How leaders spend their time tells everyone what they value.

“To be killed in a war is not the worst. To be lost is not the worst. To be forgotten is the worst."  Pierre Claeyssens (1906-2003)

Servant Leadership is the difference between good and great, in the military or any organization. Building trust is based on a culture of transparency, moral courage, and most importantly, humility.

Emotions are a powerful tool. Not a deliberate tool to pull out, but a tool that must be controlled.

Great leaders don’t hire smart people to dictate tasks. They hire them to unleash their experience and potential. But talent needs motivation, resources, and guidance-that’s leadership!

With vets, it’s not about resumes, it’s about networking. It’s not about what you know, it’s not so much who you know, it’s who you get to know.

We’ve all heard the saying: It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.  But I’ll tell you it’s really, “Who you get to know”…

I remind myself that I’m not alone. I lean on those who’ve been through it with me—often without them even knowing.

How do we make this generation of veterans the most effective it can be?

Rule #1.  Take care of your people, as if it were your religion.  Rule #2, see rule #1.

Life is like jumping out of an airplane for a combat jump.  You never land where you thought/hoped you would.

How you communicate with your boss, your peers, and the folks that you supervise must be consistent.

It’s not what you know, it’s usually not even who you know, but it’s who you get to know!

Mike Wagers writes a note to a retiring Ranger.

For you veterans out there, Memorial Day is when we can open that secured door to be with those guys who were on our left and right.

A few ways to look at time management. 

Work to understand how you are perceived.

Be consistent but be ready to change.

Only spend your time on things that only you can do.

Servant Leadership, Leadership Under Pressure, Leader Communications