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Here is an excerpt from my newly released book, "Common Valor: True Stories from America's Braves, Volume 1"
Mike was working as…
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Every adversity you and the team you are leading will ever encounter is either a problem or an opportunity. Although one might think there are many different variables that would distinguish one from the other, there is really only one difference between the two – YOUR ATTITUDE. That’s right. Often times the difference between a problem and an opportunity has everything to do with how you look at the challenge at hand.
Opportunities…
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One of the questions that I am often asked is, “I’m am a newly promoted officer and I want to make some changes but I am encountering a lot of resistance, what should I do?”
Resistance can come in many forms – a micromanaging boss, a lazy or complacent culture, a core group of over inflated egos with “inner circle” mentality, and the all too common “because that’s the way we have always done it” mentality. Each…
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Endurance is a discipline worth mastering. Those who do are often the same ones who succeed in life. Most of us have experienced the battle between the inner voice and the physical body. Take jogging for example. At some point in your life you had made the decision that you needed to get in better shape. Perhaps you drove down to the local sporting…
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I would rather have one frustrated culture creator in my inner circle than 10 yes men. Yes men tell me what I want to hear. They make me feel smarter than I actually am because they are afraid of my response to…
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Va multumim pentru bun venit, cu nerăbdare să citesc articole şi schimbul de opiniile dumneavoastră.
Great to meet you, Frank — I look forward to reading your books!
Hey thanks
Hi Frank,
Thank you for the invite. I have a ton of questions about grant writing. My Dept Chief has just put me in charge of researching grants for our department and I don't even know where to start. Any advice would be very helpful.
Jeremy
Hi ,Thanks for your invite you have lot of knowledge about the subject I really happy to hear from you more . In addition we have a vacancy here in Qatar if you like to work with us its great pressure for me if you’re interested please let me know.
Regards
Baburaj
Frank,
I just read your article on department morale and thought it brought up a lot of good information. I've seen my current department go through a lot of what you talked about. Thanks for getting this important message out there. Take care, Craig
Hello Frank,
Glad to be your be your brother. I have intentionally avoided establishing a facebook account because I rarely have time to do web based socializing. I consider this...however networking and I honored to be a part of the community. We will talk shop in the near future.
Regards
Willie
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