December 2025 – Defining Done

In this post: A short discussion about defining when your task or goal has satisfactorily been met. Back in July of 2023, I wrote a post on Objectives and Key Results. That post was overall about organizing goals into subordinate tasks that eventually get you to the goal. I described the construction of task setsContinue reading “December 2025 – Defining Done”

June 2024: The Manager’s Purpose

In this shorter post: I try emphasizing doing the right thing over doing things right in the management role. I’ve just finished my seventh year on active duty. I’ve completed a permanent change of station, I’ve completed four different assignments, and I’ve worked with dozens of different people on dozens of different teams. As theContinue reading “June 2024: The Manager’s Purpose”

July 2023: Objectives and Key Results

Objectives and Key Results are a framework that an individual or an organization can use to pursue their goals. In this post, my intent is to explain what the elements of the framework are and how they work. Ideally, after you have finished reading this post, you can better organize your approach to achieving atContinue reading “July 2023: Objectives and Key Results”

July 2022: Time Management

Recent months have had some interesting inch- and milestones for me! I had been working on a novel draft that I finished at the end of June. I hit my 5th complete year of active commissioned service at the beginning of June. I completed a year of monthly posts in May. I took and passedContinue reading “July 2022: Time Management”