March 4, 2009 Mentoring Makes a Difference The Air Force defines a mentor as a trusted counselor or guide, someone of greater experience that helps to develop another individual into an accomplished and competent professional. Mentoring can significantly influence job satisfaction, progression and decisions to stay with or leave the Air
Feb. 25, 2009 Year of Leadership: Followership: The Forgotten Attribute of Leadership This year, Air Force Space Command is in the process of re-bluing its Airmen in the art of leadership. As we all are aware, we focus on one of the many sides of leadership each month, and February's focus is followership. If you ask anyone to describe leadership and its key attributes, the answer
Feb. 25, 2009 Want to hang out with C.O.P.S? The C.O.P.S group I'm referring to is not made up of those who carry a gun, or wear a badge and bullet proof vest. They bear the title of "Christians," carry a two-edged sword and wear the armor of God. I'm TJ Lombardi and I have the pleasure of being the current Youth Director at Malmstrom AFB
Feb. 20, 2009 Year of Leadership: Air Force's success built on followership "We have good corporals and good sergeant,s and some good lieutenants and captains, and those are far more important than good generals." -- Gen. William T. Sherman What was General Sherman talking about when he made that statement? The truth is, the Air Force can't survive without each member being
Feb. 9, 2009 Year of Leadership: Without followership, leaders are alone In the dictionary, followership is defined as the act of following a leader or supervisor. By mere happenstance, all military members have a part in followership from their first days in military training. It's more likely that most Air Force members will be followers more often than being a
Jan. 29, 2009 Year of Leadership: Game Time It's "game time!" Although we hear this often, most people fail to see the amount of dedication and effort it takes to get prepared for the "game." Most people sit back and watch it from the sidelines, in the comfort of their living room or from behind their desk. When I was asked to do an article
Jan. 22, 2009 Year of Leadership: Leadership and education go hand in hand Like our great wing commander says, "every Airman is a leader." No matter what phase in your career you are at, in each step, you received some form of education ... all the way from an airman basic up to a chief master sergeant. It amazed me when I stopped and thought about all the professional
Jan. 13, 2009 Year of Leadership: Understanding basic military relationships critical to career success Understanding basic military organizational relationships isn't something that should only be thought of and discussed during the completion of Professional Military Education. In fact, the by-products of these relationships occur around us everyday. I have always found it fascinating to consider
Jan. 13, 2009 Racism - Not on my watch, not in my country Regardless of your race, color or national origin, just like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., equality and civil rights are something we have all hoped and dreamed for. Most are familiar with the honorable words and actions of Dr. King, César Estrada Chávez, John F. Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln and Chiune
Jan. 13, 2009 I now know things that I shouldn't Technology can be a wonderful thing. With e-mail, instant messenger and Web cams, we can keep in contact with people on the other side of the world. I recently saw my son, stationed in Iraq, through a Web cam. It was great to see him and talk to him as if we were in the same room. Cell phones are