I’m excited that there a couple of guest posts coming. I’ll be posting one in the next couple of days and then the second will be next week some time. But in…
Series: Leading on the Seas
A series of posts exploring leadership through sailing metaphors and illustrations.
Leading Three Sheets to the Wind
I thought for the next installment of my unorganized series of posts that I could call “Leading on the Seas” that I would choose one of the more colorful terms in sailing…
Empowerment and the Wind in our Sails
Here’s the next installment of “Leading on the Seas.” I chose another fairly common phrase in today’s vernacular – “taking the wind out of their sails.” Here’s the basic definition via wikipedia:Taking…
Ringing the Bell of Communication
I’m excited to post the next installment of leading on the seas today. So far all the posts have related to “wind” in some way, so I’m excited to go a different…
Identifying the Ox-Eye
Here’s the next installment of “Leading on the Seas”: While often known just as a flower term, an ox-eye is “A cloud or other weather phenomenon that may be indicative of an…
Bearing an Albatross
Here’s another reflection in the “Leading on the Seas” series of posts here. Check the category link to “Leading on the Seas” for a listing of other posts in the series. There’s…
The Reverse Albatross
Earlier this week I posted on leadership albatrosses. Today, I’m flipping that discussion on its head and posting on a phenomenon that might be able to be called a “reverse albatross.” While…
Taking an In-Water Survey (Evaluating on the Go)
Here’s the next installment of the “Leading on the Seas” series. Head over to the “Leading on the Seas” link in the list of categories to the right for more in the…
Keeping Things Above Board
The phrase “Above Board” has long been associated with transparency and integrity – that nothing is shady or being hidden for corrupt purposes or selfish gain. This term is anchored in marine…