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The Missing Competency
Students of leadership in any organization have, at one time or another, considered defined leadership competencies as a road map of sorts for personal growth. Often grouped under headings such as...
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We are Smarter than Me
(With special thanks to Peter Stinson who first introduced me to the possibilities of WIKI Based knowledge management.) Of all the jobs in the Coast Guard, vessel inspections presents newcomers with...
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A Plea to Texas Lawmakers
I received a copy of a powerful letter sent to members of the Texas State Senate and Governor Rick Perry. The Letter is from a reader whose grandson drowned last year. Shortly after his death, she...
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Generation Vet: The New Young Heroes
I’ve always been more than a little uneasy on Veterans Day. I’ve worn a uniform most of my life and in the last decade – for obvious reasons – the number of times I hear “thank you for your service”...
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Mea Culpa – Repost
(Well – that took a little longer than I thought it should (3 years?) but Blagojevich finally found out he did something wrong. A few years ago, the incredulous way he said “I did nothing wrong”...
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Inspired vs. Required
A traveler saw two men cutting stone from a mountain and placing the blocks on carts. He asked them, “What are you doing?” One said, “Can’t you see? We’re cutting stones from this mountain.” The other...
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Redefining Limits: The Hidden Value of Hard
There is a value to pushing the limits and expectations on students that has been lost because the training community failed to define the value inherent in these methods. In not applying a performance...
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