Williams “Bring solutions, not problems.” I live by that philosophy. It was ingrained in me through my decades in the U.S. Army. I see it violated all the time where subordinates...
by admin | Dec 10, 2024 | MVO Task Force Member News
A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission.” Neal Peart Vision and mission. These two words and their meanings are often confused in organizations. I’ve seen it firsthand through my leadership practice. Where I find this confusion, I go to work helping...
by admin | Dec 5, 2024 | MVO Task Force Member News
“No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.” Joseph Addison In an Army battalion (400-700 soldiers) there exists a headquarters and headquarters company or HHC. HHC houses all the administrate support people...
by admin | Nov 29, 2024 | MVO Task Force Member News
“You do not have to control more. You have to influence more. You have to co-create more.” Keith Ferrazzi This leadership challenge has come up before in my coaching and teaching; leading people who are not in your charge or for whom you have no authority...
