RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 15, 2022

In leadership as in the marathon, it's not the finish line we need to focus on, but the 18th mile, if we want to reach our goal; here's why. The post The 18th Mile: It’s Not the Finish Line Leaders Should Focus On appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

To the trained eye, no. After some more minor adjustments, we perfected our technique, and ended up arriving at our destination a full 10 minutes before the other crew. Creating Unexpected Wins. Is this yet another classic story of the underdogs beating out a superior opponent?

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Running in the rain: It's something I don't want to do, yet very much need to. Here's how I got myself out the door, and how to get yourself to do things you don't want to do, too. The post Running in the Rain: What to Think About When You Think About Quitting appeared first on RapidStart Leadership.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 30, 2018

Every day my teams went “outside the wire” to train and advise the Iraqi Border Police along a 200 kilometer stretch of international boundary. It was one of the toughest jobs I’d ever had. For a year, I commanded a small combat outpost on the Iran-Iraq border.

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RapidStart Leadership

MARCH 23, 2017

Train the new person. Do this at the beginning, so everyone knows that they are important at the outset. The point is not to use them as a weapon to write someone up, but to encourage the right behaviors so the whole team is more effective. This is when they will be the most receptive.

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RapidStart Leadership

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Break training down to the smallest level as quickly as possible. P eople appreciate it when you use their time efficiently, so be prepared. Make it easy to identify who the leaders are – colored shirts, or even hairnets help volunteers to know who to turn to with questions.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Train, prepare, practice. We all recognize this “weakest link” idea, but sometimes forget to act on its implications. If you want to move faster, get the best possible people on your team, and focus your efforts on helping your teammates get better. Challenge each other to improve. Click To Tweet. It’s over when you decide it’s over.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 2, 2017

And in March I’ll extend to race distance and do more training in the hills. With the time available, I’ll use January to get accustomed to running regularly again. In February I’ll lengthen the runs. You can see my daily goals on the example Goal-Setting Worksheet.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 17, 2019

If leading your army feels like a parade, you might be doing it wrong. Appearances are important, and first impressions matter, but too often we can find ourselves overly focused on how things look at the expense of how well they function. When it comes to leading your army, what … Leading Your Army: Is This Really the One You Wanted?

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 17, 2018

How do you improve your team with an After Action Review? The After Action Review (AAR) is a deceptively simple yet powerful way to stimulate the growth and performance of any group of people.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 27, 2017

His idea was that training hard and preparing with diligence can save a lot of pain, whatever your battlefield happens to be. I’d much rather move a paper couch 100 times with my fingers than move the real thing twice with my back. Patton liked to say “A pint of sweat is worth a gallon of blood.” A pint of sweat is worth a gallon of blood.

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MAY 23, 2017

This may require a little cross-training, but that’s a good thing. If everyone always does the same things the same ways, pretty soon nobody is learning anything, and everybody only knows one job. Switch things up by rotating duties and functions. Shuffle the team. Great teams have members with diverse perspectives and experiences.

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