April 3, 2020 Coping through COVID: My Chinese family When we are feeling anxiety, we have to do something about it. If we don’t, then anxiety will do something about us. For the 131st Bomb Wing Director of Psychological Health, the key to dealing with anxiety is just that: a key.
May 8, 2019 Leadership to emulate; lessons from Maj. Gen. Henderson As a husband, father, officer and supervisor, I am very aware that there are always people watching. What do they see? Am I approachable? Am I encouraging an atmosphere that allows others to excel and flourish? Do I tear down or promote barriers? How I act, speak, treat others and conduct
May 8, 2019 The Culture We Need We often talk about the culture that we want - more accurately - the culture that we need. However, defining that culture is defining the end state. We often gloss over, or even blow off, describing the path to get there....
July 20, 2018 The Art of the Debrief, Part 2 A few weeks ago, in the July 6 edition of The Warrior, I shared the need to debrief in order to push our organizations to reach their full potential. Now that you appreciate the value of debriefing, I recognize that some of you might have no idea how to do a debrief. This article is for you.
June 22, 2018 The cost of tolerance over time Recently, I had the opportunity to talk with my wing regarding some issues we’ve had in the last few years that I thought needed to be discussed. I am a believer that we can only get better if we debrief how we do business (which is a topic I’ll expand on in another article). I am not a big fan of
Oct. 2, 2017 Behind a smile; becoming a voice of change “People see a smile and think that everything is ok. But a smile doesn’t mean that things are ok.”