Are leaders born or made is an often debated question by leadership students and practitioners. Like many, I’ve always thought the answer is simply yes, leaders are born and made. I believe these two processes for making a leader are not mutually exclusive. A leader will be challenged to succeed without some measure of innate [...]
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Posts by: Norm Spivey
Spend any time leading and one is bound to face leadership crucibles. Crucibles are defining moments in our leadership careers that can include everything from tough moral – ethical decisions to literally life and death situations. While a bit intimidating to think about facing trials, crucibles are an important part of leader development and absolutely [...]
A lot was said about leadership during 2020 and for very good reason. In what most would agree was a challenging year, we collectively sought good leadership to guide us through difficult times. Leadership, in all its various forms is an important part of the fabric of our society. I am thankful most folks recognize [...]
Regardless of service and whether deployed or in garrison, the military does its best on Thanksgiving to pause and give thanks. Observing Thanksgiving in the military is a long standing tradition and certainly a fond memory from my service. I think there is a lot we can learn from how military members give thanks. Perhaps [...]
I am one of the fortunate military retirees who was able to land a good post military job. I am very thankful to have separated from the military in a location where the defense industry is thriving and post-service employment is plentiful. As mentioned in an earlier blog, landing a good job post military would [...]




