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The Bridge To Your Big Dream

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In May of 1831, a German engineer by the name of John Augustus Roebling immigrated from Prussia to the United States of America. Just the thought of it generates a chain of “What if…?”. We are even inspired by the image of what that dream looks like at its fulfillment. But for some reason(s), many of us don’t pursue our dreams.

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Tune in Tonight! – 9pm Eastern – SiriusXM Patriot Channel 125!

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Retired May 2015) Civil Infrastructure Engineer, Project Manager, and Leadership Coach. Co-Founder: The Engineering Coach. Active Duty) Commander, 235 th Civil Engineer Flight, Maryland Air National Guard. Founder & Owner: Lead the Way Media. Lieutenant Colonel Chris Knutson, P.E., Colonel Geno Redmon.

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Three Critical Questions for Strategic Planning

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As a freshman engineering student, I remember vividly the day my professor announced we needed to know the answer before we performed the calculations. It’s a skill engineers have passed on to one another for centuries–does the answer I calculated make sense?… Read more at [link]. Henry Ford. What in blazes does he mean?

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Intern Perspective: Overcoming Adversity

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“Man was designed for accomplishment, engineered for success, and endowed with the seeds of greatness” Zig Ziegler. GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link].

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Dynamic Dozen: Be Technically and Tactically Proficient

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As a young lieutenant, I was designing an asphalt road for a road my engineer Airmen would construct during a Field Training Exercise (FTX) I was to lead.… General William R. Looney III, USAF. I remember it just like it was yesterday. … Read the rest.

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What Great Leaders Know That Good Leaders Don’t about Self-Regulation

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Consider the following: If EQ is to us, what an engine is to a car – then self-regulation is the drive train that powers how we operate. The drive train or transmission of any vehicle, transfers engine power to its wheels creating forward or backward movement.

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Motivating, Mentoring and Measuring – Leading Unfamiliar Organizations

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Alan Mulally , the former CEO of Boeing , started his career there as an aerospace engineer. The difference is the time it takes to build a framework upon which to hang those leadership principles in an unfamiliar organization. In 2006, he transitioned to the CEO of Ford Motor Company.

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