Calm is Contagious
About a week before I graduated from SEAL training, so I was a brand new guy, 14 years ago, we have what’s called a final training exercise, an FTX, where they basically give you a mission. You’ve got...
View ArticleCreating an Environment of Value
Well, of course, the sport of gymnastics takes a lot of hard work and dedication. And one of the most important things about gymnastics and becoming successful is having a good coach. And I’ve worked...
View ArticleShining A Light On Mistakes
The importance of correcting mistakes in the training and development of your team. There are so many moving pieces involved in properly training and developing each member of your team, but often...
View ArticleDeveloping Great Young Teams
When it comes to leadership, especially in a service-based organization with a lot of young team members, you’re going to get a lot of great talented people, and we really hire for that. But with a lot...
View ArticlePeople Don’t Wash Rented Cars – Ownership Changes Behavior
That’s why so many leaders are frustrated. They say, “My team doesn’t get it, my volunteers don’t understand it. They’re not doing what I ask them to do,” and there are three questions that the...
View ArticleTactical Reserve – Every Inch Counts in an Organization
You know, as a leader, one of the things that’s fun about going through SEAL training is we have the officers and enlisted guys go through training together, so we share the experience as a leader, and...
View ArticleHow to Handle Bullying in the Workplace
In the disability space, we are often exposed to something that we call a pattern of behavior. We might find that when we’re dealing with a specific individual, we find over and over again when they’re...
View ArticleChallenge Your Employees to Grow
Any great leader will realize that they cannot be successful unless their people are successful. So with that involved, training is such a huge essential for growth in your people. There was a story of...
View ArticleDon’t Assume You’ve Crossed the Finish Line
In 1994 I had the opportunity to work for the world’s largest engineering construction company in the world, Fluor Daniel, and their internal network was outstanding. Training, making sure all of their...
View ArticleWhen Your Goal is Creating a Culture Shift
My current role with 99 Balloons as an Ambassador is one that requires me to tell a story. And the story that we tell is that there are 900 million people globally living with a disability, and the...
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