Getting Back to the Basics Through Orienteering

Getting Back to the Basics Through Orienteering

With the blessing of mild weather recently, I had the chance to get back out and run through an orienteering/land navigation course at a local state park.  Orienteering is essentially a competitive or noncompetitive recreational activity in which participants use a...
Don’t Let Talent Become Your Next Crisis

Don’t Let Talent Become Your Next Crisis

What a wild ride it has been for Supply Chain leaders!  I can’t help but think of the image we all remember of the test pilot strapped into the rocket rail-sled testing the impact of wind and g-forces in rapid acceleration.  With the extreme acceleration, the ability...
The Right Thing To Do

The Right Thing To Do

Rather than tell you how many years ago, I’ll just use “a few years back” to share this leadership lesson received when I was a newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.  I’ll never forget the day when my wife and my mom pinned the gold bars on my...
Elements of Leadership

Elements of Leadership

Recently I rediscovered a blog written by General (Retired) Dennis Reimer. The title of his blog is Turning Challenges Into Opportunities. The link is provided below and is worth the read. I remembered reading the article a couple of years ago and recalling how much...