“Who do you think is leaking this stuff?” my boss asked. “I don’t know Sir. Maybe it was Daniel Illsburg. It could have been Steve Rogers.” Sometimes it matters who
“Who do you think is leaking this stuff?” my boss asked. “I don’t know Sir. Maybe it was Daniel Illsburg. It could have been Steve Rogers.” Sometimes it matters who
The one quote of the day from Air Force Officer Training School I will never forget: “Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence” by Vince Lombardi. I apply
The other day I passed a colleague in the hallway, and asked how his last meeting had gone. His report: “It was short. Easy. Nothing big.” I nodded, said “cool”
The guy from facility maintenance walked into our office the other day. We offered him a good cup of Nespresso. We greeted him as a team. The leaders stopped what
When I was a second lieutenant attending the Public Affairs Qualification Course almost a decade ago, I asked the Army’s Chief of Public Affairs what I needed to do in
Time to wake up and realize what’s going on. Public affairs professionals, we are not in a good place. Department of Defense communication is holistically in bad shape. Our inability to
We’ve learned to walk around carrying a bucket. Remember when we recommended you always be ready to pitch a pitch? Always be ready to answer the questions you know people
A friend of mine started a blog a few years ago (not this blog). He had useful insights to share, but included some kind of caveat in most of his
It’s your job to invest in your team. It’s your job to make them better for this job, their next job and life. Time is our only limited resource but
Sixty percent of leadership is asking the right questions. When you ask the right questions, you use your experience and responsibility to guide others into solving problems themselves. I learned