General Leadership

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

. “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win.”

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The foundational skill, self-awareness, allows us to recognize our emotions and tendencies as they occur. The final skill is relationship management. When I asked him why he chose me over several other people who possessed superior technical skills, he simply said, “it’s not necessarily what you do, but it is how you do it.”

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

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. “No person will make a great business who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit.”. Andrew Carnagie.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

What we fail to realize is that Presidents all started out like you and I–ordinary people honing their leadership skills and style through personal growth and experience. … Read the rest. The post Innovation through Inspiration: Presidential Leadership appeared first on General Leadership.

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General Leadership

DECEMBER 5, 2014

The maneuvers flown demonstrate the awesome capabilities and skills that all fighter pilots must possess. With high-G, high-speed, split-second accuracy and precision, the men and women of the USAF Thunderbirds leave spectators spellbound evertime.

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General Leadership

MAY 7, 2014

If our skills, competencies and judgment get us our leadership roles – it’s our Emotional Quotient (EQ), or Emotional Intelligence , that keeps us there and propels us forward into greater leadership scope, work footprint, scale and reach. The areas of Empathy and Social Skills comprise our Interpersonal dimension.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 21, 2014

Fritz discusses why courage is a skill. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.”. – Winston Churchill. Senior Curator and GeneralLeadership.com COO, Lt Col Mathew T. Originally published at [link]. … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

MAY 8, 2014

It is our belief leadership is a universal skill-set…and is defined by results, not attributes. On the other side of this motivation, we want to learn from you, to garner your leadership principles and lessons from the non-military world. Thank you for your interest in The General Leadership Foundation.

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General Leadership

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

“Tis skill, not strength, that governs a ship. GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. “ Omar Nelson Bradley. . How did you enjoy today’s post? … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

APRIL 1, 2016

Credibility is arguably one of the more important soft skills a leader must possess. It encompasses so many of the harder skills that if you make your credibility a priority as a leader – both up and down – you will be the most effective leader for your team. Read more at [link].

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

“It is the capacity to develop and improve their skills that distinguishes leaders from followers.” Successful 21 st century leaders clearly recognize the continuous need to grow in their professional knowledge, skills, and abilities to remain effective. Read more at [link]. ” Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus.

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General Leadership

MARCH 2, 2014

He had the skill to ignite a desire to improve myself, a trait I have tried to assimilate into my leadership skill set. During the debrief following the flight, he had the ability to tell me that I was less than stellar that day, but still inspire me to try harder next time. Alas, not all leaders can be as inspirational as he.

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General Leadership

DECEMBER 16, 2015

It is up to us to impart to them the talent and skill they need to accomplish their mission in a world-class fashion and at the same time make sure we get them back safely to the families that love them. Read more at [link]. The vast majority of Airmen we train are going to be somewhere in harm’s way within the next year or two.

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General Leadership

MARCH 20, 2015

As military members, we are commonly told our most marketable skill after retirement is leadership. “It is the [people] behind who make the [person] ahead.”. Merle Crowell. Yet, as you progress through the ranks and attend various military colleges, we always seem to be looking to civilian authors and courses for lessons on leadership.

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General Leadership

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Weary of feeling as though no one appreciates the unique gifts, talents and skills you so desperately want to share with the world around you. Weary of being told you don’t fit in, won’t make the cut or don’t have what it takes to play on the team. Any of this sound familiar? … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 21, 2015

It’s a skill engineers have passed on to one another for centuries–does the answer I calculated make sense?… Then he explained: if we don’t have an idea of what the answer should be when we start calculating, we’ll have no idea if we’ve gotten a reasonable answer at all. You know the adage: garbage in, garbage out.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 19, 2015

Leadership, like any endeavor is a skill that can be learned and honed through practice. Read more at [link]. “We We are shaped by practices and shape ourselves through practices. ”. Bob Dunham. What are you practicing as a leader? Just scan any online bookseller and you will find thousands of books on leadership.

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General Leadership

JUNE 17, 2015

Leadership, like any endeavor is a skill that can be learned and honed through practice. Read more at [link]. “We We are shaped by practices and shape ourselves through practices. ”. Bob Dunham. What are you practicing as a leader? Just scan any online bookseller and you will find thousands of books on leadership.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 19, 2015

This powerful talk highlights a key skill for leaders, especially leaders in today’s ever-changing environment – the ability to learn. A major challenge many of us face as leaders is that we have our blind spots, we have camouflaged them well, so we cannot see that we are no longer open to the learning and growth we absolutely need.…

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General Leadership

MAY 27, 2015

My nephew, who as a teenager, literally wore out a pirated VCR copy of the movie, went on to be a great F-15 fighter pilot, skilled in the art of basic fighter maneuvering (or dogfighting).… My children were oft times forced, against their will, to watch the show again and again. … Read the rest.

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General Leadership

APRIL 18, 2013

is designed to help provide former service members with valuable, in-demand technology skills such as software testing and data mining capabilities. Contributing $250,000 of her own money, she began the one-of-a-kind V.E.T.S. Vocations, Education and Training for Service Members) program.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Tridens in your life: people who have developed unique skills to confuse and intimidate Teammates, into a fight-or-flight mentality (with hopeful-focus on the latter). While this isn’t nature’s only example of “shock and awe,” it is worth noting due to the amazing detail of the image seemingly silkscreened across the glass-like wings.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

It is, in many ways, more congruent with one of the timeless truths associated with responsible service: we are at our best when we willfully join our unique gifts, talents, skills and strengths with those around us in support of a worthwhile cause. The point of my sharing this story with you is quite simple.

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General Leadership

MARCH 23, 2014

What we fail to realize is that Presidents all started out like you and I–ordinary people honing their leadership skills and style through personal growth and experience. Greatness comes from dreaming great dreams, and creativity and innovation is the spark which ignites dreams into action.

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Weary of feeling as though no one appreciates the unique gifts, talents and skills you so desperately want to share with the world around you. Weary of being told you don’t fit in, won’t make the cut or don’t have what it takes to play on the team. Any of this sound familiar?

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General Leadership

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Once a vision is established, a leader’s next step is to ensure he has the right people and those people have the right skills. . “Engagement at all levels inside and outside the organization is necessary to steer towards success.” ” Mentoring. This is the hard part.

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General Leadership

JANUARY 21, 2014

Today, my completed bucket list is full of job changes, new skills learned, births of children and grandchildren, as well as the deaths of loved ones. But then too, I was strengthened by the hope and faith that is so typical of “immortal” youth—and everything turned out all right.

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General Leadership

MAY 2, 2014

It is our belief leadership is a universal skill-set…and is defined by results, not attributes. On the other side of this motivation, we want to learn from you, to garner your leadership principles and lessons from the non-military world. Thank you for your interest in The General Leadership Foundation.

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General Leadership

AUGUST 6, 2013

Rather, they ask people to contribute of themselves, through their talents, skills, energy, ideas and most passionate interests. That is, they don’t seek handouts or ask people for money. In other words, they offer people opportunities to share their personal strengths by becoming citizen leaders in their own communities.

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General Leadership

JANUARY 5, 2014

To some of us, that different something may mean committing to exercise more, eat healthier, learn a new skill, eliminate a bad habit, and the list of possibilities goes on and on. We all possess skills others don’t. This year, I’ve chosen a very different resolution than I have in the past.

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General Leadership

JUNE 22, 2016

GeneralLeadership.com and the General Leadership Foundation bring Leadership Advice from America's Most Trusted Leaders to You! Read more at [link]. Precision of communication is important, more important than ever, in our era of hair trigger balances, when a false or misunderstood word may create as much disaster as a sudden thoughtless act.”.

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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.

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General Leadership

APRIL 30, 2014

Being aware of your emotions, managing your reactions and choosing a course of action is a skill mastered by those with high emotional intelligence. If used at the right time, being a disruptive leader can be beneficial to an organization, but it must be a conscious decision.

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General Leadership

MARCH 5, 2014

In today’s world, everyone needs to develop his or her leadership skills. Most notably it confirmed the following beliefs among college students: • Everyone has the potential to be a leader. Leadership cannot be separated from values. Leadership must be actively practiced. •

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