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  • Leadership Lessons – Keep Pushing!

    A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. God told the man he had work for him to do and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. He told the man to push against the rock with all his might. The man did this, day after day. Days

  • Leadership Lessons: Are you a team player?

    "Improve your perception of being a Team Player. Sometimes we have to sacrifice what we want for the betterment of the team, the big picture, and the Air Force."I was a young second lieutenant and my supervisor surprised me with this comment on my mid-term feedback. And I was mad. Things had come to

  • Leadership Lessons: The inspection process is changing

    Inspection! The word is nearly inseparable from military service. From the constant inspections during initial training, to the mythos of black-hatted MAJCOM agents-of-doom descending upon the base for wing inspections, it is inextricably woven into our military experience. But something interesting

  • Leadership Lessons: Are you a leader yet?

    This Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, marks 50 years since the deaths of three remarkable men: author Aldous Huxley, scholar and theologian C. S. Lewis, and President John F. Kennedy. Each of these men continue to teach us through their lives and their words. They were vastly different men, but they teach us

  • Want to quit smoking? Today's the day!

    Today, Nov. 21, 2013, is the 38th Annual Great American Smokeout.Individuals who want to take the first steps toward quitting may sign up for the tobacco cessation class starting November 26 at 4:30 p.m. in the Health and Wellness Center.This isn't just for smokers but smokeless tobacco users as

  • Leadership Lessons: Best-In-Show

    Craftsman of the month. Airman of the year. Stratification. Top one percent. Best-of-the-best. Many Airmen ask how to achieve such accolades. I've had the privilege of being mentored by - and mentoring - many outstanding Airmen during my career.When asked the secret to success my response is simply

  • Leadership Lessons: Encourage, Empower and Serve

    "Lieutenant General Grant: Not expecting to see you again before the Spring campaign opens, I wish to express, in this way, my entire satisfaction with what you have done up to this time, so far as I understand it. The particulars of your plan I neither know, or seek to know... If there is anything

  • Leadership Lessons: The ‘Head Fake’

    "The obvious thing for the cavalryman to do is to accept the fighting machine as a partner, and prepare to meet more fully the demands of future warfare.""Do everything you ask of those you command."-- General George S. Patton, Jr.The "head fake" is a classic sports move used to trick an opponent

  • Leadership Lessons: Have you checked your tires lately?

    Your attitude is a choice and one that you make every day, many times a day. Think about the power that you have with this, not only affecting you but the people around you. A situation is thrown at you, good or bad, and you get to call the shots on how you're going to interpret and handle it. Life

  • Leadership Lessons: Represent!

    As a new squadron commander, I wanted to be able to relay expectations for my team in an easy, concise phrase they could remember and think about: "Represent the Air Force to the best of your abilities, and never lose sight of our core values." This was part of my change of command speech, and it's