There is a phenomenon known to flying instructors that is a focus of advancing students through the beginning phases of learning to fly. (Author’s note – The author has never flown a real plane or helicopter, but did participate in model rocketry as a youth and once briefly owned a gas-powered P51 model airplane). The […]
Category Archives: Acts as a Coach and Mentor
August
05
Those That Do, Teach
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
George Bernard Shaw is generally credited with the century-old maxim that suggests teachers are generally failures at the things they are trying to impart unto others. While that may not be the most insightful translation ( I would give Shaw a bit more credit for the point he was trying to make), the saying is […]
April
05
Things The Boss Doesn’t Tell You
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Having just concluded a post about not keeping secrets, it occurred to me that in fact, there are probably a few secrets your boss hasn’t, and won’t ever, tell you. Examining them is food for thought for the new leader and aspiring leader. The experienced leader should also take note because if you can’t check the […]
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 […]
January
13
What Kind Of Follower Are You?
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
This blog is about the art of leadership, and as I have said on several occasions, is aimed at the leader, the aspiring leader, and those who are led. Many of the topics I have covered thus far focus in on the perspective of those first two groups. The last group, the led, are known by another […]
December
22
Culture vs. People
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
In my morning newspaper today was a story about the hometown college football team who suspended the quarterback for the rest of the season for violating a team rule. While this may not be a higher order “man bites dog” story, I was struck by a number of elements to the drama. The player in […]
September
29
The Learning Leader
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
The other day, I had the opportunity to briefly chat with a colleague whom I had managed for several years, and who themself was now in a leadership position. The general conversation was about how they had identified some key sources of leadership guidance early on and continually referred to it whenever a particular problem or issue […]
May The Force Be With You – Empowering Others
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
As a leader, you have countless opportunities to be exposed to the various “competencies” of the leadership craft. It is understandable (and perhaps frustrating) that the manner in which these skills are portrayed in whichever media you have chosen (including this blog) do not necessarily come with a full proof plan for absorbing and executing […]
Put me in the game, Coach! – Acting as a Coach and Mentor
posted by Jeffrey Thomason
Coaching and mentoring are two skills that all good leaders practice often and well, while the leaders at the lower end of the employee satisfaction survey…well, not so much. Is there a difference between the two? For the purposes of this post, we will treat these as different levels of focus using similar skills. The […]
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