KEVIN HORGAN

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    Jim Haldeman
    • Nov 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    Jim "Hondo" Haldeman's Remarks for Veterans Day

    Allow me to share a true story with you which occurred over 30 years ago. It’s a story that encapsulates the true spirit of that bond of...

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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 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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    Bruce Hartzell
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    Bruce Hartzell and his Third in a Series... COMMITMENT

    It’s been difficult to see distinguished military, corporate and law enforcement discredit themselves and become caricatures...

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    Steve Cote
    • Jun 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Negotiable Due Date

    All due dates are negotiable. Until they aren’t.

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    Steve Cote
    • Jun 18, 2020
    • 3 min

    “You’re Gonna Be a Babysitter, and You’re Gonna Like It!" USMC Col (ret) Steve Cote was the new guy

    I had to figure out how to end this babysitting job, and quick!

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    Jim Haldeman
    • May 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    Our Community Spirit on this Memorial Day, remarks by Jim "Hondo" Haldeman...

    Remarks by Jim "Hondo" Haldeman for his town's Memorial Day 2020 remembrance...

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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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    Bruce Hartzell
    • Mar 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Commitment, from Bruce Hartzell, USMC vet and retired Special Agent with US Customs, ICE and HSI

    Bruce Hartzell, USMC vet and Retired US Treasury agent, talks about Commitment.

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    jwhalinski
    • Jan 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Three “C” Rule by John Halinski, USMC (ret)

    John Halinski, retired USMC officer and former Deputy Administrator of the TSA talks about the "THREE C RULE."

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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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    Kevin Horgan
    • Oct 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Mission First is Truly Putting Your People First

    If the mission, the goal, is not first and foremost, you will fail.

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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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