Following orders seems simple at face value: Someone tells someone what to do and the second someone does it. Done deal? Not so fast.
GIVING ORDERS? LEARN TO TAKE ORDERS FIRST
November 19, 2022 by
If you’re giving orders, congratulations Kingpin. But it works better if you know how to take orders first. Taking orders is a lifestyle, giving them is a privilege. So, where’s the disconnect?
FOLLOWING ORDERS: A PRIMER
March 1, 2022 by
Too many carry the idea that following orders eliminates personal choice. It doesn’t. Remember, when you’re ordered to do something you can do it, or not do it. That’s the first choice; let’s start there. From an experienced order-taker, this is the initial question you ask yourself: ‘Who the hell is giving orders around here?’
FROM BOOT CAMP TO VETERANS DAY 2019
November 11, 2019 by
The greatest way to see what the rest of humanity looks like is by joining the army and going through boot camp. From the mild mannered kid who turned into Sergeant Rock with his provisional rank, the college grad who joined to become an air traffic controller, they all had dreams. First they had to […]
