by Rob Salome | Jul 11, 2018 | People Development, Rob Salome, Uncategorized
Yelling. Chaos. Barking orders. It’s how Hollywood portrays military life. This view of the professionals I served with for over 27 years is skewed. Flavored by the extremes of opinion. I think I have seen every war movie made since the 1940s, and they are nothing...
by Rob Salome | Mar 16, 2018 | Leadership, People Development, Rob Salome, Uncategorized
How much energy does a pack of killer whales have? They thrive on one another, often moving into a feeding frenzy when they smell blood in the water. Given the opportunity to feed, they take advantage of it. What is even more interesting is that they hunt as a pack,...
by Rob Salome | Feb 8, 2018 | Leadership, People Development, Rob Salome
Throughout the month of February, we have a rare opportunity to hear a language that to many may seem foreign. It is one that only happens every two years. It’s the language of champions. From Friday, February 9th to Sunday, February 25th, we get to hear this language...
by Rob Salome | Dec 13, 2017 | People Development, Rob Salome, Strategy, Uncategorized
Spiders are some of the most courageous paratroopers in the world. As a paratrooper in the Army most of my career, 63 of my best friends and I would routinely jump out of planes, rapidly assemble in the dead of night, and move on to do the Nation’s bidding. I remember...
by Rob Salome | Nov 29, 2017 | Leadership, Rob Salome, Strategy
Have you ever set out on a conquest to solve a huge problem your organization faces, certain that you have a solution nailed? You gain buy-in from your team and, with confidence in your analysis, the organization commits time and resources to solve the problem. Things...