KEVIN HORGAN

FROM THE CORPS TO CORPORATE... and Points in Between...
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    Kevin Horgan
    • Oct 19, 2020
    • 5 min

    Why Not Just Do Great Work?

    People perform, after compensation, to achieve, and to prove something.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Alone, ask yourself…

    “Thank God every day we can live life one precious spoonful at a time.” M. Malkin

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Is This It?

    It was the fear of failure that motivated me more than anything else.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    If They Think You’re Wrong, You Might As Well Be Wrong.

    You can’t get appointed to higher levels if you mock or disregard the appointers’ ideas or vision.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Do You Make or Marginalize Careers?

    A wrecking ball can take down a building in minutes what it took a strong team years to build.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Happy Accident

    You are only a sprained ankle away from the starting lineup.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Diligent vs. the Dilettante

    The player who is fighting in the arena for more responsibility takes some risks for greater reward and has my undying respect.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Aug 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    What Is Not Yours To Keep?

    If all you want to do is work, for however noble a reason, and you wait for the appointment, you will not be as happy as you can be.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Appointment, Achievement, Accomplishment

    Achievement was becoming a Marine. Accomplishment was taking Iwo Jima, the fulfillment of the achievement.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Aug 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Your Ambition Can Outpace Opportunity and Ability

    Your ambition will hit one or both of these roadblocks: Opportunity and Ability.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Aug 10, 2020
    • 2 min

    Fixed vs Variable Cost... Your Cubicle is at Stake.

    Your professional goal is to make your job valuable and essential to the company’s mission.

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Aug 4, 2020
    • 3 min

    Corner Office vs. The Last Cubicle on the Left

    Famous faces and corporate conquerors all have certain leadership qualities ...

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Jul 11, 2020
    • 6 min

    Communicating Effectively Courtesy of USMC Training

    “I wish people who have trouble communicating would just shut up.” Tom Lehrer

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Apr 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Exceed Everyone's Expectations

    “I’ve always admired the ability to bite off more than one can chew, and then chew it.”

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    Kevin Horgan
    • Oct 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Hire For Attitude, First… A Review Of CALL SIGN CHAOS

    "Hire for Attitude, Train for Skill."

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    FROM THE CORPS TO CORPORATE and Points in Between... is a series of personal musings using the Leadership Principles and Qualities of the USMC, through my eyes and experiences.  I had a wide variety of successes and failures both large and small, and perhaps you will see yourself or others in the opinions herein.

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    I am a retired UPSer, having spent a fast 33 years with the organization.  I served in management positions in engineering, operations, and as an attorney in real estate.  I started law school

    and loading trucks for Big Brown on the same day in 1984.

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    Before UPS, I served as an infantry officer in the Marine Corps.

    That experience was the great privilege of my life.

    I was nothing special:  I deployed, but was never shot at!

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    I have written two historical novels on the Civil War, THE MARCH OF THE 18TH, and THE MARCH OF THE ORPHANS.

    (See www.kevinhorganbooks.com).

     

    I have a political blog using a fictional character that spanned from January to August 2019. (See www.ourcultureinchoate.com) 

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    If you like this work, please share.  Your comments are always welcome!

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