I recently had the opportunity to participate as a neutral factfinder in what would commonly be considered an “EEO” complaint. The process from that perspective brought back not so fond memories of a prior experience when I was actually a party to the fact-finding. Being in the “good” chair this time instead of the spotlight, and working […]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
February
26
Happy Birthday, “Front of the Jersey”!!
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Today marks one year since the launch of this blog on February 26, 2013. Since that time, I have been able to put 65 blog posts up here for your consumption. This averages out to more than one per week for the past year and I can freely admit to the followers of this blog that […]
February
26
Competence vs. Character – The Army Dilemma
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Recently, the top two generals in the United States Army, Chief of Staff Ray Odierno, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, told the Associated Press that the Army has suffered from a loss of focus and a failure to balance character with competence ….Sometimes in the past we’ve overlooked character issues […]
February
14
Captain Miller’s Rule – Gripes Go Up
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
War movies are sort of a cliche for finding leadership material. For one, they are not everyone’s favorite genre’, so a respectable portion of aspirant leaders may not read any farther when someone starts quoting their favorite scenes. On the other hand, the topic of leadership is something endemic to the military, especially due to the […]
February
10
The Vision Thing – Motivating Others
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
There is an oft-quoted parable used to illustrate how vision translates down to the team. It centers around three stonemasons working at a job site who are asked what they are doing by a visitor. The first one, sweat pouring from his brow, grumpily replies that he is “cutting stone.” The second stonemason sighs, and says […]
February
07
How Much Are Style Points Worth?
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Before you spit your morning beverage of choice out, have confidence that the answer to the title of this blog will be to your liking. I was struck by a recent post in Leadership Freak that discussed more than a few ways to be IR-relevant. It also recalled for me an item in Forbes from a […]
February
01
The Natural Order of Things
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
It would not be a stretch to say that if you asked many people what the “natural career progression” would be at work, you would get many answers. This is a topic that is different with every team and is a product of organizational economic stability, culture, experience, and potentially even the dominating personality of the […]
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