General Leadership

DECEMBER 7, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Turn your radio dials to SiriusXM Channel 125 tonight at 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific) for the #GeneralLeadership Hour on the David Webb Show! On the first Wednesday of every month, we strive to bring you the opportunity to engage with our team and our guests virtually and on-the-air with the radio program and live Twitter stream.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week.”. General George S. Patton. After all the instruction and practice on the beach, it was time to actually put my board into the ocean and paddle out to the break.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “They criticize our generation, but they forget who raised it.” Anonymous. In today’s workforce we have four generations of workers. Effective leaders understand the perspectives, values, and paradigms that shape each generation and the all-encompassing and frequently discussed subject of generational leadership.

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General Leadership

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Admiration of the Nation. We’re the finest ever seen. And we glory in the title. Of United States Marines” Early words to the last stanza of the first verse of the “Marines’ Hymn”. Happy 241st Birthday to the U.S.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss … The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert. The leader leads, and the boss drives.” Theodore Roosevelt. Many times when I am called in by an organization it is to “fix” an employee who is not meeting the expectations of the boss and the organization.

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 14, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “I don’t know whether this is the best of times or the worst of times, but I assure you it’s the only time you’ve got.” – Art Buchwald. Standing in front of the assembled group of more than 150 staff to tell them they were being reorganized–again–was a little daunting to say the least.

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less” Robert E. Lee. As a leader, you can’t be omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent…that’s someone else’s job description.

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 13, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “It follows then as certain as that night succeeds the day, that without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious.” President George Washington.

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General Leadership

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Gumby is a great example of the rigid-flexibility needed in a 21 st century resilient leader.” Joe Thornell. Being a leader is tough duty. On the best days and on the worst days, leadership is tough skating.

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 17, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “You’ve got to know when to hold them…and know when to fold them.” Kenny Rogers – The Gambler. How many times in life were you told to never give up? Vince Lombardi , legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1959-1967, famously said, “Winners never quit and quitters never win!

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General Leadership

DECEMBER 9, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Good tactics can save even the worst strategy. Bad tactics will destroy even the best strategy.” -Gen George Patton. Planning for greatness is very important, but just like the surfer sitting in the lineup at some point you have to actually drop in and ride the waves.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,’ that would suffice.” Meister Eckhart. In 1863, in the midst of a Civil War that had been raging for more than two years and shortly following the Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg, Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation to Americans: “Set apart a

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General Leadership

DECEMBER 5, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. The secret of happiness is: find something more important. than you are and. dedicate your life to it. Daniel Dennett, Philosopher. The U.S.A.F. Thunderbirds move in unison, seemingly thinking and acting as one…at over 1,000 miles-per-hour.

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. A leader without passion. is merely a manager. –@ChrisRStricklin. Leadership is Passion. Leadership is the passion to make an organization better. Leadership is the passion toward each team member, pushing them toward a higher level of accomplishment.

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General Leadership

DECEMBER 12, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “…truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking”. -Malcolm Gladwell, from Blink. What do you think of when you read the title? Do you think of an organization that lacks regulation, rules and policies, and a requirement to gather a large amount of information to be analyzed before making a decision?

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General Leadership

MARCH 25, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.” Voltaire. Leadership is not about having the right answers, it is the ability to ask the correct questions. It is a compilation of lived and learned experiences, the experiential education which bounds your way of thinking and does not define a rulebook.

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General Leadership

MARCH 23, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Success on any major scale requires you to accept responsibility. In the final analysis, the one quality that all successful people have is the ability to take on responsibility.” — Michael Korda.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Remember one thing…. you screw up just this much and you’ll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog-doo out of Hong Kong.”. Commander Tom “Stinger” Jordan. For me, one of the best scenes in the whole Top Gun movie is the dressing down that Commander “Stinger” Jordan gives Maverick as he sends him off to Top Gun with the admonition that if he mes

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.” Ferdinand Foch. This post was co-written by Col Albers and his friend/mentor, Joe Scrivner. For more on Joe Scrivner, please see the bio posted at the bottom of this article.

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 3, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. “ Amelia Earhart. . How did you enjoy today’s post? If you liked what you read, sign up for our frequent newsletter by clicking HERE — and you’ll also receive our handy Leader’s Reference List. . … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Selflessness. As a leader, we must understand true leadership is not found in an individual, but the individuals developed. The measure of our success is found in the success of those we lead. At the heart of this statement is a true selflessness in which you know the ultimate purpose of leadership is to build your organization a more capable leader

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General Leadership

OCTOBER 5, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Turn your radio dials to SiriusXM Channel 125 tonight at 9pm Eastern (6pm Pacific) for the #GeneralLeadership Hour on the David Webb Show! On the first Wednesday of every month, we strive to bring you the opportunity to engage with our team and our guests virtually and on-the-air with the radio program and live Twitter stream.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. The following short story is part 2 of a special 2-part series sponsored by General John E. Michel related to veteran’s stories and others-centered leadership. This particular story was written by USMC Sgt John Preston, who will be a guest on our Wednesday evening radio program tonight at 9pm Eastern/6pm Pacific.

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General Leadership

JUNE 13, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing” Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States.

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General Leadership

JANUARY 8, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Leaders don’t force people to follow, they invite them on a journey.” Charles S. Lauer. Setting the example is a primary function of every leader. We speak of this 24/7/365 activity with statements like, “lead from the front, large and in charge, out front all the time, and on the front line to name a few.” I have always bel

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General Leadership

JANUARY 25, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. Harold S. Geneen. During the 1950-1953 Korean War, American fighter pilots dominated the skies, even though the Soviet-made MiG-15 jets were faster and more nimble than the American F-80 and F-86s.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.”. Andrew Carnagie. Delegation is a key skill every leader must master in order to be fully effective. From my observations it’s a skill that takes years to develop beyond being a simple means of shifting tasks from oneself to another.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.” Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus. Successful 21 st century leaders clearly recognize the continuous need to grow in their professional knowledge, skills, and abilities to remain effective.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.” William Pollard. We’ve all heard some version of the famous axiom “I have arrived!” Whether it was landing the job you always wanted, finishing an educational program or even winning a game of Monopoly, that phrase seems to ent

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “A man has integrity if his interest in the good of the service is at all times greater than his personal pride, and when he holds himself to the same line of duty when unobserved as he would follow if his superiors were present”. – General S.L.A.

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General Leadership

MAY 23, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.” Ernest Hemingway. Do your followers trust you? What about your peers, or your family? Of course, you answer. Are you sure?

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General Leadership

MARCH 16, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “Leaders who see their role as serving others leave the most lasting legacy.” James Kouzes and Barry Posner. This blog post came to me after recently seeing numerous online headlines about our 44 th President seeking to establish his legacy.

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General Leadership

JULY 22, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “An idealist is a person who helps other people be prosperous.” Henry Ford. Is idealism dead or alive in America? According to Merriam Webster, idealism is the attitude of a person who believes that it is possible to live according to a very high standard of behavior and honesty.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 15, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Perception is reality. No matter how you view yourself, your profile as a leader will be constructed for you by those with which you work and interact. -Jordan Tinney. Faking Your Way to Authenticity? Seems like a contradiction.

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General Leadership

JULY 15, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Airmen and Soldiers load into the back of a mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle Dec. 11 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jason Epley). “When things go wrong in your command, start wading for the reason in increasing larger concentric circles around your own desk.” – General Bruce D.

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General Leadership

MARCH 18, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.” Friedrich Nitzsche. Being a leader can be tiring. After all, you have your team relying on you to be there for them to answer questions, provide direction, and make things happen.

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APRIL 27, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.”. Peter Marshall. Avoiding stress in professional life is like achieving work-life balance or eliminating risk: it’s not possible.

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