Blog | Shawn Dawley

Will Your Funeral Sound Different From Your Retirement?

As a leader, how will you be remembered at your retirement? As a loved one, how will you be remembered at your funeral? I’ve never been...

Mental shortcuts are good, right?

Question: What has four legs, a tail, fur, and could be kept as a pet? Answer: A dog. Or a cat. Or a hamster. Or a ferret. Or a...

I Don’t Remember Driving Home!

I hang my keys on the same hook, in the same spot, every time I come home. I walk in the door, take off my shoes, walk to the wall next...

Emotional Intelligence. (Not What You Think!)

Think of some leadership successes and failures you’ve experienced. Which ones were solely attributed to your technical proficiency,...

What Type of Decision Maker Are You?

“The building is on fire! Get out, now!” “It is lunchtime. We are going to Applebee’s, now!” One of these is appropriate. One of these...

Taming the Fight-or-Flight Dragon... kinda

What does reading in front of your 7th grade class and being engaged by a surface-to-air missile have in common? Both trigger our...

Team Building

In a tactical military flight squadron, every aviator is dressed the same, from the olive drab Nomex flight suit to the standard issue...

Mentorship - Why and How

Concern: “What if we develop them and they leave?” Counterpoint: “What if we DON’T and they stay? Mentoring is one of the most...