Thumper – Lead High Performance

13 December 201713 December 2017Leadership by Experience

Leaders Create a Culture of Respect

The second brick in the foundation of leadership that’s necessary when leading leaders is respect. The leader must model respect and demand it of their teams. Respect must go both ways, up as well as down, and most of the burden falls on the leader’s shoulders. Respect is both inherent, and it is earned. It […]

6 December 20175 January 2021The Five Be's

The Thumper Rule – If You Don’t Have Something Nice to Say

I heard my father’s voice in my head: “Be nice,” so I choked out a strained “thank you” through a fake smile. What I really wanted to say was, “Are you KIDDING me?!!” The young Airman standing in front of me had very proudly secured an all black Toyota Forerunner from the Ahmed Al Jaber […]