MentorFactor, Inc.

08/21/2024

This is an amazing book. Every firehouse should have a copy in its library. Every firefighter needs to read it.

Discover 30 Fires You Must Know, a resource for firefighters and fire service professionals that provides in-depth analysis of 30 significant fires, offering tactical insights and honoring those who lost their lives.

03/06/2024

One of the authors in our book "Women Courageous", Karin Botto, was invited to NASA to witness the Dragon Crew 8's ascent to the ISS. Here is her story:

Dr. Jeanette Epps' friend watches her launch

02/29/2024

Jeanette Epps, the subject of one of the chapters (written by Karin Botto) in the book "Women Courageous: Leading Through the Labyrinth" is FINALLY going to the ISS on March 2, 2024. Safe travels, Jeanette. Madeleine Vd Steege, Suzanne Stigler Martin, Jennifer Moss Breen

Epps will finally lift off aboard SpaceX's Crew-8 mission, targeted to launch on Saturday (March 2).

02/11/2024

Me 'n Chez Gosnell (GSD 1103). He is taking Georgia Smoke Diver photography to the next level!

05/10/2023

Csikszentmihalyi's "Good Business" concept reveals how business leaders can find “Flow” and contribute to improved organizational performance

12/16/2022

Most readers of this blog will be familiar with Boyd’s practice of exploring a variety of domains looking for what he called “invariants,” concepts that keep occurring in differen…

08/01/2022

Are you interested in learning more about Flow-based Leadership and how you can be a Flow-based Leader within your organization? Join me Thursday at noon (CDT) for a Zoom call with the Society for Technical Communication's (STC) North Texas Lone Star Chapter to hear more.

Let’s talk about how being in flow can make you the best servant leader you can be.

06/13/2022

What choice will you make today?

NEW Fire Engineering cartoon. No matter the circumstances surrounding you, your attitude is your choice—every minute, every day. STAY FIRED UP, and remember, you are your attitude. _______________ …

06/09/2022

What's Your Limit?

04/03/2022

This is a great example of how can be structured in an organization. The only thing missing is "communication and knowledge management," which in my book, is HUGE and key to being effective and productive. Maybe the blog authors think that this is implicit in the model they present, but if it isn't made explicit within the model, there will come a day when it will be considered "extra" and a task that "slows them down."

https://corporate-rebels.com/p4q-a-self-managing-company/?mc_cid=1199894169&mc_eid=81f8ce1a62

Earlier this year, I was contacted by Aitor Alapont, the CEO of P4Q, a Spanish manufacturer of electronic systems for things like solar trackers, windmills, and medical devices. The progressive company employs over 200 people in Spain, about 50 in New Mexico, USA, and another 30 in Shanghai, China.....