People. Process. Progress.

Are you working in the corporate world but wondering what it would be like to teach students at a major university? In this episode I have a great conversation with Leader, Author and my neighbor, Stephen Skripak. Stephen and I discuss his pre-corporate life, his rise to the C-suite in the corporate world, transitioning to academia and his decision to retire while still at the top of his game.

• Connect with Stephen on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenskripak/

"Noone owes you anything. You owe you." - Eric Thomas on the Order of Man podcast with Ryan Michler.

I listened to the Order of Man podcast episode from September 13, 2022 while I was blowing leaves in my yard during the Thanksgiving 2022 holiday week. The message is so very direct and just what I needed. I was reminded, because deep down I knew, that noon owes me anything. Nor do I need to try and be like anyone else.

Listen to the full episode at https://www.orderofman.com/ericthomas/

Remember:

• Have a plan so you know what to do
• Stay informed with facts not fear
• Get involved so you can make a difference

Godspeed,

Kevin

Sharing a wonderful poem on thankfulness by Nancy J. Carmody.

• Read more at https://blog.gratefulness.me/gratitude-poems/

A Friday thought stream about:

• It's ok not to be original
• Re-package knowledge to help others
• "Wash other's feet" by humbling yourself

Have a plan | Stay informed | Get involved

In How a Public Safety Leader Beat Addiction with CAPT Henry "Hank" Smith | KEV Talks #8, my good friend Henry “Hank” Smith and I catch up a bit, share his background in the U.S. Military and Public Safety, then get into the well known but often overlooked issued - substance abuse in Public Safety.

• 0:00 Reunited…and it feels so good
• 01:48 Hank’s story begins
• 12:26 First cardiac arrest call
• 19:50 Hanks struggles with alcohol
• 28:35 Where there’s smoke
• 38:37 Putting the article together
• 50:00 Looking inward
• 01:05:00 Public Safety Progress
• 01:11:55 Know you’re not alone

*To contact Hank and learn more about him or book time with him to share the Substance Abuse in Public Safety presentation contact him at [email protected] or on Instagram @henry.smith.804

**Read Hank's article a thttps://cdn.ymaws.com/fbileeda.org/resource/resmgr/FBI-LEEDA_MagazineQ2_Summer2.pdf (pgs. 11-2)

Sharing the Oath of Enlistment I and thousands of others have taken and some 2021 data about the current state of Veterans in the United States.

Source: Changing Face of Veterans in America at https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/04/05/the-changing-face-of-americas-veteran-population/

Read and listen to more at https://kevtalkspod.com/

This year I read Johann Hari's book Lost Connections. I provides invaluable insight into environmental and clinical causes of depression. As I've done in the past, I found value for myself but also for the Program and Project Management professions. So, I parallel Hari's disconnections to Programs and Projects and provide my $.02 on how I believe we can stay connected or reconnect with meaningful work.

Sharing 32 positive changes we should celebrate from Hans Rosling's book 'Factfulness: 10 Reasons We're Wrong About the World'

Re-visiting my article from April 2020 and sharing how I believe Public Health, Healthcare and the United States as a whole should move forward in a post-COVID Emergency Preparedness world. Prompted by the controversy from Emily Oster's 'LET’S DECLARE A PANDEMIC AMNESTY' article in the Atlantic from October 2022.