Season’s greetings! It’s that time again. Well, yes, the holidays, but also for another exciting edition of the Leadership Toolbox! Capt. Fletch here, hoping this holiday season finds you merry and bright. Last month, we discussed the near-term future of leadership and the importance of leading with an open mind. This month, I wanted to try something new.
As many of you know, I am a proud dad of two kids who have taught me more about leadership than any training or deployment could have. Well, this fall I volunteered again to coach my son’s baseball team for the season after we lost the championship game in the spring by one run. As fates would have it, we made it back to the championship game several weeks ago. Yet, again we lost by — you guessed it — one run.