I just learned a co-worker lives on the same street I do. If it were, say, Broadway in New York, this wouldn’t be a big deal, but my street is, technically, one block long, and, realistically, about two and a half blocks long. I’ve lived here for six months. I … Continue reading →
I had the privilege of having breakfast with Marshall Goldsmith of Marshall Goldsmith Partners and Frances Hesselbein of Leader to Leader, formerly The Drucker Foundation, as well as Mr. Larry Olson from Wiley Publishing, my commander, and seven of my colleagues this morning. I knew I was going to be … Continue reading →
Today did not begin well. My watch alarm sounded at 0530 as it does every day. I shut it off. As I do every day. At 0615 I peered at the clock thinking, I need to get up. I don’t do this every day. I’m late, I should be heading … Continue reading →
Lee Goldberg writes about Lewis Perdue‘s new book, The Perfect Killer, and the reader extras he includes–a page-specific online index. I don’t know about you, but I do stuff like this as I’m writing the book anyway. I know Holly Lisle makes a lot of extras available on her site. … Continue reading →
It’s a tough job, but somebody has to do it. We show “The Caine Mutiny” (Humphrey Bogart, Fred MacMurray) as a capstone event in our first leadership course. Students are asked to evaluate various parts of the movie in concert with what they’ve learned so far. Some of those areas … Continue reading →
The Tuskegee Airmen flew solo for their annual convention one last time this year. Next year, The Tuskegee Airmen, Inc., will join the International Black Aerospace Council for their convention. The original Tuskegee Airmen are getting more and more frail. By joining ranks, they will be more visible to a … Continue reading →
I can’t say I haven’t toyed with the idea before. I have. But why and what would I do with it? I mean after the Air Force finished using me for it. Because if I do it anytime soon, it will be for whatever the Air Force wants me to … Continue reading →
Our students get all their electronic reading assignments via an intranet configuration called Cyberbook (the contents of which also download to their laptops for off-line use when they’re at home). The same information is also linked via an Outlook calendar. Classes start Monday, and all the students are in their … Continue reading →
Normally, I don’t mention my birthday. At 45, it’s really not much of a big deal. Today was mildly different. Hubby called me in the morning (we usually talk in the evening, so a morning call is special–but not unusual on birthdays or anniversaries). I got to work, did my … Continue reading →
DaMomma talks about the world Colonel (Retired) Eileen Collins (the current shuttle commander) grew up in and contrasts it with today’s world. “Eileen Collins grew up in a world where women didn’t fly planes, much less mega-ton rocket fueled space shuttles. My daughter only knows a world where women do … Continue reading →