Do You Know Why You Need a Strategic Plan?

Do You Know Why You Need a Strategic Plan?

To communicate company goals internally and externally, your business must have a strategic plan. But why?  Say your 2020 objective is to increase revenue by 20%, but you don’t tell anyone. How can you reasonably expect to achieve that goal? Don’t carry the burden of...

Deployed for the Holidays

During my 31 years in the Navy, I was deployed or stationed overseas during the holidays nine times. And I loved every minute of it!! Now, some of you may wonder why I loved being far from loved ones during the one time of the year when family is highlighted, and the...
The Courage to Trust Your Team

The Courage to Trust Your Team

The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him.- Henry Stimson Leadership is commonly associated with action – trying, doing, achieving. However, there is another side to leadership that focuses on the followers: trust. As leaders, we need to actively trust...