Leadership at the Speed of Send
@latsos.bsky.social
Leadership is challenging, rewarding, & exhilarating. Also lonely, terrifying, & exhausting. And it has a habit of choosing us when we least expect it. So make it a lifestyle. A constant practice. Do it intentionally. I’m here to help you.
USMC Leadership Traits: JJ DID TIE BUCKLE(E*)
Judgment: Makes sound decisions
Demonstrates:
1: Never
2: Rarely
3: Occasionally
4: Frequently
5: Always
In Reply, name a leader & score them.
*Empathy added Aug 2024
Judgment: Makes sound decisions
Demonstrates:
1: Never
2: Rarely
3: Occasionally
4: Frequently
5: Always
In Reply, name a leader & score them.
*Empathy added Aug 2024
September 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
USMC Leadership Traits: JJ DID TIE BUCKLE(E*)
Judgment: Makes sound decisions
Demonstrates:
1: Never
2: Rarely
3: Occasionally
4: Frequently
5: Always
In Reply, name a leader & score them.
*Empathy added Aug 2024
Judgment: Makes sound decisions
Demonstrates:
1: Never
2: Rarely
3: Occasionally
4: Frequently
5: Always
In Reply, name a leader & score them.
*Empathy added Aug 2024
USMC Leadership Traits: JJ DID TIE BUCKLE(E*)
Justice: Gains the trust & respect of subordinates by displaying fairness & impartiality
Demonstrates:
1: Never
2: Rarely
3: Occasionally
4: Frequently
5: Always
In Reply, name a leader & score them.
*Empathy added Aug 2024
Justice: Gains the trust & respect of subordinates by displaying fairness & impartiality
Demonstrates:
1: Never
2: Rarely
3: Occasionally
4: Frequently
5: Always
In Reply, name a leader & score them.
*Empathy added Aug 2024
September 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
USMC Leadership Traits: JJ DID TIE BUCKLE(E*)
Justice: Gains the trust & respect of subordinates by displaying fairness & impartiality
Demonstrates:
1: Never
2: Rarely
3: Occasionally
4: Frequently
5: Always
In Reply, name a leader & score them.
*Empathy added Aug 2024
Justice: Gains the trust & respect of subordinates by displaying fairness & impartiality
Demonstrates:
1: Never
2: Rarely
3: Occasionally
4: Frequently
5: Always
In Reply, name a leader & score them.
*Empathy added Aug 2024
LATSOS Ep13: Integrity Redux
Anyone I ask says integrity is an important trait, behavior, characteristic, etc.. Yet I have observed numerous people who hesitate to hold themselves or others accountable for integrity violations — or, more disturbing, trust & support those who objectively lack it.
Anyone I ask says integrity is an important trait, behavior, characteristic, etc.. Yet I have observed numerous people who hesitate to hold themselves or others accountable for integrity violations — or, more disturbing, trust & support those who objectively lack it.
July 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
LATSOS Ep13: Integrity Redux
Anyone I ask says integrity is an important trait, behavior, characteristic, etc.. Yet I have observed numerous people who hesitate to hold themselves or others accountable for integrity violations — or, more disturbing, trust & support those who objectively lack it.
Anyone I ask says integrity is an important trait, behavior, characteristic, etc.. Yet I have observed numerous people who hesitate to hold themselves or others accountable for integrity violations — or, more disturbing, trust & support those who objectively lack it.
Absolute qualifiers are easily proven to be inaccurate. After all, merely one counter-example disproves the assertion.
That said, I have long held to the absolute that if people cannot trust each other, they are worthless to each other. Leaders must establish, preserve, & strengthen. (1/7)
That said, I have long held to the absolute that if people cannot trust each other, they are worthless to each other. Leaders must establish, preserve, & strengthen. (1/7)
July 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Absolute qualifiers are easily proven to be inaccurate. After all, merely one counter-example disproves the assertion.
That said, I have long held to the absolute that if people cannot trust each other, they are worthless to each other. Leaders must establish, preserve, & strengthen. (1/7)
That said, I have long held to the absolute that if people cannot trust each other, they are worthless to each other. Leaders must establish, preserve, & strengthen. (1/7)
LATSOS Ep12: Tact Redux
Tact is important, but absent candor, tact can be little more than bootlicking, sucking up, or sycophancy.
Likewise, candor without tact can be little more than bullying.
Balanced with candor, tact can be a powerful communication and leadership tool.
Tact is important, but absent candor, tact can be little more than bootlicking, sucking up, or sycophancy.
Likewise, candor without tact can be little more than bullying.
Balanced with candor, tact can be a powerful communication and leadership tool.
July 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
LATSOS Ep12: Tact Redux
Tact is important, but absent candor, tact can be little more than bootlicking, sucking up, or sycophancy.
Likewise, candor without tact can be little more than bullying.
Balanced with candor, tact can be a powerful communication and leadership tool.
Tact is important, but absent candor, tact can be little more than bootlicking, sucking up, or sycophancy.
Likewise, candor without tact can be little more than bullying.
Balanced with candor, tact can be a powerful communication and leadership tool.
LATSOS Ep11: Tact
This is the episode where I start out talking about tact, then go off (tactfully?) on a tangent about the importance of living our leadership traits & not following or supporting a leader who doesn’t live them.
Also, I’m not at all sure what’s going on with that cowlick at 1:58.
This is the episode where I start out talking about tact, then go off (tactfully?) on a tangent about the importance of living our leadership traits & not following or supporting a leader who doesn’t live them.
Also, I’m not at all sure what’s going on with that cowlick at 1:58.
June 26, 2025 at 3:27 AM
LATSOS Ep11: Tact
This is the episode where I start out talking about tact, then go off (tactfully?) on a tangent about the importance of living our leadership traits & not following or supporting a leader who doesn’t live them.
Also, I’m not at all sure what’s going on with that cowlick at 1:58.
This is the episode where I start out talking about tact, then go off (tactfully?) on a tangent about the importance of living our leadership traits & not following or supporting a leader who doesn’t live them.
Also, I’m not at all sure what’s going on with that cowlick at 1:58.
LATSOS Ep10: Decisiveness
The ability to make effective decisions is perhaps one of the greatest burdens of leadership.
You don’t need to make the right decision every time, but you do have to make timely decisions consistent with your values & in the best interests of those you serve.
The ability to make effective decisions is perhaps one of the greatest burdens of leadership.
You don’t need to make the right decision every time, but you do have to make timely decisions consistent with your values & in the best interests of those you serve.
June 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM
LATSOS Ep10: Decisiveness
The ability to make effective decisions is perhaps one of the greatest burdens of leadership.
You don’t need to make the right decision every time, but you do have to make timely decisions consistent with your values & in the best interests of those you serve.
The ability to make effective decisions is perhaps one of the greatest burdens of leadership.
You don’t need to make the right decision every time, but you do have to make timely decisions consistent with your values & in the best interests of those you serve.
LATSOS Ep9: Initiative
Back to JJ DID TIE BUCKLE.
Fostering initiative will help you get the most out of a team.
The power of a team is that any two members are probably smarter, stronger, faster, & more creative than an individual leader. So don’t control them, unleash them!
Back to JJ DID TIE BUCKLE.
Fostering initiative will help you get the most out of a team.
The power of a team is that any two members are probably smarter, stronger, faster, & more creative than an individual leader. So don’t control them, unleash them!
June 26, 2025 at 3:11 AM
LATSOS Ep9: Initiative
Back to JJ DID TIE BUCKLE.
Fostering initiative will help you get the most out of a team.
The power of a team is that any two members are probably smarter, stronger, faster, & more creative than an individual leader. So don’t control them, unleash them!
Back to JJ DID TIE BUCKLE.
Fostering initiative will help you get the most out of a team.
The power of a team is that any two members are probably smarter, stronger, faster, & more creative than an individual leader. So don’t control them, unleash them!
LATSOS Ep8: Trust
Taking a side trip off the JJ DID TOE BUCKLE path to talk about trust.
Trust is the confidence someone will act in your best interest.
It cannot be mandated. It must be given freely & still belongs to the giver when given.
Don’t give the gift of trust recklessly or reflexively.
Taking a side trip off the JJ DID TOE BUCKLE path to talk about trust.
Trust is the confidence someone will act in your best interest.
It cannot be mandated. It must be given freely & still belongs to the giver when given.
Don’t give the gift of trust recklessly or reflexively.
June 26, 2025 at 2:59 AM
LATSOS Ep8: Trust
Taking a side trip off the JJ DID TOE BUCKLE path to talk about trust.
Trust is the confidence someone will act in your best interest.
It cannot be mandated. It must be given freely & still belongs to the giver when given.
Don’t give the gift of trust recklessly or reflexively.
Taking a side trip off the JJ DID TOE BUCKLE path to talk about trust.
Trust is the confidence someone will act in your best interest.
It cannot be mandated. It must be given freely & still belongs to the giver when given.
Don’t give the gift of trust recklessly or reflexively.
LATSOS Ep7: Dependability
Dependability is the certainty that a person will do their job properly.
If you believe this is important, you can practice being dependable — and objectively determine of others are.
If they are dependable, cool. If they’re not, well, don’t treat them as if they are.
Dependability is the certainty that a person will do their job properly.
If you believe this is important, you can practice being dependable — and objectively determine of others are.
If they are dependable, cool. If they’re not, well, don’t treat them as if they are.
June 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
LATSOS Ep7: Dependability
Dependability is the certainty that a person will do their job properly.
If you believe this is important, you can practice being dependable — and objectively determine of others are.
If they are dependable, cool. If they’re not, well, don’t treat them as if they are.
Dependability is the certainty that a person will do their job properly.
If you believe this is important, you can practice being dependable — and objectively determine of others are.
If they are dependable, cool. If they’re not, well, don’t treat them as if they are.
LATSOS Ep6: Judgment
Judgment is the ability to make sound decisions.
On a side note, in keeping with the “No one is perfect” cornerstone of my personal leadership philosophy, “…DID TIE…” didn’t make it through caption edits.
Judge me for that as you will. :)
Judgment is the ability to make sound decisions.
On a side note, in keeping with the “No one is perfect” cornerstone of my personal leadership philosophy, “…DID TIE…” didn’t make it through caption edits.
Judge me for that as you will. :)
June 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
LATSOS Ep6: Judgment
Judgment is the ability to make sound decisions.
On a side note, in keeping with the “No one is perfect” cornerstone of my personal leadership philosophy, “…DID TIE…” didn’t make it through caption edits.
Judge me for that as you will. :)
Judgment is the ability to make sound decisions.
On a side note, in keeping with the “No one is perfect” cornerstone of my personal leadership philosophy, “…DID TIE…” didn’t make it through caption edits.
Judge me for that as you will. :)
LATSOS Ep5: Justice
Once you define the leadership traits that are important to you, you can use them to guide you as a leader — and to evaluate yourself and other leaders.
Once you define the leadership traits that are important to you, you can use them to guide you as a leader — and to evaluate yourself and other leaders.
June 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
LATSOS Ep5: Justice
Once you define the leadership traits that are important to you, you can use them to guide you as a leader — and to evaluate yourself and other leaders.
Once you define the leadership traits that are important to you, you can use them to guide you as a leader — and to evaluate yourself and other leaders.
LATSOS Ep4: JJ DID TIE BUCKLE
This is just one of many leadership trait models you can use in your own development as a leader.
You can also use leadership traits you value to objectively evaluate other leaders.
(Let’s see if the leader I use as an example without naming them gets wind of this…)
This is just one of many leadership trait models you can use in your own development as a leader.
You can also use leadership traits you value to objectively evaluate other leaders.
(Let’s see if the leader I use as an example without naming them gets wind of this…)
June 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
LATSOS Ep4: JJ DID TIE BUCKLE
This is just one of many leadership trait models you can use in your own development as a leader.
You can also use leadership traits you value to objectively evaluate other leaders.
(Let’s see if the leader I use as an example without naming them gets wind of this…)
This is just one of many leadership trait models you can use in your own development as a leader.
You can also use leadership traits you value to objectively evaluate other leaders.
(Let’s see if the leader I use as an example without naming them gets wind of this…)
LATSOS Ep3: Integrity
Search keyword “JJ DID TIE BUCKLE” for a solid example of leadership traits as defined by the US Marine Corps.
The I in TIE stands for Integrity. If we define it & decide it is important to us, we can live it — and we can apply it as a standard for others.
Search keyword “JJ DID TIE BUCKLE” for a solid example of leadership traits as defined by the US Marine Corps.
The I in TIE stands for Integrity. If we define it & decide it is important to us, we can live it — and we can apply it as a standard for others.
June 26, 2025 at 2:07 AM
LATSOS Ep3: Integrity
Search keyword “JJ DID TIE BUCKLE” for a solid example of leadership traits as defined by the US Marine Corps.
The I in TIE stands for Integrity. If we define it & decide it is important to us, we can live it — and we can apply it as a standard for others.
Search keyword “JJ DID TIE BUCKLE” for a solid example of leadership traits as defined by the US Marine Corps.
The I in TIE stands for Integrity. If we define it & decide it is important to us, we can live it — and we can apply it as a standard for others.
LATSOS Ep2: Personal Leadership Philosophy.
We are all leaders in our own way, so let’s practice leadership as a lifestyle.
Develop your own leadership philosophy that guides you day to day and as a standard for use in evaluating other leaders to hold them accountable.
We are all leaders in our own way, so let’s practice leadership as a lifestyle.
Develop your own leadership philosophy that guides you day to day and as a standard for use in evaluating other leaders to hold them accountable.
June 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
LATSOS Ep2: Personal Leadership Philosophy.
We are all leaders in our own way, so let’s practice leadership as a lifestyle.
Develop your own leadership philosophy that guides you day to day and as a standard for use in evaluating other leaders to hold them accountable.
We are all leaders in our own way, so let’s practice leadership as a lifestyle.
Develop your own leadership philosophy that guides you day to day and as a standard for use in evaluating other leaders to hold them accountable.
Leading at the Speed of Send (LATSOS) Ep1: What is your personal leadership philosophy?
Let’s do some deliberate thinking & talking about what leadership means to us.
Let’s do some deliberate thinking & talking about what leadership means to us.
June 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Leading at the Speed of Send (LATSOS) Ep1: What is your personal leadership philosophy?
Let’s do some deliberate thinking & talking about what leadership means to us.
Let’s do some deliberate thinking & talking about what leadership means to us.