Dr Lugo and Chief conclude the season with their discussion on gratitude, valuing, and appreciating. As the holiday season approaches, those concepts are important to consider and practice, particularly when maintaining our personal resilience. We thank all of our listeners for following us and hope that what you've heard in these episodes will help empower you to be your best self. We're grateful for your support, we value you, and appreciate you taking the time to join us. We'll see you again in January 2025. Until then, Happy Holidays!

Dr Lugo and Chief share their thoughts on the importance and significance of Veteran's Day. It's not about grilling hamburgers and hot dogs. Having served in the military, they both have experiences and perspectives on that holiday, including the concepts of unity, community, culture, initiative, and purpose.

Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez discuss a most important practice that many leaders neglect, the practice of solitude, and its power. Dr Lugo express how leaders, and people in general, often lose their ability to hear their own voice and tend to repeat what others are saying. Chief shares how reflecting on one's character affects one's leadership.

In this episode, Dr Lugo and Chief think, then share, their thoughts on the idea of thinking. They discuss Future's Thinking including Jim Dator's Four Futures and other thoughts on thoughts. Thinking is good, but as Dr Lugo says, it has to evolve into action!

We often discuss how to be a leader, but seldom contemplate where does leading start. Dr Lugo and Chief share their thoughts on leading oneself, or Self Leadership. Dr Lugo suggests that there are two areas to consider to begin the process, What's Important and Time Management. Of course, Chief will banter with him, but they'll agree in the end.

Here's part 2 of our discussion on Coaching with our guest, Mr Timmothy Dickens, who is a professional executive coach, among other things. We talked about the history, the context, the skills of coaching and how to do it correctly, in the first episode. Here we continue the discussion of the future of coaching, including the affects of AI on this important communication and development process.

As we do periodically, we recently did a LIVE! episode of Leaders and Futures with our guest, Mr Timmothy Dickens, who is a professional executive coach, among other things. We talked about the history, the context, the skills of coaching and how to do it correctly. Yeah, we bantered a little. A lot of fun and learning by all!

Dr Lugo and Chief Vásquez banter a bit about the importance and effect that first impressions make, positive and negative, and how leaders are perceived by the first impressions they set. Dr Lugo suggests that they must be consistent, values-based, and aligned with organizational goals and purpose in order to have a positive impact.