Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Management Development, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Back in my days of being The Boss (circa 1995), my big boss, the now notorious Captain Davies would begin most of our daily meetings with questions that all started with a bad word… WHY? Why is Petty Officer Smith not working with his doctor? Why are the pens on...
Always Compete, Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Communication, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Management Development, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
As The Boss, you will only succeed if your direct reports respect you. If you’re respected, you might eventually be liked. But if your people only like you, you may never be respected. To get respect, do what you say you will do. Every two years, political...
Be the Boss, Boss On, Boss Up, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Growth, Management Development, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
In my first role as a supervisor, I was a complete failure. It was 1995 and I became the Leading Petty Officer (LPO) at the Branch Dental Clinic on the Bangor Submarine base in Silverdale, Washington. 22 techs reported to me and I oversaw staffing the clinic as well...
Always Compete, Boss On, Boss Up, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Management Development, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
As The Boss, you continually face unpleasant tasks. Sometimes it’s all you can do to venture outside the office or cubicle to handle something you’d rather not deal with. But that never works. Problems don’t sort themselves out. You’ve probably discovered that...
Be the Boss, Book Reviews, Boss On, Boss Up, Gaining an Edge, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Management Development, Professional Development
Which Boss would you rather have: #1: The screamer who gets in everybody’s business and can be a tyrant? Or #2: The wimp who hides while chaos and conflict run rampant? In my experience, Boss #2 is the worst. Why? Boss #1 already has the drive, they just lack the...
Always Compete, Be the Boss, Get Better, Go Full Speed, Goal Setting, Growth, Management Development, Motivation, Never Quit, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
Fewer places on earth are more frustrating to do business with than the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Your low expectations are met with an even lower level of enthusiasm when you enter the building and are put in multiple queues before getting service. That...
