career development
Be the One That Takes the Journey
This blog post, “Be the One That Takes the Journey,” is a continuation of a series I began in September based on comments made by Mark Cole, the CEO of the Maxwell Certified Leadership Team. Speaking at the International Maxwell Certification event held in Orlando, Florida, he said “Be the One.” What does “be the…
Read MoreBe the One that Develops the Leader Within
Last month I started a series based on comments made by Mark Cole, the CEO of the Maxwell Certified Leadership Team. Speaking at the International Maxwell Certification event held in Orlando, Florida, he said “Be the One.” His first point was, “Be the one that develops the leader within” and for me that means: Developing…
Read MoreBe the One!
In the last two blogs, I referred to the International Maxwell Certification event that I attended as a member of the Maxwell Certified Leadership Team. On the first day of the event, Mark Cole the CEO of the Team said, “Be the one.” Mark elaborated by stating, What does all this mean? Over the next…
Read MoreClimbing the Ladder of Leadership Development
The title of my last blog was Keep Climbing, and I wrote about the four-day International Maxwell Certification event I recently attended. Climbing the ladder often refers to vertical movement through an organizational hierarchy. The phrase has also been attached to success, but that topic will be addressed in a future blog. Are you ascending…
Read MoreKeep Climbing!
As a member of the John Maxwell Certified Leadership Team, I recently attended the semi-annual leadership conference in Orlando, Florida. It was a fantastic four-day event surrounded by like-minded people and filled with world-class speakers such as John Maxwell, Jesse Cole of the Savannah Bananas baseball team, and many more. The title of this blog…
Read MoreDependability: The Trait That Brings the Team Home
As I continue with the series on the fourteen Marine Corps leadership traits, this week’s topic is dependability. According to Merriam-Webster, dependability is “capable of being trusted or depended on: reliable.1” An Explosion In 1970, Apollo 13 was planned as the seventh manned mission to the moon. On April 11 of that year, three astronauts, James Lovell,…
Read MoreFrom Drive-Through’s to Emergency Scenes: The Pain of Indecision
In this series of articles, I have been writing about the fourteen leadership traits identified by the U.S. Marine Corps. This week’s topic is decisiveness which is the “Ability to make decisions promptly and to announce them in a clear, forceful manner.1” Indecisive People I loathe the drive through lane at fast food restaurants for…
Read MoreLeadership and Knowledge
Knowledge is the “Understanding of a science or an art. The range of one’s information, including professional knowledge and understanding of your personnel1.” The No Knowledge Firefighter It does not matter what state or country we are in, there is always a firefighter that somehow made it through the academy, but still has no concept…
Read MoreWhy Are You Judging Me?
How often have you heard someone proclaim, “Don’t judge me!” It is a phrase that is frequently used, especially when someone is feeling guilty about their behavior and decisions. This week’s topic from the Marine Corps leadership traits is judgement, “The ability to weigh facts and possible courses of action in order to make sound…
Read MoreIs Loyalty a Thing of the Past?
As I continue writing about the Marine Corps leadership traits, this week’s topic is loyalty, which is “the quality of faithfulness” to your country, spouse, family, or organization.1 However, is loyalty a disappearing trait? Is loyalty taking the same route as an outdated computer mainframe? Faithfulness is a cherished quality. I entered the fire service…
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