Why “Don’t Take it Personally” Is Terrible Work Advice
Every week the officers in our command get together and spend 20 minutes on personal and professional development training. This week we read “Don’t Take it Personally”
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A Few Good Reasons to Follow The Crowd
Behind all advice is an unspoken expectation that the one who follows ends up unhappy and unsatisfied with life. We like to think of crowed followers as lemmings simply going along with the flow and failing to living life to their the full potential.
Officer Training – Urgent vs Important w/ Colonel Mark Blum
Every week the officers in our command get together and spend 20 minutes on personal and professional development training. It is a time of discussion where we view a short video or read a short article and then discuss how we can use that information to make ourselves better, our command better, and our Navy better.
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The Building Blocks Of True Knowledge
Every week the officers in our command get together and spend 20 minutes on personal and professional development training. It is a time of discussion where we view a short video or read a short article and then discuss how we can use that information to make ourselves better, our command better, and our Navy better; in that order.
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Back Page Notes – Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss
Every month I try and read 2-3 books with a focus on reading books that are on the current or former military reading lists and are focused in on leadership, professional development, and philosophy. This week we read Never Split The Difference by Chris Voss.
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How Do your Sailors Consume the News?
Every day just after morning colors nearly every sailor goes through a predictable routine; they login to their NMCI machines to read the news. Those sailors then use the information they gathered to formulate their opinions, basises, and worldview.
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A Summary of The Two Mindsets and The Power of Believing You Can Improve
Every week the officers in our command get together and spend 20 minutes on personal and professional development training. It is a time of discussion where we view a short video or read a short article and then discuss how we can use that information to make ourselves better, our command better, and our Navy better; in that order. This week we read “Carol Dweck: A Summary of The Two Mindsets And The Power of Believing That You Can Improve”
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Back Page Notes – The 3rd Alternative by Stephen Covey
Every month I try and read 2-3 books with a focus on reading books that are on the current or former military reading lists and are focused in on leadership, professional development, and philosophy.
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General George Washington Top 4 Favorite Books
General George Washington was the commander of the Continental Army and also an avid reader. He had over 900 books
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“What Jeff Bezos Does When Amazon Gets His Order Wrong”
Every week the officers in our command get together and spend 20 minutes on personal and professional development training. This week we discussed “What Jeff Bezos Does When Amazon Get His Order Wrong.”
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Back Page Notes – The Storytellers Secret by Carmine Gallo
From TED Speakers to Business Legends, Why Some Ideas Catch On and Others Don’t.
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Back Page Notes – The Road To Character by David Brooks
“We can be knowledgeable with other men’s knowledge, but we cannot be wise with others men’s wisdom” -Montaigne The Road
Read moreOfficer Training-“5 Steps to Hard Conversations”
Every week the officers in our command get together and spend 20 minutes on personal and professional development training. It
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Back Page Note – Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson
Common Conflicts To be right VS To be Happy To be perfect VS to have inner tranquility “Teach” others the
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The Networkers OODA Loop & Arming your Contacts
Anyone who is in the military knows the value of networking. Dan Dukes takes the importance of networking to the next level by discussing how best to arm your contacts so that they can remember you long after you have departed.
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