Like many new leaders, I was given an opportunity to lead because I was good at my job. The only problem was, my job at the time wasn’t leading. Leadership is a different job that requires a completely different set of skills than what I had learned up to that
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One of a leader’s primary responsibilities is to enable their team to be successful. But how exactly do you impact your team’s success as a leader? On the surface, it might seem that a leader’s job is to “get the right people on the bus”. Perhaps by hiring exceptional candidates
Are leaders born or are they made? This is an essential question for organizations to answer. All teams need leaders, but the approach to finding these leaders will vary greatly depending on what you believe. An organization that believes leaders are born will invest heavily in recruiting top leadership talent
On Memorial Day, I honor the memory of Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy by sharing his story. Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Murphy was raised on Long Island (in Patchogue). He went to college at Penn State and earned a dual bachelors in Political Science and Psychology. After college he accepted commission
36 years ago on January 28th, the ill-fated STS-51-L mission launched and, 73 seconds into flight, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart due to an O-ring seal failure in the right Solid Rocket Booster (SRB). 17 years later, nearly to the day, the Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart upon re-entry after
As a lover of all things space, I was super excited to watch a series of YouTube videos published by Tim Dodd (Everyday Astronaut) where he was given a tour of SpaceX’s StarBase facility in Boca Chica by none other than Elon Musk. While I got the expected doses of
Shortly after beginning my career in higher-ed I stumbled upon Simon Sinek’s “How Great Leaders Inspire Action” Ted talk. I was intrigued. The concept clicked with me. I immediately saw the practical application in business. However, at the time, I made the mistake of thinking “I’m not a business leader,