I Like The Cut Of His Jib !!

This is a summary of my 360 degree feedback to a former commanding officer. Skipper, there's no doubt you're going to be the leader of this community; these things may help you. You are a great...

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If you were to assess your command in these six categories, how would you score?  The foundation for success in any command can, in part, be attributed to these six areas that form the enduri...

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  The power of letters. Our Navy's leadership's willingness to recognize our greatest generation's contribution to the good of our country. I asked Admiral Dave Gove to recognize my OCS ins...

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 I did a random survey of 100 people on my Socials about who the number 1 handwritten letter influencer in the United Kingdom was. The results are not surprising to me. Dinah Johnson, foun...

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  I was inordinately fortunate during my early professional career.  I WORKED FOR SOME TRULY AWFUL LEADERS. Thus, during the subsequent free time that life sometimes provides, I always ...

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  Planning to write is not writing.  Outlining a book is not writing.  Researching is not writing.  Talking to people about what you are doing, none of that is writing.  WRITING IS WRITI...

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In no particular order. 1.  It allowed me to engage with a wonderful author and to write the Chapter 1 opening vignette for a Wall Street Journal/Amazon best-selling business book.  Dr. S...

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 Seth Godin - Delivering on never I will never miss a deadline I will never leave a typo I will never fail to warn you about a possible pitfall I will never charge you more than the competitio...

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First, let me tell you that it is a true honor and privilege to be a part of this ceremony today.  I love the United States Marine Corps.  I love the Marines.  In fact, I am a proud member...

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 I served on the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) staff as the Branch Chief for Information Assurance (J6K) and on the Secretary of Defense's staff as Staff Director for the Detainee ...

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    I think this can be applied equally to leadership. Becoming truly great at anything -- (leadership included) -- requires ten years of experience and 1,000 hours of practice per year.  ...

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  THE MUSTANG, AKA METHUSELAH Task & Purpose The Mustang has more Good Cookies (Good Conduct Medals) than a box of Chips Ahoy, and he’s an officer. He has campaign medals that no one eve...

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 There is no getting around the fact that every promotion and new position brings with it a new host of challenges, demands, relationships, problems, opportunities, and even new, and maybe pr...

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  I met with a small group of IDC officers some years back and one of my fellow Captains wanted to make sure all of us understood he was the smartest guy in the room.  It wasn't a declarativ...

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Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale - One of the five characteristics of a leader Must Be a Moralist First, in order to lead under duress, one must be a moralist. By that, I don’t mean being ...

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Many professionals do not want to write because they feel by doing so they are telling people how to think or that no one will even care what the author, regardless of rank, thinks about a su...

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  In August of 1982, after OCS and SERE/DWEST school and some leave, I reported to NSGD Atsugi to face my first division in the Navy and the Naval Security Group as a brand new Ensign. Damn, I...

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27 January 1900 – Hyman Rickover, American admiral the “Father of the Nuclear Navy” was born in Makow, Russia (now Poland). He emigrated to the United States with his family in 1906. ...

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While in command of U.S. Naval Security Group Activity Yokosuka Japan, my Executive Officer (LT Bob Duncan) and I would meet at the command at 0630 or so each morning to spend 30-45 minutes hand ...

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Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield is a native of Garden Grove, California, and a 1987 graduate of Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and French Language and Lit...

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 If you know, you know. #wineveryday  #bgreat

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  In the 1940's, the Navy used a form letter to reduce the Flag Officer Ranks. It let "My dear Admiral" down with a gentler bump. Sent in November 1945 to all of the 369 flag officers still o...

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  I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and I will obey the orders of those appointed over me. I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy and those who ...

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  "If you’re a leader, your whole reason for living is to help human beings develop—to really develop people and make work a place that’s energetic and exciting and a growth opportunity,...

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