Transformation
The Value of REBOOT Recovery
“Value is in the eye of the beholder.” The assessment of value is akin to that of beauty: it is within the purview of the evaluator. Fortunately, we have research studies that gather insights from multiple people. The graphic below outlines the results of the 2023 REBOOT Recovery Outcomes Overview study. The Type of Study…
Read MoreMy Transformation: Why I Needed A Coach, Part IV
“Old Soldiers never die, we just change uniforms.” Spending over half your life working in your chosen profession and then changing to something new doesn’t require a transition, but a transformation. We transition between positions at a job, but when you break a glass ceiling, a transformation is required. When we relocate from one location…
Read MoreLeadership Beyond the Titles
“Great titles do not automatically create great leaders.” (Republished with an updated link to the USA TODAY Online article) Some people believe that once they obtain a particular title, they are a great leader. That could not be further from the truth. Leadership does not come from titles, but from the people behind them. There…
Read MoreSeptember 11th – The Iraq I Knew
September 11th, 2001, changed The Iraq I Knew significantly. For the 10 years that followed, Iraq consumed my military service in one way or another. Book I: Into the Storm, chronicled Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm, very conventional, textbook, force-on-force combat operations. I was very confident in our abilities because we had trained for it all…
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