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  • Navigating Leadership Dynamics: Embracing Likability!

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – I recently came across a thought-provoking quote from psychologist Adam Grant emphasizing the significance of leaders earning the respect of their teams. It sparked cognitive dissonance and a passionate reflection.  Here’s the quote: "Leaders shouldn't aim to

  • Opportunities, advantages still abundant in this changing world

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force and American workforce is facing some dynamic and challenging times.As we struggle with inflation, we also battle unemployment and uncertainty in a changing world. As most citizens want higher pay for their services, they also want to work from

  • Be a doer, make a difference for all that matters

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Our society is obsessed with the superficial. Spend any amount of time on social media, watching sports or driving around a city and we are bombarded with ads and billboards aimed at selling us on how to look younger, more attractive or more sophisticated.The

  • The power of attitude

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – My career with the Air Force started back in 1984. I had the great pleasure of spending my 21st birthday on a bus with a bunch of other people heading to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. It’s a birthday, I promise you, I will never forget.Since that time, I’ve

  • Take bold risks in pursuit of innovation, creativity

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Over the years as a public affairs leader and technician, I have given a lot of thought to what acceptable risk is and why we take it, both on the military and civilian side. In the end, I have come up with this: Taking risk is necessary to drive innovation

  • Advance readiness by advancing education

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The great and influential scientist Albert Einstein once said: “If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.”As our teams work tirelessly to solve new problems in cyber and

  • A new view on life: Come experience all your FSS has to offer

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- A little over a year ago after arriving at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the 88th Force Support Squadron, I wrote a commentary for Skywrighter titled, “Your FSS doors are open: A plea for community engagement.” My goal was to encourage the installation

  • Striking a mighty blow, together

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – It’s not uncommon for each of us to wake up every morning and get straight to our daily routine. We get dressed, drive to work, perform our job, and return home; only to execute the same routine the next day.As we continue to perform our daily routines at

  • Great teacher, great leader

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Leadership. How do you define it? Is it a position? Is it a person? Is it a process? Maybe it’s power or influence? I would pose that the greatest leaders among us are not necessarily the senior executives, celebrated athletic coaches or respected political

  • We don’t talk anymore

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- It seems that every day the communication choices we make at home and in the workplace are becoming more relevant than at any time before.English singer Cliff Richards wrote a song titled, “We Don’t Talk Anymore.” I found the title and lyrics so fitting and