My Random Life

Impromptu Austin trip….What an eventful trip! One that will remain in our memory forever.  What started off originally as an impromptu non-rev trip to Chicago…which bit the dust cuz of flight cancellations….we decided to drive to Austin instead! K had a great experience in Austin downtown and had been harping for a while that we should all go, and yesterday was the day! I was already disappointed two weeks ago when we couldn’t make it to the impromptu San Antonio trip…so this was redemption time!  We hopped back into the jeep, ate breakfast in our favorite First Watch and drove off! Reached Downtown Austin by lunch time, our room in “Line” wasn’t ready so we left our luggage at the hotel and went for lunch in Corner restaurant, J W Marriott. Got a nice lounge table and hung out there for a few hours…had a couple of drinks and A ate his favorite cheese sandwich with fries n Ofcourse ended the meal with white ice cream. Was a really good afternoon!  The started our itch for...

Extreme Ownership All responsibility for success and failure rests with the Leader.  The leader must own everything, there is no one else to blame.  The leader bears responsibility to explain the mission, develop tactics and provide training to achieve the mission.  If there are people who underperform in the team, the leader had the responsibility to train and mentor them. If they still don’t improve and are hurting the team’s performance then leader must make the tough call to terminate that person and hire someone else.  Taking ownership when things fail requires courage and humility. But it’s absolutely necessary to learning, growing as a leader and improving a team’s performance.  Leaders should not have emotional attachments to plans or agendas and should have the organization’s problems in mind.  Such leaders should not take credit for successes but should bestow that honor upon his subordinates and team members.  When leaders set such an exampl...