May 3, 2018 Lupus Awareness Month: Being visible for an invisible disease But, I am sick. I have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, an autoimmune disease, which mistakenly attacks healthy tissues. It can affect the skin, joints, brain, and other organs. In my case, it is attacking my kidneys.
April 12, 2018 High-touch leadership To reduce the potential of technological isolationism, leaders must focus on using high-touch tactics, including learning about subordinates, providing continuous performance feedback and taking ownership of the organization’s actions.
April 4, 2018 Marvel’s Black Panther sets the tone for leaders everywhere For years, Air Force Professional Military Education has had leaders watch the movie “Twelve O’Clock High” as a portrayal of leadership examples, as part of the curriculum.“Twelve O’Clock High,” a World War II depiction of leadership challenges, is now dated, and in my opinion, boring and not
March 20, 2018 Technology helps overcome deployment challenges Military life is not easy. The men and women who serve in our armed forces protect our freedoms and way of life. They make tremendous sacrifices along with their families in service to our country.
Sept. 20, 2017 Three pounds, 11 ounces of resiliency In 2016 my husband and I found out I was pregnant with our second child and we were ecstatic. We had just bought our first home and the age gap between our first and second child would be three years, our "ideal" age gap. It was another girl, which is exactly what we were hoping for. We decided to
Aug. 11, 2017 Narrow the scope, improve the force Our collective failure to lead boldly and teach others to do the same has led us towards the end of our runway.
Aug. 9, 2017 Navigating the path to being forged in the crucible of anxiety With less than a week of notice, I was recently assigned a TDY to march in the Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, one of the largest and highest profile military parades in the world. The Bastille Day parade included more than 7,000 military personnel and is the oldest military parade in
Aug. 8, 2017 American, coalition airmen mark 3 years of lethal airpower against ISIS In early 2014, people across the globe were horrified by images of a menacing force sweeping across the Middle East, overwhelming superior armies and brutalizing those unfortunate enough to fall beneath its black shadow of terror. Nearly a month after the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria announced
July 18, 2017 'All in' Investing in tomorrow—Air Force Junior ROTC General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold said, “We must think in terms of tomorrow.” At Air University we do just that; tomorrow is our focus today.
Nov. 28, 2014 To innovate, we can't be afraid to fail Here's some good news. Since the birth of the airplane, Airmen have always been innovative. Innovation is resident in our DNA, just maybe a bit dormant right now.