Avoiding Project Failure … Nothing says success like killing your project before even starting it, right? Let me explain. Picture this: You assemble your brain trust around the table to launch your next, big initiative. Saving the rain forest, responding to a disaster, overhauling the tax code, whatever. You – as the mindful leader – […]
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Raise your hand if this sounds familiar … I had a guy in class a couple of year’s back who said in his introduction: “I am retiring at the end of this week. I don’t want to be here. I was told by my *(!&@^ boss to attend.” Of course it didn’t take long to understand […]
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A couple of things I’m pretty sure of: The sun will set in the west. Out of 24 hours in your day, very little of it is consumed with thoughts of the who, how, when, why and where of an emergency evacuation of your facility. That’s why I strive for many of my articles to […]
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I was visiting my local tire shop recently for a periodic tire check and rotation. Unlike during their busy times when customers have to come inside and wait for service, I timed my arrival for a slower period. Two (2) of their associates came outside to greet me. One in front, hand outstretched, telling me […]
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The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred. ~ George Bernard Shaw Ah, communication. The first thing to fail and the first thing to be blamed for the team’s troubles. Yes, of course, Response Leaders must be good communicators but what does that actually mean? All too often communication training is built […]
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I’ve been plugging away on a new project involving the role of leadership during a crisis. Among other things, I’ve concluded that there are 4 answers that successful response leaders consistently know before everyone else. Keep reading for these common questions and answers. I’m hoping you’ll recognize some of your own leadership ‘style’ in some […]
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Personally I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. ~ Winston Churchill Our language is a fragile thang, er I mean thing. In the epitomous 21 Reasons Why the English Language is Hard to Learn we are reminded that it is a small miracle that we can ever convey […]
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A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. ~ Joseph Stalin Interesting quote from a man who was best known for his “purging” of all non-Russian’s back in the 1930’s. But like anybody, anywhere we can still learn something from them. In November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the largest storms in recorded […]
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“I believe that rendering of useful service is the common duty of mankind and that only in the purifying fire of sacrifice is the dross of selfishness consumed and the greatness of the human soul set free.” ~John D. Rockefeller, Jr. (Service is #8 of his family’s 10 principles that he shared with the United […]
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