This author has yet to write their bio.Meanwhile lets just say that we are proud Dale Erhart contributed a whooping 30 entries.
Big Leadership is a term used by Major General Perry M. Smith, retired USAF. General Smith is an author and speaking coach on Leadership. His premise holds that many leaders in the high ranking positions follow not only the main principles of leadership but must exercise vision, long term thinking sometimes referred to as strategic […]
Leadership is a great topic for discussion. Like it or not, we are exposed to many examples of leadership (or lack of it) in our daily lives. So when we look at the highest level of who we call “leaders”, it is often with wonder and occasionally with contempt. Why is that? The responsibility of […]
Managers as leaders? Of course they are. But so are many others in an organization. It’s been said that managers look after things, and leaders look after people. Logic might suggest, that if the tasks don’t involve other people, then there is no requirement for leadership. Now Stephen Covey relates a great story in his book […]
Why is it that we deny our animal instincts? Is it that we feel superior to the beasts in this wonderful world? What natural behaviours can we observe in animals that help us reflect on our own desires – and ultimately our behaviour? For leadership, I suggest we look at a variety of ‘social animals’. It […]
It is a little humiliating to share my first P.A. with you as a new pilot with Air Canada. Being a Fighter Pilot, this skill was not part of my portfolio. You can imagine, I was anxious to do it just right. The plane was a Boeing 727 and I was the third pilot. Sitting […]
I didn’t always know much about public speaking but as an Airline Pilot I did know how NOT to make an announcement. “Ladies and Gentlemen: I hope you are enjoying your flight. For those of you on the right side of the aircraft, you have a magnificent view of Niagara Falls. One of nature’s greatest […]
Do you know the reason for the airline pilot uniform – and a hat? I did some research on uniforms. After all, I spent most of my professional life in one. Air Force, airlines and even the unique executive business jet uniforms were either in my closet, in my suitcase or on my back for […]
In the last post, we discussed the ‘Circle of Concern’, made smaller by the ‘Circle of Influence’1. I will likely discuss this further in a later post, but for now I promised to reflect on what I coin ‘Turning Adversity into Adventure’. This simple slogan helped my wife and me to change our paradigm and […]
In the previous post, I mentioned a puzzle – the C. of C. made smaller by the C. of I.? You have seen the image so you certainly know the answer – the Circle of Concern1 made smaller by your Circle of Influence1. The diagram shows that as we build the inside circle of influence, it begins to expand and reduces our outer circle […]
Living in the Moment – Breaking down problems into bite size pieces. We have all heard that the action of ‘living in the moment’ works well at relieving stress and anxiety. But can it help us obtain our goals as well? I invite you to live in the moment for just a few […]
