I’ve always had a fascination with looking at things from a higher perspective. When I was growing up, I used to hike to the top of nearby hills to take pictures of the town where I lived. When I started flying, I was completely captivated by the change in perspective. Everything looks completely different at » Read More
Anyone can be a leader at any level at any time and start to bring about change wherever they are. This has been my journey and one that I know that any person who wants to make a difference can do to impact their circumstances and bring about change. Recently, I published a follow-up article to » Read More
Everyone, it seems, is talking about change and the need to change. But somehow we keep repeating a familiar pattern. It’s like going to the edge of a 50-foot cliff and jumping when all you’ve witnessed are others ahead of you jumping away. As a result, you don’t see what they did before they jumped, » Read More
In this post, Bill Fox and Samira Askarova of AEGIS.net share their thoughts on the recent bestselling book, The Strategist by Cynthia Montgomery. Our intention is to take a 3,000 ft. view of the book, provide an overview, and talk about the three most impactful ideas that came up for us to intrigue and inspire more leaders » Read More
Plenty it turns out. It was just three weeks ago when my attention was drawn to an article in Fast Company magazine called ”A Submarine Captain on the Power of Leadership Language.” I served aboard a US Navy fast attack nuclear submarine for over three years, so I was immediately intrigued by this article about leadership language » Read More
Over the past 20+ years I have witnessed a repeated and troubling pattern that occurs far too frequently. The recurring pattern I’m referring to is when organizations choose to settle for a “silver bullet” solution. With the hope of quickly getting rid of a problem, many organizations are blindly adopting a “cookie-cutter” approach without asking » Read More
I read a lot of books. On average, I read about one book every week. Since the beginning of this year, I’ve made it a practice to read the books of experts whom I interview for the 5 Minutes to Process Improvement Success interview series. Recently I completed reading “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean: Lessons » Read More
I hit the runway hard and the plane bounced! My heart pounded. I was gripped with fear as I considered what to do next. It was my second solo flight and I had less than 20 hours of flight instruction. During my final approach for landing, I came to the realization that I was too » Read More
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