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  • Leading your boss with active followership

    In this Year of Leadership, we are all grappling with the idea of what it means to be an effective leader. An often overlooked component of it is; what does it take to be an effective follower? For that reason, February has been dedicated to the subject of followership, acknowledging that a vital

  • Reach out; before they take action

    The past ten days have been hard for the wing and me because we lost a valued member of our wing prematurely. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. It's times like these when we are reminded how crucial people are to us both at work and at home.As leaders and as wingmen, we all try to do all

  • Learning from the 'Pole of Knowledge'

    When did you first REALLY understand our "Excellence in all we do" core value? Well, I was taught a memorable lesson during my first week in Basic Training.My flight was on the drill pad, learning flanking moves. Our Military Training Instructor was barking out rapid-fire commands, over and over

  • Never lose that winning spirit

    I don't know if you are a football fan like I am or not, but I am pretty sure the vast majority of you know by now that the Pittsburgh Steelers nicked the Arizona Cardinals by scoring the winning touchdown with 35 seconds left in the game.Less than two minutes earlier, the Steelers had gone behind

  • Responsibilities: yours and your contractors

    Relationships with contractors...not something many of us think about, but certainly something we should!Consider this: There are more than 5,000 contractor employees at Patrick and the Cape, and more than 75 percent of our wing's annual budget goes to contracts. In virtually every important mission

  • Get in peak condition with an educational fitness program

    By now you have probably already heard about the findings of a recent worldwide audit on the effectiveness of the Air Force's fitness program. You know the report... the one that finds Airmen are not routinely getting their minimum prescribed weekly exercise, and that the "fit to fight" program

  • One (launch) down…more than 20 to go

    Well, one launch down - and if the current range launch schedule is correct - we have a lot more to go.By now, I'm sure you know we successfully launched a Delta 4 rocket from launch pad 37B last Saturday night at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.If you didn't get a chance to see it, you missed

  • Guideposts for successful leadership

    January's "Year of Leadership" focus on Training and Education provided me with an opportunity to reflect on the many successes and personal milestones I've experienced during a 28-year career I can only characterize as "extremely rewarding." Much of my success can be attributed to the outstanding

  • Commitment, flexibility remain key to success

    When people say "the only constant is change," I don't always know for sure if they are specifically referring to the space and launch business, but it seems to fit these days.Never before in my 20-plus years of experience as an Air Force officer have I seen an environment as dynamic as this one.

  • Give your very best to get their very best

    We hear the word 'leadership' daily, but do we really know what it means to be a good leader? Some think leadership is showing up to work on time, attending all the meetings and taking care of the mission. Not true! While leadership incorporates these activities, much more goes into being a "good

 

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