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The World's #1 Personal Development Book Podcast! In today's episode, we have the pleasure to interview Casey Jacox, author of WIN the RELATIONSHIP, Not the DEAL: Six Common Sense Strategies to Succeed in Life & Business.Casey is a business leader, keynote speaker, executive coach, podcaster, and former top-performing sales executive with over 20 years of experience. As the number one sales rep nationwide for ten consecutive years at Kforce, Casey later became the President of Client Strategy & Partnerships, where he led a sales transformation. Now, as the founder of Winning The Relationship, LLC, he helps companies and individuals develop deeper, more authentic relationships that drive long-term success. He is also the host of The Quarterback DadCast, a podcast dedicated to helping fathers lead with emotional intelligence.In this episode, you'll learn why relationships—not transactions—are the key to sales success, how to develop emotional intelligence as a competitive advantage, and practical ways to slow down and ask better questions that create lasting business relationships. Casey also shares his framework for curiosity, humility, and patience in sales and leadership, as well as actionable strategies for building trust and winning in both business and life.We hope you enjoy this incredible conversation with Casey Jacox.To learn more about Casey, buy his book , and other resources follow the links below:The Book:https://a.co/d/1sjZ1X2Website: http://www.caseyjacox.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyjacox/Chapters: 1:53 – Why Casey Wrote the Book for His 23-Year-Old Self 3:19 – What Is EQ? Developing Emotional Intelligence 7:50 – The Golf Course Mindset in Networking 10:53 – Patience in Relationships 12:27 – Effective Meeting Recaps & Patience 15:16 – The Power of Belief in Selling 22:24 – The Golden Rule: Impact Through Energy 26:12 – Influential Lessons: Lincoln & Leadership 36:56 – Nick on Reid Hoffman & LinkedIn 39:25 – Parenting and Sales: Lessons from Casey 42:28 – Sales Insights from Man's Best Friend 46:53 – Stay Curious & Final Thoughts________________________________________________Join the world's largest non-fiction Book community!https://www.instagram.com/bookthinkers/The purpose of this podcast is to connect you, the listener, with new books, new mentors, and new resources that will help you achieve more and live better. Each and every episode will feature one of the world's top authors so that you know each and every time you tune-in, there is something valuable to learn. If you have any recommendations for guests, please DM them to us on Instagram. (www.instagram.com/bookthinkers)If you enjoyed this show, please consider leaving a review. It takes less than 60-seconds of your time, and really makes a difference when I am trying to land new guests. For more BookThinkers content, check out our Instagram or our website. Thank you for your time!
Episode 82. Some of the most important things to us are relationships and family. Winning at both can mean the difference between success or struggle.In this episode of the Lifetime at Work podcast, host Greg Martin interviews Casey Jacox, a keynote speaker, consultant for sales leaders, and host of the podcast Quarterback Dadcast. Jacox discusses his career transition from a successful sales executive at Kforce to writing "Win the Relationship, Not the Deal," and becoming an executive coach. The conversation delves into the dual themes of balancing fatherhood with professional life and building meaningful relationships in sales. Casey shares insights on embracing vulnerability, the importance of emotional intelligence in career growth, and practical tips for being present as a dad. He also offers anecdotes from his own experiences and highlights the value of curiosity and patience in fostering both personal and professional relationships.00:00 Introduction to the Podcast00:23 Meet Casey Jacox01:10 Casey's Career Journey02:04 Family Life and Work Balance03:43 Early Career Aspirations05:17 Transition to Coaching and Writing07:52 The Importance of Relationships in Sales09:39 Becoming an Executive Coach15:29 Belief and Overcoming Fear22:12 Practical Sales and Coaching Tips25:54 Overcoming Professional Challenges26:29 The Power of a Growth Mindset29:41 Starting the Quarterback Dadcast32:15 Common Struggles of Modern Dads35:43 Balancing Parenting and Personal Growth42:09 The Importance of Meaningful Relationships47:24 Embracing Gratitude and Final Thoughts
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Send us a textToday's episode happens through serendipity and relationships first forged through my friends at Brighton Jones. In today's episode, we talk with Ben Walker, a Vice President at Dimensional Fund Advisors. Ben, a devoted father and enthusiastic Seattle sports fan, joins us to unpack his journey of leadership and resilience. He shares three pillars that his family takes very seriously: Respect, Responsibility, and always having a positive attitude. From the joy of watching his kids grow to the challenges that come with it, Ben offers a heartfelt glimpse into fatherhood. I share an inspiring tale about my son Ryder's perseverance in golf, highlighting the importance of persistence and seeking guidance when necessary.The episode also uncovers rich family histories that have shaped who we are today. We recount tales of bravery from World War II and the unwavering work ethic passed down from parents who juggled demanding careers while focusing on family. These narratives are intertwined with personal stories of resilience and unexpected life paths, such as my own journey in high school football that taught me about vulnerability and teamwork.Finally, we explore the profound impact of nurturing environments on personal and spiritual growth. Through shared experiences in parenting and sports, we emphasize the value of instilling core values like respect and responsibility. Ben and I wrap up with light-hearted exchanges, personal quirks, and reflections on gratitude, anchoring it all with the wisdom and positivity passed down through generations. It's a warm, enlightening conversation brimming with insights on guiding the next generation while allowing them to forge their own paths.Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
Joe Liberatore has served as CEO since 2022 and president since 2012. His previous roles include Kforce Interactive president, Chief Sales Officer, Chief Talent Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Joe is superb example of what I refer to as a “Strategic Executive,” a senior leader who has a firm grasp on current industry best-practices and business operations and is also “Professionally Curious,” which means he studies emerging business trends and cutting edge technologies that can better position his organization in an ever changing business environment. Joe champions innovation and his vision and commitment to excellence led the firm through two transformative ages: the dot com era and the Corona Virus pandemic. Kforce experienced significant growth in response to both transformations, largely due to Joe's strong leadership and unequaled knowledge of the Staffing Industry. In this episode, Joe shares his insights on executive level leadership.
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Send us a textWhat does it truly mean to be present in your children's lives? Join us for an inspiring conversation with Jason Roundy, a dedicated father who opens up about his journey of fatherhood and gratitude. Jason and I met over 10 years ago when he was working in athletic fundraising for Central Washington University. Jason is one of the best relationship builders I know, and now is offering those fantastic skills at Kforce.From his childhood experiences shaped by hardship and familial dedication to his commitment to being a positive force for his own children, Jason shares insights that will resonate with anyone striving to lead with love and presence. Discover how Jason's upbringing, influenced by his hardworking parents and the challenges they faced, has fueled his determination to offer his children opportunities he once missed.Throughout our conversation, Jason reflects on the values instilled in him by his parents and the profound impact these lessons have on his approach to parenting. He recounts heartwarming stories of his family, especially his father, and how these relationships have shaped his perspective on personal growth and resilience. Jason illustrates the importance of being a role model, sharing anecdotes of his daughter's empathy and kindness, as well as the transformative power of genuine connections that go beyond the transactional.As we celebrate his achievements and look forward to more inspiring conversations, we invite you to embrace authenticity, trust, and gratitude in your own life. Thank you for joining us in this heartfelt exploration of fatherhood and the lasting impact we can have on future generations.Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
With over 25 years of business experience, Casey's leadership helps companies emphasize building relationships, not just transactional business deals. He's a father, a husband, a coach, a podcaster, a speaker, and a business leader who is the same person in and out of work. Over his entire career, adversity has always made him stronger. Casey always leans in on curiosity while maintaining a positive attitude! While at Kforce, Casey was the number one sales rep nationwide for ten years consecutively before becoming President of Client Strategy and partnerships. In that role, Casey was crucial in driving a sales transformation and providing executive-level support for large customers. In March of 2019, Casey left Kforce as the firm's all-time leading salesperson in the nearly 60-year company history to begin writing his debut non-fiction book, "WIN the RELATIONSHIP – Not the DEAL." His book has over 100 organic reviews on Amazon and is helping shape how teams build relationships with their customers and improve cultures internally for teams. As a former college Quarterback, Casey leans in on many of the lessons the game of football has taught him, mainly embracing adversity. Casey is now the founder of Winning The Relationship, LLC, a consulting firm providing executive sales leadership and coaching. Additionally, Casey hosts The Quarterback DadCast, a podcast that offers stories, advice, and wisdom for fathers looking to improve their leadership skills and emotional intelligence. Casey is a passionate networker with intense energy for building genuine, long-lasting relationships. Casey loves to empower people to achieve more than they think they can ever accomplish. He loves to laugh, serve others, and make those around him laugh; why do we go to work if we are not having fun? He loves to read, do old man CrossFit, play golf, and, most importantly, spend time with his family. Connect with Casey here: Winning The Relationship – Sales & Leadership Coach Author, "Win The Relationship; Not the Deal" - https://amzn.to/3ek4Rqn The Quarterback Dad Cast – Podcast - https://www.caseyjacox.com/podcast Don't forget to register for our FREE "Scale Your Business" Workshop from Sept 23rd - Sept 27th here: https://www.thetimetogrow.com/scaleyourbusinessworkshop
Send us a Text Message.Thank you, Leslie Vickrey, for the kind introduction to make today's episode possible.What if the key to resilience lies in the heart of family values and sportsmanship? Join us as we celebrate a remarkable five-year milestone on the Quarterback Dadcast with our special guest, David Smith, co-founder and CEO of Triple Crown. David opens up about his journey as a father to five children, navigating the complexities of a blended family, and the deep gratitude he feels watching his children flourish. Most importantly, congratulations to everyone at Triple Crown on celebrating 20 years in business!In this episode, you'll be captivated by two compelling stories that showcase the power of perseverance through sports. One guest's relentless pursuit of football amidst challenging circumstances and another's emotional journey of overcoming injury and finding a new purpose. These narratives emphasize the importance of support systems and the resilience required to face life's hurdles. David also shares his professional highs and lows, revealing how relationships and character triumph over financial gains and how crucial it is to foster a positive work culture even during crcrisesike 9/11 and COVID-19.Finally, we offer valuable insights into the nuances of parenting, especially within blended families. Learn from David's experiences on different approaches to raising children of varying ages and genders and the evolving nature of parenting styles. The episode also highlights the impact of youth sports, including the transition from weight-restricted leagues to tackle football and the lessons learned from coaching young athletes. Tune in for an episode filled with laughter, lessons, and heartfelt stories that resonate with fathers everywhere.Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
What happens when you blend the wisdom of a TEDx speaker with the heart of a dedicated father? Find out as we chat with Michael Clegg, the dynamic CEO of QWorks and Leadership Squared, who also spends his Fridays under the lights as a high school football coach. As former colleagues at Kforce, it was so nice reconning with a former colleague for a powerful conversation on fatherhood and mindset.Michael shares touching stories of a recent football recruiting trip with his middle child and an exciting upcoming mastermind group adventure in Austin with his 21-year-old. Plus, hear how he balances his professional life while celebrating 23 years of marriage and his daughter's incredible work ethic.In this heartfelt episode, Michael opens up about the family dynamics that shape his life. Michael's journey to personal growth and professional success hasn't been without its challenges. From a memorable, violent incident that forced him to leave home to the transformative experience of preparing for a TEDx Talk, Michael's story is one of resilience and perseverance. He shares the emotional aftermath of past traumas, the solace found in sports, and the incredible support system that helped him navigate life's hurdles. Wrapping up with a discussion on gratitude, future aspirations, and the importance of slowing down to appreciate life's journey, this episode is a compelling narrative of growth, family, and the power of being present.Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
Last time we spoke about the Japanese defeats at Imphal and Kohima. General Mutaguchi's Operation U-Go was gradually falling apart. General Yamauchi faced defeat afte defeat and was forced to dig in around Sendgmai and Kanglatongbi. The allies then began tossing large counteroffensives while Mutaguchi was forced to change targets for Bishenpur, only to be repelled again. The allies' anvil-hammer strategy proved very effective, the Japanese lost their momentum and now the allies were seizing it. The battle for Kohima was fierce, seeing the Japanese struggle to seize key features upon it. Despite many victories in Kohima, it did not seem like the Japanese would be able to seize the entire area. Within the China theater, Operation Kogo saw the Japanese push into Luoyang, earning enormous victories over the Chinese forces. Out in the Pacific, the British eastern fleet launched a successful airstrike against Surabaya, gaining valuable experience despite minimal Japanese response. This episode is the Battle of Wakde Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945. A new mission was afoot, Operation Tornado, the amphibious assault of Wakde Island. The nucleus of the force that would hit Wakde was to be General Doe's 163rd regiment of the 41st division. The war planners devoted a lot of time to the selection of a landing beach for Tornado. However the island was too small and her beaches were too limited to permit the landing of a reinforced regiment. Furthermore a landing on Wake would most likely be met by hidden Japanese artillery on the mainland. Thus to stop such a thing from occurring they would have to perform a landing against the mainland to eliminate artillery positions. It was decided that a landing at Toem, on the mainland directly opposite Wakde, would not be sensible. There the landing craft and cargo ships would be subjected to small-caliber fire from Wakde. In such restricted waters the enemy could place enfilade fire on the ships, but in more open waters to the west naval fire support ships and amphibious vessels would have freedom of movement and could maneuver to neutralize both Wakde and the Toem area while the TORNADO Task Force moved ashore and set up its artillery. After consideration of all these factors, it was finally decided that the initial beachhead would be at Arare, a native settlement on the coast about three miles west of Toem and four and one-half miles southwest of Wakde Island. Additionally, the Allied Air Forces desired that radar warning stations be established in the Wakde area. For this purpose, Liki and Niroemoar Islands, about fifteen miles off Sarmi, were to be seized. As such the Tornado Task Force was going to begin landing on the mainland opposite of Wakde island at Arare on May 17th. The next day the 1st Battalion, 163rd Infantry would assault Wakde island, covered not only by the task force artillery but also by the Provisional Groupment on Insoemanai and by naval fire support ships. After all of that, on the 19th, Liki and Niroemoar islands would be captured where radar stations would be constructed. Furthermore, in reserve would be the 128th and 158th Regiments, ready to reinforce Doe's troops if needed. Admiral Fechteler's Task Force 77 was going to take charge of the operations against Wakde and Biak, with Captain Noble's Eastern Attack Group providing fire support for Operation Tornado. Captain Noble divided his fire support ships into three groups: Fire Support Group A two heavy cruisers and four destroyers, Fire Support Group B three light cruisers and six destroyers, and Fire Support Group C, ten destroyers. These ships would begin firing on assigned targets at H minus 45 minutes and would continue bombardment until H minus 3. The bulk of the D Day fire was to be aimed at Sawar and Maffin Dromes, west of the landing beach. No resistance was expected at the beach and a light bombardment to be directed on it was purely precautionary. Some fire support ships were assigned counterbattery missions and others were to aim their shells at Wakde and Insoemanai Islands. Other ships assigned to participate in the landing phase were 3 submarine chasers, 2 destroyer-escorts, 4 minesweepers, 2 rocket-equipped submarine chasers, and 3 rocket-equipped LCIs. Rocket fire was to begin at H minus 3 minutes and was to be directed principally against the beachhead area. At H minus 1, all fire on the beach was to cease and the landing craft were to make their final dash to the shore. After the landing, the fire support ships were to shift bombardment to targets on the beach flanks and were to be prepared to deliver call fire upon request from the troops ashore. The landing on Insoemanai was to be supported by two LCI”G”s and two destroyers. Throughout the night of 17-18 May, cruisers and destroyers were to bombard Wakde and on the morning of the 18th they and the rocket-equipped vessels were to support the assault on that island. On the 19th a few destroyers were to support the landings on Liki and Niroemoar Islands. Admiral Crutchley's cruisers would shell the mainland around Sarmi and Sawar, while Admiral Berkey's cruisers would hit Wakde Island. On top of that, General Kenney's 5th Air Force would hit the Wakde-Sarmi area alongside other targets along New Guinea's northern coast. Special attention was given to enemy fields east of the Vogelkop Peninsula and on Biak Island. Japanese waterborne supply and reinforcement movements in the Geelvink Bay area were to be stopped insofar as weather, time, and the availability of aircraft permitted it. Insofar as range, weather, and time permitted, Australian bombers, aided by a Dutch squadron of B-25s, were to neutralize enemy air bases on the Arafura Sea islands and on other islands of the Indies southwest of the Vogelkop. On D minus 1 Fifth Air Force bombers were to attempt detonation of possible land mines on the mainland beach and subsurfaces mines in the waters surrounding Wakde. On the morning of D Day there was to be additional bombing west of the landing area, but there was to be no bombing or strafing of the beach immediately before the assault. Fighters were to be on air alert, weather permitting, over the Wakde area from first light to dusk on D Day. During part of the day A-20s would also be on alert over the area and were to strike Wakde. Such daily cover was to continue until aircraft could use the Wakde strip. To face this onslaught was a signal IJA company, the Japanese 9th Company of the 224th Infantry Regiment, reinforced with a mountain artillery platoon and a few mortar and both light and heavy machine-gun squads from other 224th Regiment units. The strength of this combat force was about 280 men. They would be assisted by the IJN's 91st Guard Unit of about 150 men and a battery of the 53rd Field Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion, most of whose weapons had long since been demolished by the air attacks. Alongside miscellaneous airdrome engineers and other service personnel, both Army and Navy over on Insoemoear Island, this brought the total of Japanese strength on the island to nearly 800 troops. This was all the result of General Tagami's decision to concentrate the bulk of his division in the Maffin Bay-Sawar sector, leaving the coastal stretch east of the Tor River and opposite of Wakde pretty much unguarded. A series of untoward circumstances emerged which hampered the loading process. LSTs on which the Task Force units at Aitape were to be loaded were some eight hours late reaching the staging point. When these vessels finally reached Aitape, adverse surf conditions and congestion on the shore prevented their beaching until late in the afternoon of May 13th, and loading was delayed another twelve hours. There was also some trouble about units scheduled to take part in the Wakde operation. The Shore Battalion, 533rd EBSR, an important element of the Task Force, did not arrive at Aitape until the afternoon of May 12th. The battalion and its equipment could not be unloaded from the ships which had brought it to BLUE Beach from eastern New Guinea and be reloaded on LSTs of the Wakde convoy in time for the departure of the task force from Aitape, scheduled for no later than midnight on May 14th. In view of these logistic difficulties, General Doe was therefore forced to drive his troops to the limit of their endurance in order to get the loading finished on time. He solved the problem of the Shore Battalion, 533rd EBSR by substituting for that unit the Shore Battalion, 593rd EBSR, which was already stationed at Aitape. Finally at 1am on the 15th, Noble's ships departed Aitape, stopping at Hollandia to load the remainder of the task force, before assembling off Arare and Wakde by dawn of the 17th. The fire support ships successfully bombarded the Japanese targets against little resistance while as Troops aboard the assault ships arose early, ate the breakfast quickly, and by 5:30 began loading on their assigned landing craft. The sea remained calm and the rain gave way to the sun shortly after dawn. Men of the 3d Battalion, 163d Infantry, transferred from the APA's which had brought them from Aitape to the eight LCVP's of the first wave. The beach was clearly visible and its limits had been marked by colored smoke grenades dropped by cruiser-based seaplanes of the fire support units. Meeting zero opposition, the first American troops would hit the shore at 7:15, with succeeding waves rapidly arriving behind them. The 3rd Battalion then fanned out along the shore and quickly secured the Arare beachhead area, just as the remaining units were being brought to shore. Upon landing, Doe's 2nd Battalion passed through the 3rd and immediately moved eastward towards Tementoe Creek, successfully securing Toem against no opposition by 9:30. There, the 1st Battalion assembled for the assault on Wakde while Company E was transported from the mainland to Insoemanai Island, where the Americans would successfully establish a Provisional Groupment of heavy weapons to support the next day's assault. Within a few hours after the mainland beachhead had been secured, the Tornado Task Force was ready to execute the second phase of the D Day plan, the capture of Insoemanai Island, a little over 3,500 yards offshore. At about 10:45, under cover of fire from two destroyers and two rocket-equipped LCIs, a platoon of Company E, 163rd Infantry, was transported from the mainland to Insoemanai. There was no opposition to this maneuver and the islet proved to be unoccupied. Four LCMs, an LCVP, and two LCSs immediately took the rest of the company and the Provisional Groupment of heavy weapons to Insoemanai. The landing of the force was rendered difficult only by the fact that a coral fringing reef made it necessary for the troops to wade ashore from about seventy-five yards out. The mortars and machine guns of the Provisional Groupment were quickly set up and began firing on Wakde. The Japanese at Wakde responding to their first bombardments with machine-gun and mortar fire, which was the only noticeable resistance of this day. At the same time, elements of the 3rd Battalion had moved west to the Tor River, successfully reaching it during the afternoon. Thus, by the end of the day, the Americans had landed a total of 7000 men and had successfully secured a firm beachhead between the Tementoe and Tor Rivers at the cost of only 2 killed and 11 wounded. Once he received news of the landings, General Tagami ordered all his forces to prepare a counterattack to try and destroy the allied beachhead. He also ordered the Matsuyama Detachment, who were advancing towards Hollandia, to turn back to Toem as quickly as possible so they could launch and attack against the enemy from the east. Yet before the Japanese could begin their advances, General Doe's amphibious assault began. Shore-based artillery, the Provisional Groupment on Insoemanai, and some of the naval fire support ships unleashed harassing fire on Wakde throughout the night. 36 A-20s of General Kenney's Fifth Air Force bombed and strafed the Japanese defenses beginning at 7:15am on the 15th. Naval bombardment lasted until 8:57 when the gunfire was aimed at the proposed landing beach on the southern shore of Wakde, and was then to be lifted to the northern side of the island. The 191st Field Artillery Group fired for twenty-three minutes on Wakde, and this bombardment was supplemented by 20-mm. and 40-mm. weapons aboard naval support vessels upon completion of the latters' fire from heavier weapons. The Provisional Groupment on Insoemanai joined in. In addition, rocket-equipped LCIs threw 850 4.5-inch rockets on the island. Noble's warships expending a total of 400 rounds of 6-inch and 1950 rounds of 5-inch ammunition against Wakde's defenses. The Japanese had constructed many defensive positions on Wakde. There were about a hundred bunkers of various sizes and constructions. Some were made of coconut logs and dirt, others utilized cement in sacks, and a few contained concrete or lumps of coarse coral. There were many foxholes and slit trenches, and the Japanese had improved some of the bomb craters to make defensive positions. There were at least two well-constructed concrete air raid shelters and the Japanese were prepared to use the few coral caves on the eastern shore for both defense and storage. Many of the defensive positions were well camouflaged, and some were dug deep into the ground to present a low silhouette. Coconut trees toppled by pre-assault bombardments added more natural camouflage and protection to the enemy's defensive positions. The majority of the many bunkers were mutually supporting, but, on the other hand, some had been built with no apparent relationship to others. Some of the bunkers, most of the field and anti-aircraft gun positions, the airstrip, and many buildings had been severely damaged or destroyed by carrier-based aircraft during their attacks on the Wakde-Sarmi area in support of the Hollandia operation. By 9am, the first wave of LCVPS were surging forward under Japanese rifle and machine gun fire at around 300 yards range. They hit the beaches at Wakde at 9:10am. For the next 15 minutes, three rifle companies and two Sherman tanks landed against increasing fire from Japanese machine-guns and rifles in hidden positions on the flanks of the beachhead. Despite the resistance, the beachhead was quickly organized and the Americans soon began to expand the perimeter in all directions. The two tanks, with Companies B and F, started moving west to widen the initial hold. Company C struck north toward the airstrip and Company A pushed to the southeast along the small peninsula to destroy a troublesome machine gun nest on the little knoll. After destroying an enemy bunker, Company A cleared the eastern peninsula by 10:45 while Companies B and F, after meeting initial heavy resistance on the west flank, found that most opposition collapsed once the ruins of prewar plantation houses had been cleared by hand grenades and rifle fire. The two companies thereupon left the beach and swung north toward the airfield. Company C then encountered strong resistance in its drive up the center of the island, laboriously clearing a group of bunkers by 10:15 but then calling for tank support to destroy a second group in front of the airfield. At the same time, Companies B and F swung north towards the airfield, reaching its southern edge at 10:30 and then pushing eastwards. Just before 11:30 the tanks joined the infantry unit, which had now pushed halfway from the beach to the airstrip. With this added strength Company C reduced each bunker in a series of separate actions which included 75-mm. fire from the tanks, lobbing hand grenades into the bunkers' fire ports, and killing with rifle fire all Japanese who showed themselves. With Company B's aid and the continued support of the two tanks, Company C was able to push on to the airstrip. In the northeast corner of the island the Japanese forces maintained a fierce defense, and Companies B, C, and F were subjected to considerable small arms, machine gun, and mortar fire originating from positions at the eastern end of the airstrip. Movement eastward along the south side of the strip was slow, even though Companies B and F had been reinforced by Company D's heavy machine guns, which had arrived on Wakde from Insoemanai late in the morning. In the meantime, Company A was sent to aid in the mop up of the plantation houses, before turning northwest to clear the western end of Wakde. Company A pushed along the beach road and down a dispersal lane running off the southwest side of the strip. About 1245 the advance was held up by three Japanese bunkers on the right flank. Tank 75-mm. fire, delivered from as close as 20 yards, soon eliminated the Japanese defenders. Small groups of Japanese, originally hiding in foxholes behind the three pillboxes, attempted to assault the tanks with hand grenades and bayonets. Company A's automatic riflemen quickly dispersed or killed these men, and the unit pushed on around the west end of the airstrip. Little opposition was encountered in this movement and the company reached the north shore of Wakde Island about 1:30pm. Major Wing of the 1st battalion, decided to await the arrival of two more tanks from the mainland and the redisposition of Company D's weapons before attacking what promised to be the strongest Japanese defenses on Wakde. The two additional tanks were to be used wherever opposition proved heaviest, while the heavy weapons of Company D were to be equally divided between Companies B and F. Meanwhile Company C attempted to advance across the strip in support of Company A, but their movement would be delayed due to the ferocious enemy resistance. At 3:45, Company A finally restarted the drive eastwards while Companies B and F kept pushing along the airfield. Company A rapidly moved forward from the western end of the strip, passed through Company C at the halfway point, and pushed cautiously eastward. Movement after passing Company C was slowed by increasingly heavy machine gun and mortar fire from the northeast section of the island. At 6:00, when Major Wing ordered his men to dig in for the night, Company A had not quite reached the northeastern corner of the airfield. Meanwhile, south of the strip Company B had scarcely started its attack when fire from hidden Japanese machine guns held up the advance. Company F was immediately pulled out of its reserve role and committed to action on B's right flank. Two tanks were moved forward to Company B's front at the same time. Despite their best efforts and even with the tank support, Companies B and F were unable to progress more than 300 yards east of the lines of departure. Major Wing decided that since dusk was approaching it would be useless to continue the attack. The two companies were therefore halted and instructed to take up night defensive positions. Company A had set up its night perimeter about 100 yards short of the northeast corner of the airdrome. Company B was on the south side of the strip about 450 yards from the eastern end, and Company F was on B's right. Company C was pulled back to the southern side of the field and extended Company F's line to the southeast beach at the base of the small peninsula. The battalion command post was about 400 yards behind the lines of Company F. There was no connection across the strip between Companies A and B. The former was in a dangerously exposed position. However, Japanese fire against the company perimeter ceased before dark, and the Japanese did not attack. The night was fairly uneventful except at around 2:30 am on the 19th a small group of Japanese attacked a command post, defended by elements of Company D, and a half-hour fire fight raged in the darkness. Twelve Japanese were killed while three Americans, all of D Company, were wounded. This night battle did not delay the next day's attack which started, after an artillery and mortar preparation of one hour's duration, at 9:15am. Company C was the first unit under way on the 19th. Two tanks were assigned to the 3rd Platoon and one to the 2nd. The 3rd Platoon was on the left, the 2nd on the right, and the 1st and Weapons Platoons were in support. The 3rd Platoon pushed eastward up a slight rise, harassed by light rifle fire from the front and left flank. Once on top of the rise the platoon met heavy Japanese fire from behind fallen coconut trees and from a number of bunkers, bomb craters, and demolished buildings to the east. The 75-mm. guns of the tanks methodically destroyed each enemy position, and the few enemy that escaped from the bunkers were cut down by 3rd Platoon riflemen. The 2nd Platoon, followed by the rest of C Company, moved on toward the eastern beaches, and was slowed only by heavy brush near the shore. Upon turning north at the beach the company found that the Japanese had converted a number of small coral caves into minor strong points. These were slowly cleared by riflemen, tank fire, and flame throwers as the company pushed on. Meanwhile, Company B, moving east along the south edge of the airstrip, had also encountered many Japanese defensive positions. Progress was at a snail's pace. Company F, in reserve during the early part of the drive, was thrown into the fight on B's right flank about 11:30 and two tanks were sent from Company C's front to support Company B. The latter, with its zone of responsibility now nearly halved, was able to concentrate its forces for more effective operations. A rifle platoon was assigned to each tank and the remaining rifle platoon was in support. Some Japanese were found hidden in wrecks of aircraft, some of which covered bunkers, and others were in foxholes in heavy brush. This brush was difficult for soldiers afoot to penetrate but the tanks, spraying every likely hiding place with machine gun fire, rapidly broke paths through it. The advance, even with the tank support, was slow, because it was necessary to comb every square foot of ground for Japanese riflemen. It was not until 1400 that Company B reached the southeast corner of the strip. On B's right, Company F and one tank encountered similar opposition but managed to keep abreast of Companies B and C. During the late afternoon, Companies C and F turned north, while Company A advanced northeast to join up with Company B. At this point the eastern end of the field had been cleared out, the Japanese resistance began to collapse as remaining defenders formed a small triangle perimeter by 6pm. Meanwhile Liki and Niroemoar were captured by Companies E and I on the 19th. The two companies had been transported to the objectives by two APD's and two LCT's, protected by DD's. The islands proved to be unoccupied by the Japanese and the Fifth Air Force radar detachments were immediately set up. The only casualty was the native chieftain of Liki, who was wounded by the pre assault naval bombardment. Detachments of the 163d Infantry were left on both islands to protect the radar installations. The morning of the 20th, suddenly opened up with a banzai charge performed by 37 Japanese, who had slipped through Company C's lines during the night against engineer units at the beachhead. The attack began at7:30, leaving36 dead and 1 wounded Japanese, the latter was taken prisoner. At 9:00 Companies A, C, and F started patrolling in the northeast pocket. A few Japanese were killed, others were buried by demolition charges in coral caves along the northeast shore, and many committed suicide. During the afternoon Major Wing's men moved back to the mainland and turned over control of Wakde Island to the Allied Air Forces. The 836th Engineer Aviation Battalion began repairing the western end of the Wakde airdrome, with the strip being declared operational on May 21st. The first planes landed on the island that afternoon, two days ahead of schedule. Within a few more days the Wakde strip was sufficiently repaired and enlarged to furnish the needed base from which bombers could support the Biak operation on May 27 and Admiral Nimitz' advance to the Marianas in mid-June. The final count of Japanese casualties on Wakde was 759 killed and 4 captured, with an additional 50 being killed on the mainland. In turn, the Americans only lost 43 killed and 139 wounded. That is all for today on this front as we now need to cross over to the India-Burma front. Last time, we saw the forces of General Stopford managed to retake Kohima Ridge in mid May, tossing General Sato's 31st Division onto the defense. Stopford reorganized his forces for a final push. The 5th brigade led by Brigadier Michael West prepared to launch coordinated set-piece attacks against the remaining Japanese positions atop Naga Hill. An attack was made by the Cameron Highlanders on Hunter's Hill on the night of May 15th, but it was hurled back. After this bulldozers were sent to cut a track up Naga Hill to allow tanks to support an infantry assault. On the 19th, Brigadier West launched another attack, but this time terrible weather hindered them, allowing the Worcesters to only seize 9 bunkers before being halted by enemy fire, coming from a group of bunkers on the reverse slope. After this, General Messervy of the 7th division was given responsibility for taking Naga Hill. On May 23rd, he brought with him Brigadier Loftus-Tottenham's 33rd brigade. This switch allowed General Grover to concentrate the remainder of his tired division for an attack on the Japanese positions on Aradura Spur. On the other side, Sato was exhorting his men to “You will fight to the death. When you are killed you will fight on with your spirit.” Yet Sato knew full well he lacked the ammunition and provisions necesary to hold Kohima, he would have to withdraw in short order. Two sets of attacks were unleashed upon the Japanse, first on Japanese defences around Point 5120, known also as Church Knoll and Hunter's Hill by Messervy's 7th Indian Division on the left of the battlefield, and then of Aradura Spur by Grover's 2nd Division on the right. The 4/15th Punjab suffered a bloody reverse in these assaults, losing 18 officers and 443 casualties for not a single metre of ground in return. No combination of attacks from the air, artillery strikes, tanks, flame-throwers, infantry or mortars could dislodge Sato's men. On the Aradura Spur, Grover ordered simultaneous assaults to take place on 27th and 28th of May. On the right the Royal Scots and Norfolks were to attack the north-east end of Aradura Spur, while 6th Brigade were to take the south-west, where their objectives were named 'Matthew', 'Mark', 'Luke' and 'John'. When launched, however, 6th Brigade's attack on the 28th failed miserably. The weather was poor, the terrain atrocious and the morale of the exhausted 2nd Division the lowest it had been since its arrival. The attack by the Norfolks and the Royal Scots on the north-west spur met the same fate as the luckless 6th Brigade. The Norfolks were now down to 14 officers and 366 men, many exhausted and ill and, despite the remarkable leadership of Lt. Col. Robert Scott and above-average morale, the Japanese positions looked typically impervious to anything other than a direct tank round into each bunker, which of course was not possible in the steep, jungle-matted hillsides. Along with the intantry attacks, Naga Hill was heavily attacked by Hurricane bombers during the 24th and 25th, but the Japanese remained firmly entrenched and resolutely immovable. The only major result of these attacks would be more casualties and a further drop in morale for the British-Indian troops. Sato's was alianted from the HQ of 15th Army, but had no doubt that it was Mutaguchi's abject failure to send supplies through the mountains that had forced him to undertake the kind of passive defense in which his division was now engaged. On May 29th, Sato thus reported that his position was hopeless, and that he reserved the right to act on his own initiative and withdraw when he felt that it was necessary to do so, in order to save what remained of his battered division from inevitable destruction. Later that day he signaled Mutaguchi: “We have fought for two months with the utmost courage, and have reached the limits of human fortitude. Our swords are broken and our arrows spent. Shedding bitter tears, I now leave Kohima.” Apoplectic with rage and astonished at his subordinate's blatant disobedience, Mutaguchi ordered Sato to stay where he was. Sato ignored him and on receipt of Mutaguchi's threat to court-martial him, replied defiantly: “Do as you please. I will bring you down with me.” The angry exchange continued, with Sato the following day sending a final angry message to Mutaguchi in which he declared: “The tactical ability of the 15th Army staff lies below that of cadets.” Sato then ordered his staff to close down the radio sets, in a final act of defiance. During the back and forth screamfest, Sato had requested Mutaguchi permis him to withdraw to a position that would allowed the 31st division to finally receive supplies, Mutaguchi simply refused and demanded he hold on another 10 days. Sato could simply not keep letting his men down, he made plans to withdraw for May 31st. The Miyazaki detachment was given the task of covering the retreat for the 31st division. On May 27th, the 4/1st Gurkhas under the newly appointed 27-year-old Lieutenant-Colonel Derek Horsford, managed to capture the Gun Spur at the extreme eastern edge of Naga Hill via a night infiltration that took the Japanese entirely by surprise. This further allowed tanks to approach the Japanese positions and, by June 1st, an attack by the Queen's discovered that the Japanese were withdrawing. Grover then thrusted his troops from the newly captured Naga Hill south-east across a valley to cut off General Miyazuki's rearguard and the 124th regiment around the Aradura Spur from the road to Imphal just behind it. Recognizing the inevitable, Miyazaki then had to withdraw from Aradura on the night of June 4, planning to conduct further delaying actions at Viswema in protection of Sato's withdrawal. Yet that is it for the battle of Kohima as we now need to travel north to see how General Vinegar Joe's offensive is going. Last time we saw General Merrill's Marauders take the Myitkyina airstrip and prepare for a siege of Myitkyina. The Chinese forces of Generals Sun and Liao were pushing the 18th division towards the Kamaing area. As for the Chindits, Major Master's 111th Brigade contuined to repel numerous Japanese attacks against the Blackpool Stronghold, without the assistance of his floater Brigades. The Japanese artillery continued to take a killing toll on the camp with their near continuous fire. They had been reinforced with even heavier 155mm guns, which together with enemy mortars positions on a ridge 1,000 yards ahead, began to pummel them. Meanwhile allied aircraft were unable to supply them adequately because of the monsoons, and General Takeda's 53rd Division was furiously approaching to crush them. On May 16th Japanese troops penetrated the defenses and a counter-attack failed to eject them. Now many positions within the perimeter came under persistent sniper fire. Shelling that evening heralded another attack. It was beaten back, leaving 50 Japanese dead. This was followed by a night attack involving two companies. This was repulsed, the enemy losing another 70 men. Master's estimated his Brigade had killed about 800 Japanese, they had also suffered 200 casualties during the last few days. Luckily for them, however, the impending threat to Myitkyina and Kamaing, forced General Honda to redirect the 3rd Battalion, 114th Regiment to reinforce the Myitkyina garrison while the 2nd Battalion, 146th Regiment continued north to reinforce General Tanaka. At this point Masters wanted to withdraw deeper into the jungle, from where they could ambush the advancing Japanese and set up a new stronghold with the help of 14th Brigade and West Africans, who were probing the jungle ridges east of them. He signaled Lentaigne asking for permission to abandon the block at his discretion. But Lentaigne's authority had become reduced. He was forced to take the message to Stilwell, who having been thwarted at Myitkyina, had allowed the Hyde to his Jekyll to emerge. In scathing language, he called the British “a bunch of lily-livered Limey popinjays.” Lentaigne then let his Irish temper get the better of him, and a fierce argument erupted at Stilwell's headquarters. Then on May 22nd, General Takeda's 53rd Division reached the stronghold. They unleashed an all-out assault, the Cameronians of 90th Column, who held the southern perimeter, were being forced back, inch by inch, as the Chindit artillery engaged the Japanese assaulters over open sights. Soon the airstrip was in enemy hands, prompting the Bofors 40mm AA gunners to lower their quadruple barrels and blaze away at the enemy troops. The pyrotechnics took on a fantastic quality as night fell. At dawn on the 23rd, the Japanese withdrew to just beyond the airstrip, as 10 Japanese fighters swept in to strafe and bomb the British. Their attack proved almost leisurely compared to the artillery and infantry strikes. When the fighters departed, the Japanese artillery and machineguns resumed. Masters called for a supply drop of ammunition as the previous night's expenditure had been massive, but necessary. Eight RAF Dakotas appeared that afternoon, in light rain, low, just over the hills, twisting and turning over the forested peaks. Nearing Blackpool, they straightened out and flew level. Doors opened, parachutes streamed and crates of supplies came from the sky. A storm of fire erupted from the Japanese positions. The heavy AA guns joined in, the boom-boom-booms of their heavy fire becoming rhythmic in the distance. The wing of a Dakota vanished and plane fell like a twirling leaf, crashing into the jungle across from the “Deep.” Two other planes in their haste to evade fire nearly crossed streams; their payloads hurled far and wide, most of falling into Japanese hands. In all, four Dakotas were shot down. The defenders only managed to get a half an aircraft's load of ammunition. Despite this the Chindits continued to resist the furious Japanese assaults; but before dawn on May 24th, the Japanese would finally overrun a hillock known as the Pimple, held by Harper's 3/9th Gurkhas. Harper mounted an immediate counterattack. Harper's Gurkhas struggled to dislodge the Japanese from the “pimple,” but failed. The defenders threw machine-gun fire and hurled mortar bombs towards the hillock with little apparent effect. The failed counterattack would only see the Japanese secure the Silly Point positions and advance rapidly east and south as the defenses progressively collapsed before them. By May 25, Masters was forced to withdraw while his forces still had enough ammunition to defend themselves. There were 90 men that could not walk without help and another 30-40 that could not walk at all. A doctor summoned Masters to a group of 40-50 disheveled men, many wounded, but still standing, carrying stretchers from the Main Dressing Station. They were now on the evacuation path, now largely devoid of fighting troops. None of the walking wounded would look Masters in the eye. The stretchers and litters were also full of men with horrific wounds; 19 in all. To Masters' distress, the doctor said there were another 30 such cases ahead who could be saved if they were evacuated. He had given the 19 here full doses of morphine and said, under the thundering noise of the rain, that the men had no chance. It dawned on Masters that the doctor was suggesting that these men be put out of their misery. Master's said “Very well. I don't want them to see any Japanese,” The dotor cried “Do you think I want to do it?” But Masters was already seeking a way out. “Get the stretcher bearers on at once” he snapped. As he went back up the ridge towards what was left of the camp, he heard the carbine shots going off one by one along the line of casualties. He pressed his hands on his ears to blot out the sound, but couldn't. Masters and his subordinate commanders decided to withdraw in stages, with the forward line of defenders leapfrogging over a second line of the defenders covering them from a defensive position, known as a layback. This second line, were in turn, then to be covered by the troops now behind them, allowing them to leapfrog to the next covering position, a formula which could be repeated for as long as possible, and as long as the ground permitted it. The Chindits would have to begin a long and difficult hill climb away from Blackpool, towards the rallying point of Mokso Sakan. Luckily for them, Takeda decided not to pursue them, as he had been redirected to reinforce Myitkyina instead. The victory was very costly, however, as the 128th Regiment lost about 400 men; but at last the Mogaung-Indaw route had been reopened after a three month's blockade. On May 29th, the survivors of the 111th Brigade would finally reach Mokso Sakan, bringing with them 2000 men whom required immediate hospitalization. In the end, the Blackpool Stronghold, desired by Lentaigne and Stilwell, had been a costly endeavor for the Chindits. Meanwhile, over with the 22nd Division, a failed envelopment maneuver by Task Force Purple, consisting of elements of the 149th regiment and former Galahad evacess, prompting Liao on the 19th to send the 65th regiment to aid the 64th regiments right flank and cut a trail south towards the Mogaung valley. The chinese hastily advanced to Chishidu, pushing the Japanese 1st company, 56th regiment over to Nanyaseik. Further east, Tanaka's right flank in the Mogaung valley was beginning to crumble against the 38th divisions offensive. This prompted Tanaka to reinforce the 1st battalion, 55th regiment with the 146 regiment. Tanaka ordered Major General Aida Shunji, commander of the 18th infantry group to block the Chinese advance in the mountainous region north of Kamaing. Despite this, General Sun had sent his 114th regiment hooking west behind the Japanese strongpoints, soon they would link up with the 113th to clear the Japanese from West Wala, Maran and Sharaw. Simultaneously, the 112th regiment managed to secure Warang on the 20th. Thus despite all his efforts, Tanaka's right flank was going to collapse. At this point, the 18th Division's daily ration of staple food was only 100 grams of rice the regular quantity being 860 grams and there was no supply of auxiliary rations. Moreover, as the supply of ammunition was cut off, the use of ammunition was limited to only four rounds per day and, as there was no gasoline, vehicles could not be used. Cases of malaria and malnutrition occurred successively and the number of men to one company dropped to about 30. As an extreme case, there was even a company of about 15 men led by a sergeant. About this time, the officers of the 18th Division also learned that there was no chance of the Japanese counter offensive in the Hukawng Valley on which so many hopes had been staked, for the U operation was failing "miserably." Their morale began to sag, and in Tanaka's later opinion this realization marked the "turning point" for his division. In order to deliver a killing blow, Sun elected to dispatch the 112th regiment wide around the Japanse eastern flank to cut the Kamain Road south of Seton, while the 114th regiment advanced down the Kumon Range towards Tumbonghka and Mogaung. The 112th managed to slip past the Aida Detachment whom were holding a position at the village of Lawa and would emerge out of the jungle in the rear of Tanaka's lines on the 25th. The Chinese crossed the Mogaung river by the 26th and captured a supply center at Seton. The Chinese captured 35 Japanese trucks, a jeep, a sedan, 8 warehouses of food and ammunition, 100 horses, 4 pieces of artillery, a workshop, and a motor pool. They then set up a roadblock, prompting Tanaka to strip his divisional HQ and other servicable units to get a force together to hit the 112th as quickly as possible. At the same time Tanaka ordered the 4th regiment to hit the roadblock from the north while the recently arrived 2nd battalion, 146th regiment would hit them from the south. Tanaka also ordered his engineers to cut a secret escape route running from the Noidaw Bum to the Bumrawng Bum via Noidawyang. Takeda's 53rd division had just reached Mogaung as they dispatched a depleted 3rd battalion, 128th regiment towards Seton to relive Myitkyina. Seeing the enemy positions emerge at Chishidu and Seton, Tanaka finally decided to withdraw his division to the Kamaing area on the 28th, while his engineers vigerously were constructing fortifications. The Aida detachment would secure Lawa on the right flank, while the 55th and 56th regiments concentrated in the vicinity of Nanyaseik to cover the withdrawal of rear echlon units to Kamaing. Over at the Seton roadblock, the 112th regiment repeled relentless Japanese attacks, throuhg flood weather. Meanwhile, Myitkyina was seeing its first two days of siege. The 150th regiment were halted by heavy enemy fire at the railroad yards, suffering 671 casualties on May 20th. K Force took the suburban village of Charpate, north-northwest of Myitkyina, and the 88th Regiment extended its lines south to the railway tracks, which in this area run northwest before turning south to Mogaung. Unfortunately, K Force did not occupy a small height which dominated Charpate. M Force took the little settlement of Namkwi without opposition, in order to shield the Allies against any Japanese attempt to relieve Myitkyina by an attack from Mogaung. General Merrill's forces were now so placed that Japanese reinforcements could reach Myitkyina only from across the Irrawaddy River to the east or along the Myitkyina-Mankrin or Myltkyina-Radhapur roads from the north. The Allied troops were disposed in a semicircle covering all approaches from the northwest, west, southwest, and south. So far, enemy activity was slight in this area. Even at the airfield the continual sniping did not prevent the planes from landing with an ever increasing amount of supplies. If General Merrill retained these positions, he could make a coordinated attack on Myitkyina. For this purpose he was forming a Myitkyina Task Force, which involved reshuffling of all the units under his command. H and K Forces were dissolved; the Marauder battalions were once more combined under Colonel Hunter; and the Chinese regiments operated as separate units.The opportunity to swiftly overrung Myitkyina emerged, as many troops under Major General Minakami Genzo were rushing through enemy gaps during the night to reinforce the battered 114th regiment. On May 30th, Minakami took command over the 3000 man garrison and ordered Myitkyina be held for atleast 3 months to keep the allies from advancing south into central Burma. On the allied side, Merrill suffered a heart attack and had to be evacuated. Colonel John McCammon assumed commander of the Myitkyina Task Force. McCammon immediately ordered Colonel Hunter's 3rd battalion to seize the auxiliary airstrip north of Myitkyina, but the Marauders would be halted by stiff Japanese defenses. Gaps were numerous through which the Japanese could work their way into Myitkyina, and Minakami set up a regular ferry service across the Irrawaddy by which supplies and individual replacements could be brought in. The terrain was excellent for defense. The roads lay high above the surrounding rice paddies, and each was therefore an earthwall making a first-rate obstacle. Clumps of trees were all about, and there were plenty of houses on the outskirts of town which the Japanese used to advantage. The northern part of the Japanese perimeter was well shielded by a crescent-shaped depression which the monsoon rains quickly turned into a swamp. In effect, the Allies and the Japanese were committed to position warfare. Though the operation was called a siege, the Japanese received a steady trickle of supplies and replacements until Mogaung fell. Colonel Hunter and his men would be forced to withdraw back to Charpate the following day. At 10pm on the night of May 23rd a battalion of Japanese launched an attack on Charpate from the rise northeast of the town. Beach's force had been depleted by sickness, and some of his men were out on patrol. The Japanese attack penetrated the 3rd Battalion's position early in the action. From the south 75-mm artillery supported the battalion's defense. The Marauders, fighting stubbornly, repelled the attack, but they suffered severe casualties. On the morning of May 24th at 9:335, the 3rd Battalion had to face still another attack. The fight was going badly when Hunter ordered Beach to break contact with the enemy and move to the railroad, 22 miles to the south. The Japanese occupied Charpate and held it in force as soon as the 3rd Battalion withdrew. McCammon had also ordered the 88th and 89th regiments to attack Myitkyina, but the Chinese barely advanced that day. Two days later the Japanese, supported by mortar fire, attacked Namkwi heavily, and the 2nd Battalion pulled back to a ridge about halfway to Myitkyina. The Japanese then occupied Namkwi and fortified it strongly. They had now taken over two of the towns on the main approaches to Myitkyina. Depressed by these defeats, McCammon was relieved of his command and Stilwell replaced him with General Boatner on May 30. Stilwell was becoming desperate, resorting to sending reinforcements of any kind, with two engineer battalions and a group of replacements and evacuees of Galahad arriving between May 26 and June 1. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The landings against Wakde, while perhaps a bit overkill, saw the allies yet again showcase the prowess in amphibious assaults. Over in the Burma-India theater, the battle for Kohima was gradually becoming an allied victory and Vinegar Joe's first big foray against Myitkyina was painful but looked promising.
Today's guest is someone I worked with back in the early 2000's, and was fortunate enough to reconnect with him at the 2023 Executive TechServe Conference. His name is Robert Bouchard, and he is the COO of The Tier 4 group based in Atlanta, GA. Robert is also the host of The H-1B Guy which has nearly 7,000 subscribers on YouTube.Today's conversation embarks on an intimate exploration of fatherhood and leadership within the sacred walls of home and work. As fathers, Robert and I navigate the complex waters of parenting self-sufficient children while also carving out time for marriage. We celebrate the moments that shape our roles as parents, supporting our kids' passions and acknowledging the fulfillment that comes with witnessing their growth and autonomy. Our conversation is peppered with anecdotes, like my own experience of gratitude when my daughter's drive for basketball training shines through, painting a vivid picture of the daily joys and trials in the life of a dad striving for balance.The episode takes a turn into the profound impact of family discoveries, as I uncover the emotional journey related to meeting long-lost siblings through DNA testing. The values instilled by our upbringing—work ethic, love, and generosity—take center stage as we discuss how these principles are integrated into our modern family lives, despite the challenges of distance and the busy lives we lead. We traverse the terrain of resilience, exploring personal stories of overcoming injuries, and celebrating the strength of our loved ones, like my mother's determination in the face of adversity, all the while touching upon the deep legacy we leave for our children through these life lessons.Lastly, we journey with Robert through his professional evolution from H-1B visa expert to COO, unraveling the threads that wove his path to success and how it has influenced his approach to parenting and leadership. We share the wisdom of embracing failure as a crucial stepping stone for growth and the beauty of open communication with our children. Join us for a heartfelt session that merges the worlds of personal development, professional pivots, and the ever-evolving quest to be effective leaders in every facet of our lives.Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
Today's episode happens thanks to the power of curiosity, networking, and LinkedIn. We welcome the talented John Ruffini to the show to tell his amazing story of adopting his three children from Chile. Not only is John a very talented author, but he is also a co-host of a podcast and the Vice President of Professional Development at HealthTrust Workforce Solutions. We even talked about some high school basketball as I learned that John used to be a referee while still finding time to cheer on his Maryland Terrapins!Embarking on an adoption journey can be one of the most amazing yet challenging journies- one that John Ruffini and his family know all too well. In our conversation, we share a discussion that traverses the emotional terrain of adopting three siblings from South America, a testament to the resilience and love inherent in building a family through unconventional means. John's candid reflections on the hurdles and high points, including the arduous three-year process of bringing his third child home, offer a beacon of hope for those considering a similar path.John's narrative is more than just an adoption story; it's a journey of personal transformation and the forging of an unbreakable family bond. As he recounts in his amazing book, "A Quest for Alex," the adoption of his children wasn't simply about expanding his family—it was an expedition that demanded perseverance in the face of legal complexities and a celebration of cultural ties. Listeners will find solace and inspiration in John's accounts, from navigating language barriers to fostering a deep sense of identity within his children, emphasizing that the love and lessons learned in parenthood are indeed universal.As we wrap up, the conversation shifts from the intricacies of adoption to the broader scope of parenting. The episode shines light on the diverse experiences and individual paths our children may take, a humbling reminder of the patience and understanding required to support each of their unique journeys. Whether you're a father, contemplating adoption, or simply drawn to heartening tales of family and endurance, this episode resonates with messages of solidarity and encouragement. Join us as we share laughs, impart wisdom, and celebrate the enriching experience of fatherhood in all its forms,Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
Last time we spoke about Operation Reckless, Operation Persecution and the Japanese retreat in New Britain. General Douglas MacArthur unleashed his two amphibious assaults, opening up the Western New Guinea Campaign. Both Operation Reckless and Persecution achieved complete surprise upon the Japanese. Múltiple Japanese units already performing withdrawals were caught into a chaotic new flight when the allies landed and began seizing key territory such as Hollandia and Aitape. The Japanese commanders fell into disarray leaving some to seize command and order further withdrawals in the face of hopeless battles. Yet again, forces already used to retreating through rough terrain without adequate provisions, were hitting the jungle track. Morale was all but collapsing in New Guinea. Over on New Britain matters were similar as the Japanese continued to retreat under heavy pressure from American patrols. Competent commanders would lose their lives beside their men in another hopeless battle. This episode is the Drive for Myitkyina Welcome to the Pacific War Podcast Week by Week, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about world war two? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on world war two and much more so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel you can find a few videos all the way from the Opium Wars of the 1800's until the end of the Pacific War in 1945. Operation Reckless and Persecution were tremendous successes. There was very little opposition for the men advancing upon Hollandia, the Japanese simply did not even attempt to defend their well developed defenses there. The drive towards Hollandia's airfields was led by the 1st Battalion, 186th regiment. From Leimok Hill to Brinkman's Plantation, they did encounter opposition, but it was scattered and uncoordinated. Colonel Oliver Newman was very cautious, he believed thousands of Japanese were still around the airfields. Just before they came across the airfields, they found large, undefended Japanese supply dumps. This would be one of many Japanese supply dumps captured through the following days, as General Eichelberger recalled “There were more than six hundred supply dumps. There were clothing dumps as high as houses. There were ammunition dumps everywhere. There were pyramids of canned goods and tarpaulin-covered hills of rice which looked like Ohio haystacks. There were saki and beer. There were tons and tons of quinine and other medical supplies, which, as a result of our landing, never reached the Japanese troops at the front. I believe Hollandia was the richest prize—supply wise—taken during the Pacific War”. These types of discoveries indicated the Japanese were extremely desperate. By May 4th, Major General William Gill's 32nd Division had just arrived at Aitape to relieve the 163rd regiment, who were earmarked to take part in the next amphibious assault. The terrain, alongside the weather was dreadful at Hollandia, making it impossible to provide the needed airfields suitable for heavy bombers without some legendary engineer work. General MacArthur considered it necessary to seize and develop new heavy bomber airfields in the Wakde-Sarmi-Biak region in order to neutralize enemy bases in the western Caroline. To be honest given the track records of these amphibious assaults in causing absolute mayhem for Japanese commanders, forcing them to keep on running, it was a great idea to keep the pace up. With the knowledge General Tagami's 36th Division was still in the region and that the enemy might still seek to reinforce that said area before the allies could land there, MacArthur initially planned to send the full 41st Division against Wakde-Sarmi on May 15th, once the Hollandia fields were ready to support the amphibious assault. However supply congestion at Hollandia's beaches was thwarting such designs. Admiral Barbey proposed that D Day be postponed until May 21 and gave two reasons for the postponement. First, tides would be higher in the Wakde area on the 21st than on the 15th. Second, postponement would allow orderly and complete preparations to be made. Congestion was severe at the Hollandia beaches, where the bulk of the 41st Division was to stage. Lack of lighterage and beach space, combined with an inadequate road net, hampered unloading of equipment, supplies, and troops which were pouring into the Hollandia area. The arrival of such supplies and units, some of which had to be reloaded for Wakde-Sarmi, seriously interfered with mounting the 41st Division. As such, General Krueger decided that the operation could be started no earlier than the 16th but that unless important strategic considerations dictated otherwise, the 21st would be much preferable. Additionally, a number of engineer and air force organizations were scheduled to arrive at Hollandia on the 12th, either for employment there or to be staged for Wakde-Sarmi. The shipping bringing these units to Hollandia was needed to support the Wakde phase of the new operation, which could not begin until the vessels were reloaded. As beach congestion at Hollandia remained a major problem, this reloading could not be accomplished quickly. It was therefore proposed that the Wakde landings be postponed at least another day to the 17th. Although MacArthur initially approved the proposed delay, new aerial photography of the coastal area from Sarmi eastward to Wakde indicated the ground conditions of the region were not suited for heavy bomber airstrips. Thus MacArthur decided that the Sarmi portion of the operation should be axed and instead they would focus on Wakde Island slated for D-day May 17th. 10 days after the capture of Wakde, or as soon as the airfields were repaired, the allies would next hit Biak, where more suitable airstrip sites were known to exist. General Doe thus prepared the Wakde Landings, Codenamed Operation Tornado while General Fuller's remaining regiments were expected to seize the airdrome areas on Biak. Over on the other side, General Anami planned to send the 36th division over to perform an immediate counterattack against Hollandia, but was denied. General Adachi over to the east had more freedom to act. The 18th Army had found itself cut off from all provisions and supplies, thus deprived of every possibility of rejoining the 2nd Area Army west of Hollandia, for the crucial defense of Western New Guinea. Because of this Adachi reasoned the best move for his 55,000 troops was to perform some quick actions before their strength was sapped out. Thus on April 26th, Adachi ordered the 20th, 41st and 51st Divisions to prepare a counterattack against the enemy beachhead at Aitape. Adachi hoped such a bold action against his enemy's rear might force a major diversion of the enemy eastwards, in turn hampering their drive against Western New Guinea. Now back in mid-February the Japanese were adjusting their forces in the Central Pacific. They had established the 31st Army in Saipan, formed around the 52nd and 29th Division, led by Lt General Obata Hideyoshi. The bulk of the 52nd division, led by Lt General Mugikura Shunzaburo had landed in Truk mid-February, Lt General Takashina Takesi's 29th Division meanwhile were still in the progress of traveling to the Marianas, escorted by the destroyers Kishinami, Asashimo and Okinami. The bulk of the division departed Busan on February 24; but the convoy would be torpedoed some 200 km south of Okidaitōjima by the submarine Trout on February 28. The 18th Regiment, led by Colonel Monma Kentaro suffered 1657 deaths, including its commanding officer, and 570 wounded. Because of this the 18th regiment was landed at Saipan to recover; 50th regiment was diverted to land at Tinian under the command of Colonel Ogata Keiji and the 38th regiment was sent to Guam on March 4th. Allied submarine interceptions of these troop movements was no mere coincidence. The submarine activities were frequently guided by 'Magic' intelligence relating to ship movements which was collected by intercepting and decrypting encoded radio transmissions. The IJN routinely broadcast the location and intended route of convoys under its protection, and decrypting these messages allowed Allied naval commanders to alert submarines in the vicinity of convoys. The submarine commanders were free to plan their interception and attack where conditions were most favorable. The IJN's faulty anti-submarine doctrine also contributed to Japan's shipping losses. The Navy had placed a low priority on protecting merchant shipping from submarine attack before and during the early years of the war and convoys were not routinely assembled until 1943. Vast swathes of Japanese shipping was being sunk in early 1944. There were two large reasons for this. Number 1) obviously the IJN was greatly diminished and thus allied submarines were operating further into enemy territory. Number 2) fixing the torpedo issue, yes those pesky Mark 14s/15s were now hitting hard and providing enormous results. In response to this emerging crisis, the Japanese established the Grand Escort Fleet Headquarters, under the overall command of Admiral Oikawa Koshiro, to coordinate convoys and implement a standard doctrine. The first order of business was to increase the average size of Japanese convoys from 5 ships to "large" convoys of 10 to 20 ship in order to assign more escort ships to protect against enemy submarine activity. To further reinforce the Central Pacific, the Japanese also created nine expeditionary units from the forces of the 1st and 7th Kwantung and 8th Korean Armies. They also decided to assign the 14th and 43rd Divisions of Lieutenant-Generals Inoue Sadae and Saito Yoshitsugu to General Obata's command, designated Truk Sector Group. To support them, the IJN decided to combine the 4th Fleet and the 14th Air Fleet on March 4th to form the Central Pacific Area Fleet, under Admiral Nagumo. Between March-April, the 31st Army was assigned the priority for shipping, so Nagumo would send a total of eleven large convoys collectively known as the Matsu Fleet to bring said reinforcements to the Central Pacific. Though the deadly American submarines would hunt relentlessly to prevent these reinforcements, they would only be able to sink the light cruiser Tatsuta, the destroyer Asanagi, six transports and one submarine chaser, so the Matsu Fleet was considered as largely successful. By mid-April the success of the Matsu Fleet allowed the IJN to allocate more shipping to the 2nd Area Army. Thus the Take-Ichi convoy was formed to carry the 32nd division of Lieutenant-General Ishii Yoshio and the bulk of the 35th division to Western New Guinea. The large convoy consisting of 15 transports was escorted by an unusually strong force under Admiral Kajioka consisting of minelayer Shirataka; destroyers Asakaze, Shiratsuyu, Fujinami and Kuri; Mikura-class escort ship Kurahashi; Type D escort ships No. 20 and No. 22; gunboats Ataka and Uji; minesweepers No. 22 and No. 101; and submarine chasers No. 37, No. 38 and Tama Maru No. 7. They departed Shanghai on April 17th enroute for Manila. Unbeknownst to the Japanese allied code breakers were decrypting their radio signals and managed to figure out the convoys departure and arrival points. The Submarine Jack was given the coordinates and intercepted Kajioak's convoy around nightfall of April 26th. Jack fired 19 torpedoes from long range, managing to sink the 5425-ton freighter SS Yoshida Maru No. 1, which was carrying the entire 210th Regiment of the 32nd Division. 3000 soldiers and their commander Colonel Koike Yasumasa all drowned with the ship. Its moments like these I always find myself taking a step back. Thousands of men fighting on all these islands in the Pacific, absolute carnage in places like New Guinea, Guadalcanal, later on Peleliu….one submarine and woosh, a regiment gone. The allied submarine campaign during the Pacific War, did a lion's share of work, horrifying work. War is a horrible thing. The remaining convoy ships continued to Manila, arriving there on April 29th. Upon reaching Manila, however, Lieutenant-General Ishii Yoshio learned that his 32nd Division was reassigned to the 2nd Army to further reinforce western New Guinea, so a new convoy of eight transports would resume the journey to New Guinea on May 1st, carrying the bulk of the 32nd and 35th Divisions. You can bet after hearing what happened to the 210th regiment on the Yoshida Maru, these men were dreading to sail again. They had every reason to feel that dread, as the American intelligence operators figured out the convoys departure and arrival information again. They pinpointed the convoys route, speed, daily noon positions, everything. This time the submarine Gurnard intercepted Kajioka's convoy in the Celebes Sea on May 6. Gurnard's captain, Commander Herb Andrew submerged his boat and made a cautious approach to avoid detection by aircraft. He reached a firing position 4 hours later and fired 6 torpedoes at 2 transports. Only 1 of these torpedoes struck its mark, and a 2nd salvo missed its intended targets but hit another transport. Andrews then turned his boat and fired further torpedoes from Gurnard's stern torpedo tubes which hit a 3rd transport. One of the Japanese destroyers then counterattacked Gurnard and forced Andrews to break off his attack. The destroyer was traveling at too great a speed for its detection gear to function, however, and did not damage the submarine, despite dropping approximately 100 depth charges. Two hours later, Gurnard rose to periscope depth and found that a major effort to rescue troops and equipment from the torpedoed transports was under way. That night, the submarine also torpedoed one of the crippled transports which was still afloat. In the end, its attack successfully sank transports Aden Maru (5,825 tons) and Taijima Maru (6,995 tons) as well as the cargo ship Tenshinzan Maru (6,886 tons). Although the Japanese rescue effort was relatively successful, 1290 troops were killed, The 4th Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment was completely destroyed and much of their equipment was lost. Due to these heavy losses, the Take-Ichi convoy finally docked at Halmahera on May 9th, where the remnants of the 32nd and 35th Divisions were ultimately unloaded. General Ikeda's 35th division, including the 219th regiment from Palau were shipped over to Sorong, with the 219th left to guard the St.Andrew Strait Islands. General Ishii's 32nd division, was retained at Halmahera to garrison the island. The terrible loss of the Take-Ichi convoy forced the Japanese leadership to acknowledge it was no longer possible to reinforce Western New Guinea, thus General Anami would have to fight with what he had on hand. Alongisde this, IJA General HQ decided to pull back the perimeter of the absolute defense zone in the southern area to a line extending from Sorong to Halmahera, with units at Geelvink Bay, Biak and Manokwari ordered to hold out as long as possible to delay the enemy advance. Anami did not like the orders one bit, as he belived the forward line should be aggressively defended to secure the valuable land holding air bases between Palau and Western New Guinea. What Anami was not aware of, was that the IJN combined fleet were preparing for the famed decisive naval battle in the area. This was part of Admiral Toyoda's Operation A-Go. Under the plans elaborated by the Combined Fleet, the First Mobile Fleet, and the First Air Fleet were assigned the principal roles in the projected battle. The former assembled its surface strength at Tawitawi in the Sulu Archipelago on May 16th, while the land-based units of the First Air Fleet continued to be widely deployed in the Marianas and Carolines to take advantage of any tactical opportunity that might arise. Tawitawi was chosen as the main staging point for the First Mobile Fleet because of its proximity to both the refueling facilities of Balikpapan and the sea area which the Navy High Command expected to be the scene of the decisive battle. It was also safely beyond the range of enemy land-based air power and afforded greater security against Allied intelligence than other anchorages in the Philippines. Orders are orders, thus Anami ordered General Teshima to hold onto Geelvink Bay at all costs while also contuining to secure the Sarmi area as a lifeline for the 18th Army who were being cut off from east of Hollandia. While Admiral Ozawa's 1st Mobile Fleet assembled its at Tawi Tawi for Operation A-Go and Admiral Kakuta's 1st Air Fleet deployed its land-based units in the Marianas and Carolines, Admirals King, Nimitz and Spruance had also been planning their invasion of the Marianas, aiming to secure Saipan, Tinian and Guam as advance air and naval bases to allow striking of the Philippines, Formosa and Okinawa. After the landings at Hollandia and Aitape, Admiral Mitscher's Task Force 58 realized there was very little opposition and he still had plenty of strength to continue operating. Thus Nimitz decided to carry out a preventive strike against Truk, to ensure that the Japanese would not be able to build up their air power before the Marianas invasion scheduled for June. Intelligence reports indicated that the Japanese had been rebuilding their strength at Truk. Indeed Truk's air garrison had grown enough to be a concern again. By late March, 30 flyable Zero fighters had been pieced together from aircraft destroyed during the February raids. Additionally, aircraft were being withdrawn from bypassed bases in the Marshalls and sent to Truk. By April, the Japanese had 104 flyable aircraft at Truk: 6 G4M twin-engine bombers, 12 D4Y1s dive bombers/reconnaissance bombers, 13 B5N or B6N torpedo bombers, 55 Zero fighters, 10 J1N1 night fighters, and 8 floatplanes used for observation and reconnaissance. Moen No. 1 airfield housed the G4Ms and 20 Zero, while Eten had the rest of the Zeros and all the night fighters. The single-engine bombers, the D4Y1s, B5Ns, and B6Ns, were all at Param, with the floatplanes at Dublon. There were another 63 unserviceable aircraft scattered throughout Truk's airfields. Admiral Spruance's 5th fleet would also conduct a bombardment of the Satawa and Ponape islands. On its return from Hollandia, Task Force 58 traveled to Truk, arriving shortly before dawn on April 30th and immediately tossed a fighter sweep consisting of 84 Hellcats. 5 Nakajima bombers from Param were aloft doing a dawn sweep, something that had become routine since February. Truk's radar detected the inbound US aircraft when they were 30 minutes out, shortly before the scout's interrupted radio report. The warning gave the Japanese ample time to launch air cover. Before the US fighters arrived, Moen No. 1 had scrambled 20 Zeros, Eten another 29, and Param its remaining eight Nakajima bombers. Yet the 57 Japanese aircraft were brushed aside, nearly 25 Zeros were shot down at the cost of 2 Hellcats. Just like we saw in February, Task Force 58 began staggering air strikes throughout the day. The carriers launched full deckloads seeing fighters, dive bombers and torpedo bombers continously over Truk for the entire day. Task Force 58 performed 2,200 bomber sorties, 467 of which were flown by fighters carrying bombs. In all, US Navy aircraft dropped 748 tons of bombs during the two-day operation. The Hino Maru No. 2, a 1,500-ton cargo ship and auxiliary gunboat, was hit and heavily damaged by a bomb by an Avenger from USS Cabot during the attack's first day. It sank four days later on May 4. The Sapporo Maru, a 600-ton auxiliary provision stores ship, was bombed on April 30 and sank north of Fefan. The 300-ton auxiliary minelayer Minsei Maru and 20 other craft were also destroyed in the harbor during the two days of raids. While a small haul when compared to February's results, these losses further reduced the number of vessels remaining in Truk Atoll. This increased the difficulty of moving supplies and personnel between the different islands in the lagoon, further decreasing Truk's usefulness as an outpost. Additionally, the Japanese submarine I-174 was detected 20 miles south of the atoll on May 1. Aircraft from the light carrier Monterey teamed up with the destroyers MacDonough and Stephen Potter to sink the submarine. Whether the submarine was fleeing Truk or heading back to it after a patrol is not known. Its loss contributed to the decision to abandon Truk as a submarine base later in 1944. The Japanese losing 23 auxiliary vessels and one submarine, but this time the American bombers also targeted Truk's shore facilities, giving special attention to the airfields on Moen and Eten, the Dublon naval headquarters and oil storage tanks, and Fefen's docks warehouses and ammo dumps. On the morning of May 1st, the Japanese attempted several straggling strikes against the American carriers, but none managed to cause any damage. The largest attack against the US fleet contained 8 bombers, D4Y1 dive bombers, and Nakajima torpedo bombers which survived the first day's attack. They found Task Group 58.2 and Task Group 58.3 at 8:15am, making a series of attacks against aircraft carriers in both groups. Met by heavy antiaircraft fire, they were shot down, most before they could drop their torpedoes or bombs. Only one came close enough to drop a bomb, which fell near the Lexington but caused no damage. Task Force 58 contuined to pound Truk throughout the day before finally retiring towards Majuro during the night. Based on interpretation of post-strike aerial photography, US intelligence estimated 40 percent of the buildings on Dublon, 80 percent of those on Eten, 75 percent of those at Moen, 20 percent of the buildings on Fefan, 15 percent of those on Param, and 80 percent at Ulalu were destroyed during the airstrikes of April 30 and May 1. Roughly 423 buildings and six hangars were destroyed, 44 others were damaged, 59 Japanese aircraft were shot down, a further 60 were destroyed on the ground, 36 were left damaged, and only 12 were still flyable. All of this cost Mitscher 35 aircraft, with another 33 damaged. Furthermore, half the airmen shot down were rescued by planes or by submarines. Thus the threat posed by Truk was yet again neutralized. After this, Admiral Montgomery's carrier group Task Force 58 was given orders to hit Minami Torishima and Wake Island for mid May. Leaving Majuro on May 15th, Montgomery assemled his forces about 420 miles southeast of Marcus Island on the17th. On the 19th, light carrier San Jacinto hunted for enemy picket boats north and west of Minami Torishima. At 7:28am a Avenger of VT-9 and a Hellcat of VF-9 found and attacked an enemy trawler 475 miles north of Marcus Island. They dropped their bombs and strafed it with machine gun fire. No direct bomb hits were obtained but the target was well covered with machine gun fire. The Japanese trawler was left dead in the water and down by the stern, with a 1/4 miles oil slick and debris behind it. No personnel were visible on the boat. Meanwhile fleet carriers Wasp and Essex launched a predawn fighter sweep. A flight of 4 night fighters launched at 5am from the Wasp on an intruder mission over Marcus Island, but the Essex had to cancel its flight of night fighters. At 11:15, another air attack commenced. Aircraft dove through antiaircraft bursts with bomb blasts occuring all over the island. At one time the entire island was completely smothered by smoke and dust, but the Anti-aircraft fire contuined undiminished. After the planes left, explosions and fires continued on Marcus Island for some time. They managed to inflict a moderate amount of damage to buildings, shot down one G4M and sunktwo small boats; ut the defenders' anti-aircraft fire was ferocious, successfully shooting down 4 American planes and damaging another 69. On May 21st, San Jacinto rejoined the group and also reported sinking one sampan. Montgomery's carriers then launched a series of composite carrier strikes against Wake on May 23, further damaging many installations there and sinking a slugger and three barges, at the cost of only one plane. But that is all for carrier actions today as we now need to jump oer to the Burma front. General Stilwell was contuining his offensive, with the 22nd division advancing south towards Inkangahtawng. General Lioa's 65th Regiment plus the 3rd Battalion, 66th regiment were advancing down the Kamaing road when they ran into Japanese resistance north and west of Inkangahtawng. The 64th regiment was kept behind to guard the Japanese flank until May 3rd, while the rest of the 22nd Division awaited better weather to perform a coordinated attack against the town. But this was Burma, and Burma is going to Burma. There was an outbreak of monsoons that quickly prevented the effective use of tanks and made supply movement over the Ledo Road a nightmare. By June about one inch of rain fell daily. Though supply convoys could still move from Ledo to Shingbwiyang, the combat trail from Shingbwiyang south was very difficult. The road was graded to Tingkawk Sakan known also as mile post 164 and metaled almost to Mile Post 138. However, rainfall had blocked the road over the flats north of Tingkawk Sakan. At the end of June the situation was unchanged. The Japanese stand at Kamaing and the heavy rains immobilized the survey party and the road trace. As the flood waters rose in the valley, they effectively barred armor from moving south to Mogaung or Myitkyina. Thus on May 3rd, the 64th avaned east across the Kamaing Road to try and cut the trail 500 yards south of the Hwelon Hka. The next day presented clearer skies, so the Chinese troops initiated their attack. Once Inkangahtawn fell, the 22nd Division would hold the area for several weeks while the first elements of Lt General Pen Yukun's 50th Division arrived to the front to reinforce them. To the east, General Sun's 114th regiment were engaging General Tanaka's 55th regiment along the Lahkraw Hka. To break the stalemate along the Lahkraw Hka, the Chinese 114th Regiment had to clear away the Japanese observation posts in the hills. The 1st battalion, 114th on the regiment's east flank cut around the flank of the 55th Regiment on April 28th, while the 2nd battalion, 114th pushed the same Japanese unit back a few hundred yards. This bending process continued during the next two days, and the 114th Regiment was well south of the enveloped Japanese flank and within half a mile of Wala. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the 114th then began moving straight south, leaving behind them pockets of determined Japanese who held up the 3rd battalion, 114th. The Chinese managed to envelope the Japanese, pushing them all the way to Wala. The 113th Regiment also came back into line at the end of April to put frontal pressure on the Japanese positions along the Lahkraw Hka and Tigrawm Hka while the 112th Regiment held its salient without attempting to move. Though the Japanese managed to stabilize their lines on the creeks east and west of Wala, a company of the 114th would cross the Nawngmi Hka on May 6th, thus starting the advance southwards again. Two days later, the 114th's advance became general, while on the east, at Stilwell's order, the 112th began to gather its companies to take Warong. On the 9th, the 114th Regiment finally took East Wala and Hlagyi and subsequently linked with the 112th Regiment pushing south towards Warong. The 114th's penetration, driving deeper into the Japanese lines, began to approach the 112th's outposts just north of Manpin. By the 12th the 114th and 112th Regiments were able to maintain communications, with very few Japanese between them. The 114th's penetration further weakened the position of the Japanese facing the 113th Regiment, which in turn began to roll up slowly from east to west as its 1st and 2nd Battalions pressed on to Wala and Maran. Between the 28-30th, Merrills End Run Force began the long grueling advance upon Ritpong. K Force moved out on 28 April; H Force, on 30 April. The so-called trail over the pass was more nearly a route used by the Kachins; in some places there was no path. Twenty pack animals slipped and fell off the narrow, muddy way. It was a grueling march for men who had already marched 500 miles and fought several battles, most of the time on K ration. Before End Rrun Force reached Ritpong, it had only one contact with the Japanese. A few of the enemy were flushed from cover by the 1/88th, but it was feared the Japanese held Ritpong in strength. On May 5th, the Japanese 2nd Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment made contact with the K Force at Ritpong, 16 miles northwest of Nsopsup, and a four day battle ensued. The Battalion was forced to withdraw to Tingkrukawng, about eight miles to the southeast. There, after several skirmishes, contact with the enemy was lost for a period of five days. On the 5th, when the leading elements of K Force were a mile from Ritpong, Colonel Kinnison began an envelopment to hit the village from north and south. The 3rd Battalion managed to cut its way through the woods and place itself across the southern approaches to Ritpong on the 6th. Meanwhile, the 89th Regiment tried to take Ritpong from the north but failed. Next day an American reinforced company attacked Ritpong from the south but was stalled by a machine gun nest. Merrills Marauders would block the trail to the south, while the 80th Regiment contuined to hit their enemy positions. As the Chinese captured Ritpong on the 9th, M Force had had one skirmish with Japanese, routed them, and begun to cut its own paths. The march was fatiguing in the extreme; fully half the animals died of exhaustion or fell into the gorges. The men were farther harassed by fevers and dysentery, but they were only two days behind H and K Forces To the south, General Lentaigne's Chindits were contuining Operation Thursday. Yet under the overall direction of Stilwell, the Chindits were no longer a “special force”, now they were line infantry tasked with the traditional role of advancing and seizing well defended objectives, for which they did not have the training nor equipment to do effectively. Brigadiers Brodie and Ricketts men covered the general Chindit movement heading north. The plan called for closure of Aberdeen, Broadway and White City before the Monsoon broke. It was now the turn of 14 Brigade to play a major role. The new Block near Hopin would cut the road and rail link to the town of Mogaung. Meanwhile Major Masters' 111th Brigade began to establish the Blackpool Stronghold on May 5. The site was occupied on the night of May 5/6, and Masters spent the entirety of the following day setting up defenses. What he should have done was immediately attack the Japanese-held village of Namkwin just ahead of his positions. Instead, he busied himself with preparing the stronghold. It was a critical mistake, and says much about the lack of enterprise from the brigade. Blackpool Block was finally established on May 7th, with the King's Own's 46 Column the first to arrive at the site. They came under fire as they dug in. For the next 5 nights they would be attacked by a railway unit based out of Pinbaw. The railway unit was using 105mm guns firing from up the valley, while troops from Pinbaw attacked for the next five nights, held at bay by the rifles and machine guns of the King's own Rifles, and the mortars, which Masters had gathered from the battalions and wielded as single battery of eight. Despite the strong defense, in one section of the northern line nicknamed the “Deep” which was the tip of the “boar's nose,” the Japanese were as close as 10 to 20 yards from the wire. Enemy snipers took shots at anything that moved while the King's own snipers and Bren gunners occupied hidden places among the shattered trees, firing whenever they saw the target, after which a cry would resound amid the quiet that followed: “got him!” The Japanese brought up a single 75mm artillery piece from Pinbaw, with which they shelled the camp, blasting the airstrip with impunity and setting the gliders and Dakotas on fire, until May 13 when Masters came into possession of three airlifted 25-pdr guns, allowing him to hit back. Overhead Cochran's Air Commandos mounted sortie after sortie against the Japanese positions but it was clear they could not maintain the ante. The dark clouds of the monsoon were gathering in strength. After the successful establishment of Blackpool, Brigadier Calvert's 77th brigade began advancing north towards Mogaung on the 8th. The night night, White City was abandoned as Brigadiers Broddie and Ricketts marched north to defend Blackpool. On May 11th, Lt General Takeda launched an attack against White City, but was surprised to find it abandoned. It then advanced to the then-abandoned Broadway and onwards to the Namkwin area, where the Blackpool stronghold was located. Having rushed through empty Broadway and White City, the 53rd Division thus tore into the zone in strength. Takeda Kaoru's 53rd Division began pursuing Broddie and Ricketts forces. For the next few days Master's troops continued to repel increasingly stronger and stronger Japanese attacks. Masters quote “Where in the name of God were the floater brigades? White City had been evacuated 13 days earlier and 14th Brigade was supposed to come straight up here. My brigade had marched 140 route miles in 14 days to establish this block. Surely those bloody nitwits could cover 120 route miles in 13 days? Where the hell were they? Where were the West Africans?… 20 bloody battalions, 40 flaming columns of Chindit bullshit sat on their arses and drank eat and wondered how we were getting on.” In mid-May, the 3rd Battalion, 114th Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 146th Regiment tried to break through towards Kamaing and Myitkyina to reinforce Tanaka's spent defenders and would join in on the attacks against Blackpool. The 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment would also support their attacks. The Japanese continued their efforts to quickly crush Blackpool Block. A Company-strength attack on May 14 was backed by artillery support. It was repulsed, the Japanese losing 60 killed. They returned the following morning, when another 50 were killed. Air strikes were called in to further punish the enemy. Then the monsoon took hold and air support and supply became more difficult – Lalaghat and Hailakandi were fair weather fields. The Japanese also retaliated through a single heavy mortar, firing 60lb bombs, note in comparison, Chindit's standard 81mm mortar fired a 10lb bombs. Delayed by the outbreak of the monsoons on May 15, the brigades of Brodie and Ricketts had managed to secure the vital Kyunsalai Pass, but they failed to get close enough to provide significant support for the stronghold. At the same time, the flooding of the Namyin river would leave Calvert's 77th Brigade unable to aid Masters in the defense of Blackpool; and Morris Force, which had successfully cut the Myitkyina road, was too far to the east to come into the stronghold's assistance. The monsoons had also hampered the airdrop of supplies, so the Chindits would have to make their five days' rations last up to 14 days. Meanwhile, proceeding from Ritpong, K Force feinted towards the Japanese supply point at Nsopzup in order to attract the Japanese attention while H Force advanced directly to Myitkyina. On the 12th, Colonel Henry Kinnison's Marauders engaged the 2nd Battalion, 114th Regiment, near Tingkrukawng. The Japanese at Tingkrukawng were strong enough to pin both of K force's combat teams to the ground and then to halt the Chinese when they were committed. Attempts to envelop the Japanese failed. Since H Force was proceeding unmolested, Merrill told Kinnison to withdraw. K Force then picked up H's trail and followed it to Myitkyina. While K Force was fighting at Tingkrukawng, H Force kept on to a river just south of the village of Namkwi on the Mogaung-Myitkyina railroad and about two miles from the principal Myitkyina airstrip that lay almost due west of Myitkyina itself. Despite the several brushes with the Japanese, Kachin informants were sure that the Myitkyina garrison was not on the alert. To ensure surprise, before Colonel Hunter and his force bivouacked for the night of the 16th they rounded up the local Burmans and kept them under careful watch. Kinnison would reach Hkumchet by the 17th, where the Colonel had to be evacuated because he had contracted a deadly mite typhus, dying shortly after with shocking speed. In all, 149 men contracted this little-known scourge. While M Force was about to reach Arang, H Force began an attack of Pamati and the Myitkyina airstrip on the 17th. The 150th Regiment was ordered to take the airstrip, while GALAHAD personnel took the Irrawaddy ferry terminal at Pamati. The other airstrip, north of the town, was left alone for the present. The attack went like a service school demonstration, for though the Japanese knew Myitkyina was in danger, the actual assault was a complete surprise. Colonel Maruyama, the Japanese commander, had two understrength battalions of the 114th Regiment in the town of Myitkyina and in its little suburb of Sitapur. There were 100 more men of the 15th Airfield Battalion on the north and south airstrips, 318 men from labor and service units on various details in Myitkyina, and 320 patients in a military hospital. Perhaps 700 able-bodied Japanese were present when the battle began. They took the Japanese by complete surprise and subsequently securing both positions. As soon as Hunter considered his hold on the major airstrip secure, he sent the prearranged code signal, “Merchant of Venice”, which meant the process of supply and reinforcement could begin. Consequently, some reinforcements began to be flown into the airstrip, though to the disappointment of General Merrill most of these were engineers and anti-aircraft instead of the needed infantry. Back at his HQ, Stilwell was exultant. The brilliant seizure of the Myitkyina airstrip was the height of his career and the grand climax of the North Burma Campaign, as his forces had driven 500 miles into Burma and won engagements against seven Japanese regiments in the last six months. Stilwell's triumph also came right on time, as American planners in Washington were beginning to adopt the British position suggesting an end to offensive action in north Burma. Stilwell's bold stroke at Myitkyina would instead see the Americans issue a directive encouraging Admiral Mountbatten's command to exploit the opening of the Ledo Road and to secure enough of north Burma to protect the Allied hold on China's lifeline. After the capture of the airstrip, Hunter immediately sent two battalions of the 150th Regiment to take Myitkyina. One battalion of the Chinese 89th Regiment, which had arrived from Ledo, would defend the air strip while two battalions of the 150th Regiment attacked Myitkyina. The other battalion of the 150th Regiment would be in reserve at the strip. They would encounter the 114th Regiment HQ and its 1st Battalion. As early as 1700 on 17 May Colonel Maruyama had also brought the 3rd Company, 148th Regiment, 56th Division, in across the Irrawaddy to reinforce Myitkyina. Following the wrong road, however, they went to Sitapur instead, where they were ambushed by the Japanese. On encountering Japanese rifle fire, they lost direction completely and engaged in fighting among themselves. Furthermore, some Marauders would continue toward Zigyun to secure the ferry crossing south of the city. On May 18, as more Chinese battalions were flown to reinforce the Chindits, the 150th again moved against Myitkyina; but repeating the mishap of the day before, the Chinese became confused, fought among themselves, and ultimately drove themselves right back out of the town. Nonetheless, the Siege of Myitkyina had just begun. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. The invasion of Hollandia and Aitape was such quick successes it allowed the Americans to bombard further islands. The Take-Ichi convoy improved the transportation of troops, but it also came at a horrifying cost. The loss of such shipping was yet again the paint on the wall for the Empire of Japan. Despite this the IJN was fully committed to forcing a decisive naval victory.
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As a father, the moment when your child flies the nest for college is both a proud milestone and an emotional whirlwind. Thanks to the wonderful and talented Marcy Stoudt, I'm joined by my new friend and executive coach, Chris Weiss, as we exchange tales from our personal journeys through fatherhood, personal evolution, and embracing the next chapter of life post-retirement for Chris. As a former staffing executive at Aerotek and Aston Carter, Chris is embarking on the next chapter of his life as a coach, speaker, and author. With Chris's insights into authoring a book and entering the world of executive coaching, we underscore the significance of supportive relationships and the profound effects of open communication within the family unit on personal development.Throughout our conversation, we recount the impactful road trips and sporting games, the life skills learned from family dynamics, and the importance of recognizing our own growth alongside our children's milestones. Navigating the complexities of our past and its influence on our roles as parents and partners can be transformative. In this heartfelt discussion, Chris and I discuss the power of forgiveness and the process of healing from childhood trauma. This episode is filled with so much vulnerability as we discuss the impact of divorce and abandonment. Closing out with personal reflections, we examine the subtle yet profound moments of kindness and authenticity that define our families. Chris would share the core values most important to him as a father and remind himself to always be present and "be where your feet are." These narratives and the boomerang mindset encapsulate the essence of our conversation as we share our gratitude and the power of mentorship and encourage listeners to engage in their own journeys of growth and transformation.Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
La Royal Navy dio batalla a la marina del Eje desde el primer día de guerra, principalmente en el Atlántico Norte y en el Mediterráneo, y el HMS Aurora, un crucero ligero de clase Arethusa, recorrió toda esa batalla, desde el asalto a Narvik, hasta el desembarco en el continente europeo desde el Mediterráneo. Buscó al Scharnhorst y al Gneisenau, también al Bismark, atacó convoys participó en la Operación Gauntlet, hundió al Bremse, se unió a la K Force en Malta, acosó a numerosos convoys italianos incluido al convoy Beta, participó en la Primera Batalla del Golfo de Sirte, se incorporó a la H Force, participó en Torch, se enfrentó a destructores franceses y destruyó al Tornade, capturó al Épervier, participó en la toma de Sicilia, bombardeó posiciones italianas en la península, fue bombardeado por la Luftwaffe, cubrió la Operación Dragoon, combatió en el Egeo y participó en la liberación de Atenas. Y esto solo es lo más destacado. Seguir la historia de un modesto crucero como el Aurora, nos permite no sólo estar en los principales campos de batalla navales, sino comprender el planteamiento doctrinal de la Royal Navy durante toda la Segunda Guerra Mundial. El invitado de hoy es 🎙 Josep Baqués, escritor del libro "HMS Aurora, el último corsario" de Ed. Salamina, y le acompaña 🎙 Juan Pastrana, 🎙 Esaú Rodríguez y 🎙 Dani CarAn. Puedes encontrar el libro referenciado todavía en stock en https://tienda.edicionesplatea.com/aurora Casus Belli Podcast pertenece a 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. Casus Belli Podcast forma parte de 📀 Ivoox Originals. 📚 Zeppelin Books zeppelinbooks.com es un sello editorial de la 🏭 Factoría Casus Belli. 👉https://podcastcasusbelli.com 👉En Facebook, nuestra página es @casusbellipodcast https://www.facebook.com/CasusBelliPodcast 👉En Instagram estamos como @casusbellipodcast https://www.instagram.com/casusbellipodcast 👉En Twitter estamos como @casusbellipod @CasusBelliPod 👉Telegram, nuestro canal es @casusbellipodcast https://t.me/casusbellipodcast 👨💻Nuestro chat del canal es https://t.me/aviones10 ⚛️ El logotipo de Casus Belli Podcasdt y el resto de la Factoría Casus Belli están diseñados por Publicidad Fabián publicidadfabian@yahoo.es 🎵 La música incluida en el programa es Ready for the war de Marc Corominas Pujadó bajo licencia CC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/ El resto de música es bajo licencia privada de Epidemic Music, Jamendo Music o SGAE SGAE RRDD/4/1074/1012 de Ivoox. 🖼 El cover incluye un detalle de la obra "HMS Aurora" de Charles Edward Turner. 📧¿Queréis contarnos algo? También puedes escribirnos a casus.belli.pod@gmail.com ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast, patrocinar un episodio o una serie? Hazlo a través de 👉 https://www.advoices.com/casus-belli-podcast-historia Si te ha gustado, y crees que nos lo merecemos, nos sirve mucho que nos des un like, ya que nos da mucha visibilidad. Muchas gracias por escucharnos, y hasta la próxima. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
Today's episode is one that I hope helps another dad who is either dealing with epilepsy or supporting a spouse with epilepsy. We get to speak with Nick Brown of Fenway Search in this heartfelt and vulnerable conversation. Nick and I met during my time at Kforce, and now Nick is a partner at the fantastic Fenway Search, which provides premier finance and accounting recruiting services. Nick is married to his wonderful wife, Allison, and the father of his two fantastic children.Growing up in an Italian-American family in Boston, Nick would share how important family was to him. Before diving into the challenges of epilepsy, we learn about Nick, the dad, and how his parents impacted him now that he is a father. We learned that pasta was more than just a staple dish but a symbol of togetherness. We explore the profound impact of cultural immersion with Nick, and I share personal tales about our own experiences with cultural identity.Nick is a man who loves his family and is extremely loyal to them. His dedication, largely inspired by the roles his own parents played in his life, is something Nick hopes to pass down to his own children.Navigating the challenges of parenting is never easy, and those challenges can be magnified when living with a chronic illness. Nick and I share our experiences with epilepsy, shedding some light on the struggles faced by those grappling with this condition. You will hear the day he found out his wife would face the challenges of epilepsy. As the episode wraps, you will hear why being present and hands-on are two things Nick always focuses on as a dad. We wrap up our engaging conversation with a keen look at the power of vulnerability and humility as we delve into its impact on Nick's experience. Join us on this journey as we embrace the complexities and joys of fatherhood, cultural heritage, personal growth, epilepsy, and more!A huge shoutout goes to the support that the New England Epilepsy Foundation as provided Nick and his family.Lattitude Sitka Our sea adventures cover fishing, wildlife tours, beach excursions, scuba diving, snorkeling, paddleDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
David Dunkel served in senior leadership roles in Romac-FMA, and its successor, Kforce, for over 43 years. He served as Kforce's Chief Executive Officer since its formation in 1994 and recently retired from that position. Davis now serves as Chairman for the Firm's Board of Directors. In this episode, he shares superb insights that can benefit leaders at every level!
Jenn Cirrito is the Senior Vice President – Business Operations at Kforce. She has served in several senior leadership roles during her 18 years of service with the Firm. In this episode, Jenn shares superb insights on leadership that can benefit those aspiring to leadership excellence!
Ever found yourself caught in the crossfire of chasing entrepreneurial dreams while striving to be the best dad you can be? Today, we sit down with Greg Symons, the President and founder of Asymbl, who knows all too well about this tightrope walk. Asymbl is a leading provider of business-process-specific applications designed as bolt-on solutions for Salesforce's Customer 360 portfolio. With a focus on #staffing and recruitment, Asymbl's innovative solutions empower companies to modernize their operations, acquire top clients, optimize their workflows, and enhance the talent experience.Greg and I met in the staffing industry while at Kforce. After he left the company, he continued to do amazing things, specifically with the rise of his new company, Asymbl, which he started with the talent Brandon Metcalf.During our conversation, we both found out that we have a love of the game of Golf. As some of you know, this game can be an unsuspected teacher and has given us life lessons that have shaped our characters. Greg and I bring to light some of the most amusing and thought-provoking anecdotes from our experiences on the green. We delve into the values instilled by our parents – hard work, honesty, respect - and how they've played a fundamental role in our journey as entrepreneurs and fathers. Our conversation is filled with laughter, thoughtful insights, and a shared love for golf and fatherhood!The theme of fatherhood and entrepreneurship does not stop there. Greg shares some of the wisdom about the challenging balance between being entrepreneurial dads and present fathers. We discuss the importance of being mindful when on our phones, the necessity to carve out family time, and the significance of setting positive examples for our children. So buckle up prepare for an episode filled with laughter, reflection, and maybe even a few life lessons from the golf course.To learn more about Greg, you can visit with on LinkedIn or email him directly at greg@asymbl.comLattitude Sitka Our sea adventures cover fishing, wildlife tours, beach excursions, scuba diving, snorkeling, paddleDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
Ever wondered how your upbringing shapes your parenting style? Kevin Compton, a father of three, joins us to discuss how his unique childhood experiences have influenced his parenting journey. For nearly the last 20 years, Kevin has been very successful within the staffing & recruiting industry, first at Apex, and now he is the Executive Director of Delivery at GDH Workforce Solutions. He recently joined GDH within the last two years and is making a very positive impact on their teams and culture.This engaging chat will help you reflect on your own parenting principles and how to fine-tune them for your children's benefit. From the lively sports culture of his household to the unique cultural exposure he got growing up with exchange students (excellent story!), Kevin's vibrant anecdotes provide a rich tapestry of his family's dynamics. He shares heartwarming tales of his parents' influences and his cherished memories of Maryland. We discuss the challenges he faces in balancing time with his multiple children and how he's learned to offer himself grace in the process. We wrap up the episode with a deep dive into Kevin's guiding principles for raising children and his leadership role at GDH. Ranging from the importance of hard work and emotional intelligence to collaboration and family values, Kevin's insights offer food for thought for anyone looking to nurture a healthy family environment. So, buckle up and join us on this riveting exploration of family life, lifelong lessons, and striking a balance between parenthood and career with our guest, Kevin Compton. Don't miss out on this opportunity to pick up some insightful tips and tricks to enhance your own parenting journey and work-life balance.You can learn more about Kevin by visiting him on LinkedIn. Lattitude Sitka Our sea adventures cover fishing, wildlife tours, beach excursions, scuba diving, snorkeling, paddleDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
Our next guest is one of my favorite people I worked with during my 20 years at Kforce, and his name is Mark Biscoe, who has come up of retirement (just like Tom Brady) to share his wisdom and experience with companies. With over 35 years of experience in the IT Staffing and Consulting industry, Mark is a seasoned leader with passion, expertise, and a proven record in driving enterprise growth and expansion through both organic and M&A strategies. Before coming out of retirement at Eliassen, Mark spent time with his grandchildren and family but felt he had more to provide the industry of staffing.His company now provides the following services:* Field and Executive Leadership Coaching and Mentoring* Review and Development of Strategic and Operational Plans for Growth and Expansion* Outside Board Representation* IT Staffing and Consulting Industry Expertise for the Private Equity CommunityToday, we talk to Mark, the dad, and the grandfather. We learn about his upbringing and how his parents impacted him as a father. Mark and his wonderful wife, Terry, have been married for 38 years and have three fantastic children who are all accomplishing great things in their careers. In my experience working with Mark, he was and continues to be a fantastic leader who brings positive energy. He also is a great teacher, which I believe he gained from his father, a teacher & coach. Unfortunately, Mark lost his father in 2020 to a stroke which hit home for me, given my father passed away in 2021. Mark would always share a vulnerable story between him and his mom and the challenges she faced with an addiction issue that has since been resolved. Very powerful.Throughout our conversation, Mark will share the importance of being present, listening, empathizing with others, and always being your best. To learn more about Mark, you can visit him on LinkedIn.Established in 2006, Acme Homes WA One of the most value-based home builders in the state of Washington! Go Check them out!Lattitude Sitka Our sea adventures cover fishing, wildlife tours, beach excursions, scuba diving, snorkeling, paddlePlease don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
Today, we sit down with the talent Patrick Oyeku, the Sr. Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Kforce. He is responsible for the planning, execution, cultivation, and monitoring of account acquisition and penetration of customers in designated segments. Additionally, he helps enhance client and consultant relationships to expand the Kforce brand. Patrick is a St. John's Redstorm alum, a fantastic NY Knicks fan, and a father of three beautiful girls. He is engaged to the wonderful and talented actress Amirah Vann, who was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 48th NAACP Image Awards in 2017. Patrick grew up in Rockaway, NY, and was the youngest of four siblings. His mom originated from the Caribbean, and his father was from Nigeria. Sadly, his mom lost her battle with cancer when he was 14, and you will hear how his dad stepped up to be the rock for their family. Growing up, his parents taught him always to be a man of your word, take care of yourself, and be comfortable being YOU! Additionally, being authentic to your character was always a theme in his house. Those are now values he teaches his children—faith and the power of belief are also a massive part of his upbringing.Patrick and I had so much fun on this episode, so please check out his episode and share it with others who know him! Thank you, Patrick, for joining me!Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!
There's a lot of chatter out there about the challenges around recruiting and retaining employees. Dave Dunkel is an expert on these issues. The recently retired CEO has been leading an employment agency for over 40 years and has been on the front lines of major changes. In 1995, he played a pivotal role in taking the company–Kforce–public, a dream of his father's who founded the organization decades earlier. Dave helped the team adapt to the staffing changes that came with the rise of the internet. He's adapted to cultural and generational changes, and he's stayed faithfully dedicated to excellence throughout. He joins us today to talk about how companies can attract and retain the right people, why community is so critical for Christian entrepreneurs, and what his favorite songs to play when he was in a cover band.
In this week's podcast episode, Rob & LJ sit down with Coach, Author, and Podcast host, Casey Jacox. The trio highlights the three characteristics of modern, effective leadership:
Today, we begin season 4!!!!! Without your support as listeners, we wouldn't be here....so THANK YOU!!!! Additionally, thank you, #CatchSitkaSportFishing and #ACMEHomes, for your continued support as sponsors of this podcast!Today, we sit down with Blaine Caples, who is the Chief Revenue Officer of GDH Consulting. Blaine and I worked together nearly 20 years ago at Hall Kinion and Kforce, where Blaine was a leader in our organization. He has over 23 years of progressive career growth in the staffing industry. He has held positions across all industry levels, primarily focusing on strategically developing and growing sales organizations.However, today we talk to Blaine, the dad, and learn about his story of growing up. We learn how growing up in a small town in Oklahoma shaped him through his hard-working parents. Blaine's mom was a bank teller, and his dad was a truck driver, and they taught him many valuable lessons about hard work and commitment. He learned early that nothing comes easy and you must work hard for everything. While he was still married, Blaine and his ex-wife always wanted to teach their kids fiscal responsibility and stay grounded. To this day, the boys and Blaine still have a team stock-picking account they work on together, which I found fascinating! Both of their boys would learn these valuable lessons and work very hard through school and sports. Blaine would also share some valuable wisdom for all of us dads still raising kids in our homes. He reminded us that we would never get time back, so make sure you do whatever you can to make every activity or event your kids are involved in. He also reminded us all the power of patience and how that can positively impact our families. Lastly, love your family and hug them often. Encourage them in what they want to do, not what you want them to do.To learn more about Blaine, please connect with him on Linked In.
As you've seen, Season 3 is dedicated to my father, Mike Jacox, who passed away late in 2021. I Love and miss you, Dad. Thank you, #CatchSitkaSportFishing and #ACMEHomes, for your continued support!!!Today, we sat down with Douglas Smith from Cordia Resources. Doug and I worked together for nearly 17 years while at Kforce. In September 2017, Douglas listened to his heart and took a risk to be his boss and build something special, precisely what he has done as a partner in their firm. For the fourth consecutive year, Cordia Resources and Cordia Partners are proud to be recognized by the Washington Business Journal (WBJ). Cordia Resources ranked as one of the Top 10 Largest Executive and Professional Recruiters and one of the Top 15 Largest Temporary Staffing Companies in 2021. Cordia Partners ranked among the Top 15 Largest Accounting Firms in 2021.Today, we learn about Doug, the dad. We learn about he grew up a preacher's kid in Pennsylvania, where he also shares a great story about when his father was a warden of a prison. We learned about his parents' impact on him and how they just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Doug and his bride have two kids that keep them very busy with sports and activities, and he is working on teaching him three things that his parents taught him:Hard workAlways have a planValue peopleDoug also shares his impact and respect for his military mentors, including Todd Lowry, and the late Don Harvey. He also teaches and reminds us why being present takes action, but is possible when focused. Lastly, he talks about the word listening and why we must embrace the true meaning to understand the full effects listening can offer the relationships in our lives. Todd shares a great story about his beloved Syracuse alma and one of his favorite football players, Larry Csonka. Catch Sitka Sport Fishing At Catch Sitka, Issam and team provide an amazing fishing experience with Halibut, Salmon and more!Established in 2006, Acme Homes WA One of the most value-based home builders in the state of Washington! Go Check them out!
In this episode, Mike Ettore and I discuss leadership concepts from the military and how they can help in the corporate world. What You'll Learn: Trust-Based Leadership Marine Corps Core Value Military Leadership concepts in the corporate world About the Guest: Mike has served in leadership roles for over 45 years. He's earned a reputation for being an exceptionally effective leader and is known for achieving superior results in a wide range of challenging environments. In addition to having retired as a Marine Corps Infantry officer and decorated combat leader, he also served successfully as a C-level executive in Kforce, Inc. (NASDAQ: KFRC), a publicly traded professional services firm with annual revenue in excess of $1 Billion. While serving as Chief Services Officer, Mike was responsible for the majority of Kforce's corporate support departments and functions, including Human Resources, Information Technology, the Program Management Office, Marketing and Social Media, Procurement, Corporate Real Estate and the domestic and Manila-based Financial Shared Services teams. He also served as the executive sponsor for strategic planning and most of the logistical activities associated with the integration of acquired companies and the divestiture of organic business units. Over the course of his Marine Corps and business careers, Mike was highly regarded for being an exceptionally effective mentor and developer of leaders. After retiring from Kforce in 2013, Mike founded Fidelis Leadership Group and has devoted himself to his greatest passion, helping others develop into World Class Leaders. He has successfully coached and mentored executives and senior leaders from a wide range of industries and is sought after for his expertise in all aspects of leadership development and the creation of leadership training programs. In addition to being a lifelong student of leadership, Mike has earned Master's degrees in Business Administration and Management. He is also the author of four books devoted to the topics of leadership and leadership development. Important Links: Website: http://fidelisleadership.com/ Podcast: https://www.fidelisleadership.com/podcast Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeettore/ Mike's Books: https://amzn.to/3qmEoSq Email: mike.ettore@fidelisleadership.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leansolutions/support
As you've seen, Season 3 is dedicated to my father, Mike Jacox, who passed away late in 2021. I Love and miss you, Dad. Thank you, #CatchSitkaSportFishing and #ACMEHomes, for your continued support!!!Today, we sat down with Virg Palumbo, Regional President at Kforce, a gentleman I had the opportunity to work with for nearly 20 years! Today's conversation has so much wisdom due to Virg's experience serving our country, attending the Naval Academy, and raising three successful children with his wife. Virg grew up in a coal mining town and learned early from his parents the impact of hard work. He learned to value the process of hard work and not always focus on the outcome, which allowed me to learn about a great equation - Event + Response = Outcome.Virg shared some actionable ideas that we, as dads, must choose consistency over intensity. Relating to our marriages, his advice was for us to treat our wives like our #1 client and constantly seek ways to provide excellent service for them. Lastly, Virg shares that we must always lead by example, choose others before ourselves, and have a plan for everything we do! You can find him on Linked In to learn more about Virg or hear about some of his recommended books.Catch Sitka Sport Fishing At Catch Sitka, Issam and team provide an amazing fishing experience with Halibut, Salmon and more!Established in 2006, Acme Homes WA One of the most value-based home builders in the state of Washington! Go Check them out!
Luz de Leon, Leadership Fellow for the Front End track at Women Who Code, interviews Shermila Lemos-Martina, IT Director of Engagement at Kforce. They discuss women in leadership, management approaches, ways to grow in your career, and the technical aspects of Shermila's work.
Get the latest hiring trends and strategies from Kforce. It's a crazy hiring environment out there. Don't go it alone. In this podcast, we get expert insights from the Kforce team: Bryant Covelli Bryant Covelli currently works at Kforce as a Business Partner for IT Solutions and Consulting. Over the course of his 15 years at the firm, Bryant has worked with various organizations in the IT landscape to build relationships and help organizations solve their staffing needs. A graduate of Penn State University, Bryant enjoys spending time with his family, going to networking events, creating t-shirts, and learning how to spread web 3.0 to the masses! Kelsey Hagelberg Kelsey Hagelberg currently works at Kforce as an experienced market manager and client relationship director. Kelsey uses her strong human resources background to assist in uniting professionals with skills in sales and sourcing on qualified information technology positions. In her spare time, Kelsey loves spending time on the water and on the bike trails. Brittany Roberts Brittany Roberts has been with Kforce for 10 years. Before stepping into leadership, she started her career in recruiting, fostering relationships with candidates and matching their capabilities with the needs of many Pittsburgh-based organizations. Currently, Brittany is overseeing both the client management and recruiting teams as the director of Kforce's Pittsburgh office. Also, a wife and mother of two active boys, she enjoys spending time with them exploring a variety of outdoor activities and finding any opportunity to see live music.
Doug Rich is a former Marine Corps Captain and Infantry officer, and now serves as the Chief of Staff for Kforce, a >$1 Billion publicly traded professional services Firm.. As a senior executive, Doug has extensive experience in helping Kforce achieve stated goals and objectives via the development and optimization of effective and cohesive teams. Doug has developed and honed a very unique set of skills to best support organizations by first enabling and supporting their most valuable asset--People. Listen in as he shares valuable insights! Find him on LinkedIn
Greg shares some of the use cases they are working on with Kajeet, including how they are actively trying to close the digital divide, especially within the education and healthcare industry. To wrap up the podcast, Greg and Ryan talk about the IoT industry as a whole by discussing current challenges, supply chain issues, and the exciting things to expect in IoT for 2022.Greg Jones is the Chief Technology Officer at Kajeet®, an IoT connectivity, software, and hardware solution provider to nearly 3,000 companies. He is responsible for technology strategy, product development, and innovation in this role. Before joining Kajeet in 2020, Jones held executive leadership roles and led digital transformation efforts at Kforce, an award-winning solutions firm, and Laureate International Universities, the largest international network of degree-granting higher education institutions. Greg Jones also served as CIO of the 4G division at Sprint Nextel, where he spearheaded the launch of the nation's first commercial 4G service.
Rick Carlson has been selling, managing, and training sales, recruiting and management teams for more than 30 years. The past 20 have been spent in the staffing world. Rick has held various senior-level positions at Modis, Kforce, and Corestaff Services Group. In each organization, Rick has been tasked with revitalizing struggling offices, regions, and divisions. His hands-on approach to ensuring that team members are properly trained and adequately challenged have been the catalyst to his team's successes. Rick is the owner and founder of Harvyst Consulting Partners, a company that customizes growth solutions specifically for staffing organizations, and the Director of the TechServe Sales Management Program. Topics: Rick's journey into the staffing industry What staffing companies can do to enhance the candidate experience Reducing staff turnover with exceptional onboarding Biggest growth opportunity in the staffing industry in the next 5 years? Rick's advice to someone looking to start a staffing agency today
Casey Jacox was the number one sales rep nationwide for ten years in a row during his time at Kforce, before he became President of Client Strategy and Partnerships, where he played a crucial role in driving a sales transformation and providing executive-level support for large customers. He left Kforce as their all-time leading salesperson in the nearly 60-year company history to write his debut book: Win the Relationship, not the Deal. Casey is also the Founder of the consulting firm, Winning the Relationship LLC. His optimistic mindset and positive attitude are a constant as he loves networking in order to build genuine, long-lasting relationships. Highlights What prompted Casey to release a book in 2020? - 2:45 Journey into professional sales. - 5:17 Viewpoint on what selling really is. - 10:55 The three types of people according to Tommy Lasorda. - 21:02 What are they hiring for in terms of professional sales people? - 25:00 The huge challenge with sales management. - 38:29 The big problem in sales today. - 43:43 Greatest challenge and resolution with a potential client who, at first, did not want to do business with him. - 51:09 Coaching four key areas. - 54:28 The Quarterback Dadcast. - 54:55 Episode Resources Connect with Mark Cox https://www.inthefunnel.com/ https://ca.linkedin.com/in/markandrewcox https://www.facebook.com/inthefunnel Connect with Casey Jacox https://www.caseyjacox.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyjacox/ https://twitter.com/CaseyJacox The Quarterback Dadcast
What a gift this episode is to all of us! On this Memorial Day, I wanted to thank all of the men and women who have sacrificed their lives to protect us all. Today, thanks to Kye Mitchell, I had the chance to interview Don Harvey, whom I worked with during my time at Kforce. Don is a Purple Heart War hero during Vietnam, a very successful businessman, and a dad focused on family. You will also hear about Don's current battle with Cancer, which I told him that "Cancer should be scared, as it's picking a fight with the wrong guy!" Don is a fighter, and I ask that he and his family are in your prayers! Don grew up in the Harlem projects and talks at length about his family journey and also the love for his children. This episode is deep and filled with wisdom! To connect with Don, please find him on LinkedIn.Thank you as always to Catch Sitka Seafoods and ACME Homes for their continued support of the QB DadCast!
Sabita Ramnarace, MS, RHIA, CCS, is the Director of Coding at Health System Solutions. She oversees the coding of Outpatient Surgeries, Ancillary, Inpatient, Emergency Department, and Radiation Oncology. In addition, she manages Inpatient and Outpatient Auditing as well as coding for Pre-Authorization. In 1998, Sabita successfully completed her Bachelors in HIM at Florida International University and went to get her RHIA while working as a Coder at Baptist Hospital. She went to become a traveling Healthcare Consultant at Lexicode and KForce where she worked at organizations in the US such as Fairbanks Memorial in Alaska, Detroit Receiving in Michigan, and Hilton Head Hospital in South Carolina. After her traveling days, Sabita worked as the Assistant HIM Director at Memorial Regional Hospital, HIM Director at Northwest Medical Center, HIM Director & Chief Patient Experience Officer at Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Executive Revenue Cycle Director at BocaCare. Sabita also holds a master’s degree in Health Informatics from Walden University as well as the Strategic Leadership Diploma from The Pacific Institute. Sabita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabita-ramnarace-ms-rhia-ccs-9322bb50/ Brian Cui on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/briancui/ Check out our supporting Medical Coding Geek Partners: https://medicalcodinggeek.com/partners Medical Coding Geek and NEC Podcast on Social Media https://facebook.com/medcodinggeek https://facebook.com/necpodcast https://instagram.com/medcodinggeek https://instagram.com/necpodcast https://twitter.com/medcodinggeek https://tiktok.com/@medcodinggeek Subscribe to Medical Coding Geek on YouTube: https://youtube.com/MedicalCodingGeekVideos Medical Coding Geek Facebook Groups: https://facebook.com/medcodinggeek/groups --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/necpodcast/message
Sabita Ramnarace, MS, RHIA, CCS, is the Director of Coding at Health System Solutions. She oversees the coding of Outpatient Surgeries, Ancillary, Inpatient, Emergency Department, and Radiation Oncology. In addition, she manages Inpatient and Outpatient Auditing as well as coding for Pre-Authorization. In 1998, Sabita successfully completed her Bachelors in HIM at Florida International University and went to get her RHIA while working as a Coder at Baptist Hospital. She went to become a traveling Healthcare Consultant at Lexicode and KForce where she worked at organizations in the US such as Fairbanks Memorial in Alaska, Detroit Receiving in Michigan, and Hilton Head Hospital in South Carolina. After her traveling days, Sabita worked as the Assistant HIM Director at Memorial Regional Hospital, HIM Director at Northwest Medical Center, HIM Director & Chief Patient Experience Officer at Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Executive Revenue Cycle Director at BocaCare. Sabita also holds a master’s degree in Health Informatics from Walden University as well as the Strategic Leadership Diploma from The Pacific Institute. Sabita on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabita-ramnarace-ms-rhia-ccs-9322bb50/ Brian Cui on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/briancui/ Check out our supporting Medical Coding Geek Partners: https://medicalcodinggeek.com/partners Medical Coding Geek and NEC Podcast on Social Media https://facebook.com/medcodinggeek https://facebook.com/necpodcast https://instagram.com/medcodinggeek https://instagram.com/necpodcast https://twitter.com/medcodinggeek Subscribe to Medical Coding Geek on YouTube: https://youtube.com/MedicalCodingGeekVideos Medical Coding Geek Facebook Groups: https://facebook.com/medcodinggeek/groups --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/necpodcast/message
In this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with Scot McCallum, Senior Vice President of Western Markets at Artech, a global technology staffing and consulting company. He has previously held senior leadership positions at both Kforce and Ajilon.Listen in as Scot opens the conversation by discussing the challenges he has had to face as a leader at Artech during the pandemic, and his observations around how his colleagues were able to cope throughout 2020 in such a socially-driven industry.He then does a deep dive into the secrets to building rapport with candidates and the understated importance of building trust in that first conversation instead of simply pitching your proposal.Finally, Scot gives his thoughts on recruiting metrics and the only reason a recruiter should be looking at them, as well as whether cold-calling is officially dead in the staffing industry.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:● [02:25] Challenges that Scot had to overcome as a leader at Artech in 2020● [05:00] The pros and cons of working exclusively from home● [10:50] The challenges of hiring remotely● [12:38] Dealing with the unexpectedly uptick in business during COVID-19● [16:04] The importance of honesty and staying in your lane as a recruiter● [17:41] How to win strategic accounts today● [20:48] Attributes of a great recruiter● [23:50] Keys to rapport building● [29:02] Getting the candidate to talk more during the conversation than you● [35:30] Scot’s philosophy on recruiting metrics● [43:20] Is cold-calling dead in the agency recruiting business?Key quotes:● “The one thing you can control is your level of effort.”● “This is a relationship business. Make no mistake. It always has been and it always will be no matter how much technology is involved.”● “The mindset that works in our industry is essentially a high sense of urgency [...] and an inquisitive nature.”● “The most successful salespeople and recruiters have a common skill: They’re able to build good rapport with their candidates and clients in a very short period of time—usually in one meeting.”● “Staying focused on open-ended questions really gets the conversation flowing with the person you’re engaged with.”● “You have to be able to take the interactions you’re having and focus on the other person. Make it about them. You want to learn about them. Through that process, you’ll have your opportunity to share, too.”● “You should look at metrics for one sole purpose: to help coach people and to understand where and when they’re struggling.”● “The key activity that generates results is getting client interviews.”● “It’s about your messaging as much as it’s about reaching out to people.”Resources Mentioned:● Artech● Scot McCallum on LinkedIn
John Randolph is the founder of Benaia consulting, he’s a 33 year veteran of the industry and has worked in senior leadership positions at Kforce and Robert Half.John and Marcus discuss wrestling lions (and how Recruiting is harder!), contingency vs retained recruiting, long term thinking as a strategy to grow your business and the importance of niche marketing!
Drew George describes himself as an OSU fan who ended up playing for the Beaver Baseball team. The Lebanon native parlayed a solid run at Lower Columbia College to a roster spot at Oregon State in 2007 and 2008, starting 81 games at OSU and winning the '07 College World Series. He's since gotten into baseball coaching and then a career at Kforce, where he contracts with Nike. -- If you want to support Old Mill Center, check out their fundraisers, mission statement & more here: http://www.oldmillcenter.org/ -- For more Beaver baseball content, check out Dynasty in the Woods, a forthcoming podcast series on the 2018 national championship team and Beaver baseball history https://the-beaver-tales-podcast-documentaries.mailchimpsites.com/
Since the onset of COVID-19,people are more anxious than ever about their current employment situation. For those who are fortunate to have jobs, they want to keep them. They're less likely to open up & share ideas that could help their firm for fear speaking up could peg them as complainers. In this episode I interview leadership experts, Karin Hurt & David Dye who devote their practice to helping leaders build cultures where people feel safe to speak up. Karin and David help leaders achieve breakthrough results with easy to implement strategies that get people to share their ideas & become more skilled at critical thinking. They're the founders of “let's grow leaders” an international leadership development and training firm. They're also the award-winning authors of “courageous cultures: how to build teams of micro innovators, problem solver‘s and customer advocates” and “winning well: a managers guide to get the results without losing your soul”. Karin is a top leadership consultant & CEO of “let's grow leaders”. A former Verizon wireless executive she was named to Inc. magazine's list of great leadership speakers. David is a former executive, elected official, and president of “let's grow leaders”. Their clients include Amazon, Microsoft, USAA, national Institute of health, Kforce and the University of Florida's health system. This dynamic couple, both sought after leadership consultants, offer practical advice for Leadership on how to inspire people on all levels of the organization to speak up and become micro innovators. It's in these cultures that companies engage & retain their best people, their teams achieve remarkable results & where employees find purpose in their work.
Henna Merchant Pryor was a top recruiter for years at K-Force before starting her Executive Coaching and Copy Clinics. She learned early on that the proper messages not only increased her response rates, but helped to become a Big Biller. We talk about how she got to the top of the industry. How she used copy to become highly efficient and productive and how important Copy is going to be moving forward in the recruitment industry. Henna Pryor LinkedIn Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hennapryor/ The Recruiters Copy Clinic - https://recruiterscopyclinic.teachable.com/p/recruiterscopyclinic Like it or not, people will instantly judge you (and your company), and whether or not they want to work with you, based on the words you use. Sales Messaging (or Copywriting) is no longer a “nice-to-have” skill in sales. It's a non-negotiable. The sales process can't start without it. This has little to do with spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Sales Copywriting is anything intended to persuade the right reader or viewer to take a specific action. You need to understand the psychology and the words that make people respond to you and work with you. https://pryoritygroup.com/ - Executive Coaching
Welcome to Recruit and Retain Trucking Edition, 2021. Today we're going outside of the industry once again, but not too far outside of the industry. Henna Pryor, executive coach, recruitment and sales trainer extraordinaire and founder of the Pryority Group, does not necessarily have the inside scoop on recruitment in trucking, but what she does have is a unique take on recruitment, having spent over 14 years at K Force. “I don't have experience specifically in trucking. But I'll tell you that staffing and recruiting and sales speak a universal language.” So what makes Henna good at what she does? “One of the things that made me successful in my 14 year run at the firm was the fact that I recognized pretty early on that connecting with human beings takes a certain shape and form no matter what industry they're in.” From how to get prospects’ attention, to what to lead with in your subject lines, to how to keep a potential new driver’s attention, don’t miss this latest episode with Henna. Because if you’re struggling to get drivers to pick up the phone, Henna has strategies and tips you can implement to reach them through digital communications. What you’ll learn about in this episode: Staffing, recruiting and sales speak a universal language Volume play doesn’t work anymore The art and science of capturing attention You drivers are your strongest salespeople How to write when you’re not a great writer Benefits versus features How to connect with Henna Pryor: LinkedIn - Henna Pryor www.pryoritygroup.com
Darin, Mike and Kim are joined by Rex Tolman, CISO, Kforce a solutions firm that builds and manages expert teams in technology and finance & accounting. We deliver on your business objectives by combining a global platform with flexible delivery and an unmatched drive for excellence. Kforce serves as a trusted partner to more than 4,000 organizations, providing next-level insights and powerful results.
Something about emus, the K-Force and Lewis guns? In this episode, Alyssa and Jillian discuss the Great Emu War of 1932 and maybe crack a joke or two about bird battle plans.
In this episode, Harry Wilson and DJ Eidson get to talk with podcast host and CEO, Casey Jacox. The talk about keys to his success, staying grounded, practicing forgiveness, and dealing with setbacks. You can check out his podcast The Quarterback DadCast here: https://www.caseyjacox.com/quarterback-dadcast/ which both Harry and DJ have been guests recently. His podcast is a podcast that provides stories, advice, and wisdom for fathers looking to become the ultimate QB of their household. With more than 20 years of business experience, Casey’s leadership helps companies emphasize the building of relationships and not just transactional business deals. He’s a father, a husband, a coach, a podcaster, a speaker, and a business leader who is the same person in and out of work. Over his entire career, adversity has always made him stronger. Casey is blessed to have a positive attitude, as he always looks at life through the eyes of an optimist. While at Kforce, Casey was the number one sales rep nationwide for 10 years in a row before moving into the President of Client Strategy and partnerships. In that role, Casey played a key role in driving a sales transformation as well as providing executive-level support for large customers. In April of 2019, Casey left Kforce as the firm's all-time leading salesperson in the nearly 60-year company history to begin writing his debut non-fiction book titled, “WIN the RELATIONSHIP – Not the DEAL.” Casey now is the founder of Winning The Relationship, LLC which is a consulting firm providing sales leadership and coaching. Additionally, Casey is the host of The Quarterback DadCast which is a podcast that provides stories, advice, and wisdom for fathers looking to become the ultimate QB of their household.
What can you say about Henna Pryor other than rockstar! Henna worked as a recruiting director at KForce for 14 years and absolutely crushed it. Awards, tops sales and strong relationships with her customers couldn't stop Henna from pursuing her own aspirations of building her own business as a Executive Leadership Coach. Now as President of Pyrority Group, Henna focuses on Sales Messaging helping people create a powerful connection with their target clients.We talk Sales, messaging, emotional connection and how important email communication will be moving into the new norm!https://www.linkedin.com/in/hennapryor/https://pryoritygroup.com/
Thank you to Catch Sitka Seafoods for their continued support and sponsorship of The QB DadCast! Please visit them at their website (linked above) to receive a 15% discount by using promo code QBDADAK at checkout!!! If you're looking for great recipes and amazing, FRESH fish, then you must check them out! They are a small business hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and it would mean the world to me if you could support them by ordering some of the best fish you will EVER eat!!!!In episode 34, I get the chance to reconnect with a former colleague of mine from Kforce, Sandy Merein. Sandy is a VP of Business Development at Kforce. He is also a happily married man with two boys, ages 10 & 7. Sandy has grown up on the east coast and found himself moving all of the US, including a small stint in England. Today, we talk about an ever-important conversation – The Car Ride Home. You will hear about his parent's approach to raising Sandy and also hear what Sandy is working on to become the ultimate QB of his own household.No matter what your child's activity or sport is, there is always the opportunity to drive home with them in the car after the game. What do we do during those confined doors? Do we critique? Do we judge? Do we coach? Do we listen and love? So many approaches, but Sandy and I talk about one approach that was a huge impact on me. Here are links to some great articles for parents:Bruce Brown has published amazing articles around this topic which you can find here:http://lynxpride.org/docs/7/RoleOfParents.pdf Additionally, you can find another great article here by “Changing the Game” - https://changingthegameproject.com/the-ride-home-after-the-game/To learn more about Sandy you can find him at smerein@kforce.com or you can connect with him on Linked In at https://www.linkedin.com/in/connectwithsandymerein/Please don't forget to leave a comment where you listen to your episodes and even better, please share this podcast with a friend who you feel will gain value from listening.
> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Mike Ettore, leadership coach and ex-infantry officer with the US Marines. He's the author of 'Trust-Based Leadership', where he explains how he adapted and applied military leadership concepts while serving as a business leader. After leaving the Marines, Mike has served as a top executive for the staffing company Kforce, where he rose to the position of Chief Information Officer, despite not having any formal tech training.Over his years in corporate life, Mike learned how to apply the Marines Core Values - Honour, Courage and Commitment to business.We talk:- Forgetting ammo on the battlefield- Leadership eats culture- Integrity above all else- Leader as scholar- The art of planningEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Trust-Based Leadership BookFidelis Leadership Group
Henna Pryor of Pryority GroupIn this episode, Marcus Edwardes speaks with Henna Pryor. For 14 years, Henna was one of the top finance and accounting recruiters in the Tri-State area, and consistently in the 10% of performers at Kforce, including the number one spot in 2017. In 2019, she founded the Pryority Group, where she focuses on executive coaching and transformative training for high achievers. She recently developed a course aimed squarely at helping recruiting and sales professionals massively improve their outreach game; or, as she puts in, “write insanely effective emails that get results.”Henna notes that the staffing industry, in recent times, has focused on quantity over quality when putting together messaging campaigns. In a globalized world where recruiters and sales professionals constantly need to cut through noise and ever-shrinking attention spans, it’s understandable and time-saving to simply rely on sheer volume and the law of large numbers. However, by taking the extra time and effort to personalize each message, you set yourself up for even greater success. Namely, you should strive for the ability to connect with and convert someone in such a way that they are compelled to respond to your outreach.Listen in as Henna discusses the difference between a blueprint and a script; the power of segmentation and specificity when crafting messages; creating curiosity in your subject lines; and how personalization, warmth, and fun can encourage more engagement.What You’ll Learn in This Episode:● [1:59] Why messaging is paramount● [3:47] The key components to a successful messaging campaign● [6:16] How to connect with and convert prospects● [9:18] Getting and maintaining a prospect’s attention● [15:15] Crafting personalized messages using segmentation● [19:37] Incorporating your call to action in your message● [22:43] Good versus bad headlines● [26:26] The downsides of automated messages● [30:40] Creating commonality and fun in your interactions with prospects● [35:36] How Henna’s training has helped recruiters● [38:08] Focusing on benefits over features● [42:14] Approaching cold versus warm candidates and clients● [43:47] Advice on email sequencing● [47:03] Two tips to instantly increase the quality of your messagesKey quotes:● “90% of people screen their phone calls and don’t pick up an unknown phone number anymore.”● “Like it or not, people will instantly judge you based on the words that you use.”● “When you’re speaking to everyone, you’re speaking to no one.”● “People don’t buy features. People buy benefits.”Resources Mentioned:● The world’s only sales messaging and copywriting masterclass for the staffing industry: Recruiter's Copy Clinic● Connect with Henna Pryor on LinkedIn: Henna Pryor● Email Henna at henna@pryoritygroup.com
> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Mike Ettore, leadership coach and ex-infantry officer with the US Marines. He's the author of 'Trust-Based Leadership', where he explains how he adapted and applied military leadership concepts while serving as a business leader. After leaving the Marines, Mike has served as a top executive for the staffing company Kforce, where he rose to the position of Chief Information Officer, despite not having any formal tech training.Over his years in corporate life, Mike learned how to apply the Marines Core Values - Honour, Courage and Commitment to business.We talk:- Forgetting ammo on the battlefield- Leadership eats culture- Integrity above all else- Leader as scholar- The art of planningEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Trust-Based Leadership BookFidelis Leadership Group
> Sign Up For Our Newsletter: http://www.firsthuman.com/being-human-newsletter/My guest this week is Mike Ettore, leadership coach and ex-infantry officer with the US Marines. He's the author of 'Trust-Based Leadership', where he explains how he adapted and applied military leadership concepts while serving as a business leader. After leaving the Marines, Mike has served as a top executive for the staffing company Kforce, where he rose to the position of Chief Information Officer, despite not having any formal tech training.Over his years in corporate life, Mike learned how to apply the Marines Core Values - Honour, Courage and Commitment to business.We talk:- Forgetting ammo on the battlefield- Leadership eats culture- Integrity above all else- Leader as scholar- The art of planningEnjoy!To your humanity,RichardLinks:Trust-Based Leadership BookFidelis Leadership Group
When you think of someone in sales, you might imagine someone going house to house, knocking on doors trying to convince people to buy products, or maybe a car salesman. People tend to think of an unflattering image. On today's show, we learned that sales doesn't have to be a dirty word. More specifically, how selling someone on joining SigEp can be beneficial to both you and them. Whether you're a professional recruiter, you're trying to convince a friend why they should eat at the restaurant you like or asking someone to join SigEp, sales is something we all do everyday. To better understand how we can all get better at sales and better at asking people to join SigEp, we spoke with brother Sean Anthony. Sean is a graduate of Dartmouth College, who will be the first to tell you he wanted nothing to do with Fraternities as a freshman. Sean talks about how that changed and how he took what he learned recruiting and working professionally for SigEp after graduation, and turned it into a really successful career. After SigEp, he went on to work as a recruiter for the retailer Abercrombie & Fitch. And now, Sean is the advanced services recruiting leader for KForce, an award winning professional staffing agency.
Listen as K-Force Talent Manager Stephanie Talbert gives the class of 2020 insight on what makes a design candidate stand out from a recruiter's perspective. We love the relationship we've built with K-Force! -The college for career switchers.
In this episode of Recruiting Trailblazers - Marcus speaks with Casey Jacox about his journey to become the #1 All-time Salesperson for Kforce - one of the top Staffing Firms in the USA. Casey relates some of the struggles to get to the top and the lessons he learned along the way - stating that the only thing that you can truly control are "Attitude and Effort".Casey reveals some of the winning strategies that he applied in his 20 year sales career - and the main tenets of his book Win The Relationship, Not the Deal https://bit.ly/Win-Relationship These include:The Golden Rule: Treat people how you want to be treatedPatience: don’t plan the wedding on the first date Setting expectations: build credibility by clearly communicating, then delivering on your plan.Practice (sports analogies) - why don't salespeople role-play every day?Hearing vs listening - listening will give you all the clues you need to reconcile a “tailor-made”, irresistible solution Documentation will set you free - salespeople are notorious for “trying to remember stuff” (Marcus says - treat yourself like a goldfish - write everything down!Ditch the Ego/ practice self awarenessGrit: (includes conscientiousness, patience, perseverance, resilience, passion)Casey talks about his goal of getting the book into college and university programs and syllabuses.Marcus and Casey discuss Casey's podcast (below) and his new sponsor, who has finally encouraged Casey's daughter to eat fish! https://catchsitkaseafoods.comUse CODE: QBDADAKWinning The Relationship, LLC – Sales & Leadership CoachingAuthor, “Win The Relationship; Not the Deal”https://bit.ly/Win-RelationshipThe Quarterback Dad Cast - Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-quarterback-dadcast/id1492347381Casey's bio:With more than 20 years of business experience, Casey’s leadership helps companies emphasize the building of relationships and not just transactional business deals. He’s a father, a husband, a coach, a podcaster, a speaker and a business leader who is the same person in and out of work. Over his entire career, adversity has always made him stronger. Casey is blessed to have a positive attitude, as he always looks at life through the eyes of an optimist. While at Kforce, Casey was the number one sales rep nationwide for 10 years in row before moving into the President of Client Strategy and partnerships. In that role, Casey played a key role in driving a sales transformation as well as providing executive level support for large customers. In April of 2019, Casey left Kforce as the firms all-time leading salesperson in the nearly 60-year company history to begin writing his debut non-fiction book titled, “WIN the RELATIONSHIP – Not the DEAL.”Casey now is the founder of Winning The Relationship, LLC which is a consulting firm providing sales leadership and coaching. Additionally, Casey is the host of The Quarterback DadCast which is a podcast that provides stories, advice, and wisdom for fathers looking to become the ultimate QB of thei
The staffing industry has provided great career opportunities for many. With an increasingly diverse workforce, it's become even more important than ever for women leaders to emerge. In this episode, Adam Torres and Anna Ladanyi, Director of Strategic Relations at Kforce, explore the role of women leadership in staffing. Follow Adam on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/askadamtorres/ for up to date information on book releases and tour schedule.Apply to be interviewed by Adam on our podcast:https://missionmatters.lpages.co/podcastguest/
Today, we hear from Rob Cornwell, one of Kforce's top sales performers. I was lucky to work with Rob and also provide mentorship when he was just starting out with Kforce. Rob is one of the most coachable people I've worked with and it was an honor to see him grow professionally and also as a father. Rob has a beautiful wife and two amazing daughters and you get to hear the love he has for them in this episode. One of the lessons that Rob and I talk about is learning to be “present.” We define what that means and also talk about the negative and positive impacts that can occur with our family relationships. Being present in our everyday lives is a constant challenge given how we are always tied to technology.Rob will share with us how he is striving to improve the skill of being "present" and to forge better relationships with his family. I hope you enjoy Rob's openness to improve and always seek ways to be the ultimate quarterback of his household!Additionally, Rob is a volunteer for the W.A.T.C.H dad's program which he has received so much positivity from. You can learn more about this program at the following link https://dadsofgreatstudents.com/. Lastly, Rob might be one of the only hardcore Michigan football fans out of Columbus, Ohio.....I'm still not sure how that happened given the love for Ohio State football by most of the population in Columbus. Go Blue!
This week Ashleigh and Kasey interview Casey Jacox. After spending 20 years at Kforce where he became the all-time leading sales professional, Casey has launched Winning the Relationship, LLC and is working on publishing a book as well as starting a podcast for fathers, The Quarterback Dad Cast.SHOW NOTESBackground-Casey, Founder of Winning the Relationship, previously spent 20 years with Kforce as their all-time leading sales professional. His upcoming projects include publishing his book, Win the Relationship - Not the Deal, and his new podcast, The Quarterback Dad Cast.Bro Culture-Casey credits many things for steering him away from bro culture, but one of the most important was his role in football where it's easiest to simply enter the game humble. This mindset has bled over into other facets of his life like his sales career.Setting Boundaries-After having his first child, he realized he needed more flexibility in his schedule and asked to work from 7am-4pm, fully shutting down from 5:15-7:15pm to be with family, and then coming back online to finish.-By setting these boundaries he was able to be his best in his personal life, which in turn allowed him to be more focused and dedicated while at work.Single Employer-Sticking with a single employer is almost unheard of, but Casey put in 20 years at Kforce for a multitude of reasons including loving the company culture, benefits, large accounts, leadership, colleagues, and customers.Being a Pusher-It can be difficult to know how to get the best out of your team, but he advises asking questions and really knowing what their goals are so that you can remind them of what they want to accomplish.-It doesn't just end at that, be mindful that everyone has bad days, and be able to forgive as well as show that you trust them.Building Relationships-Being a good leader and building positive relationships is about making everyone feel like they are a part of the team and giving them the opportunity to try something they haven't been given the chance to do before.Diversity and Inclusion-Diversity and inclusion was a big topic focused on at a leadership event Casey attended and after this discussion made him so much more self-aware. He walked away with a better understanding and perspective of what other people have gone through and his own privilege.Income and Marriage-Income as a sales professional isn't steady. Some years are better than others and that can affect a relationship. But Casey's wife has always been frugal and they came to the conclusion early on that they were going to always live below their means.-He advises to never feel like you've arrived, because there is always something to be learned.Therapy and Failure-You don't need a podcast to have deep and meaningful discussions. Find the opportunities to have those conversations with people that are going through similar things.-So many people only talk about their successes, not what they're scared of or where they're vulnerable, but in reality talking about those things with someone is what builds a stronger bond. Knowing you have people to turn to for help makes you more resilient.-Don't rest on your laurels and always be learning.Connect with Casey-LinkedIn-Twitter -Winning the RelationshipSend in a voice message:
Allison Kruse of Kforce describes her accidental path to Recruitment Marketing and Social Media guru from an unlikely starting point. She's become a trailblazer and mentor for others in corporate recruiting, staffing, and RPO environments, as well as a passionate volunteer. Her story is fun and inspirational - enjoy!
Workers in a new study graded a large portion of their work as a B-, which suggests that they may not be as happy some executives would hope. In this episode co-hosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham talk about the results from a new Kforce survey of 2,000 full-time employees.Among the topics they explore are:80% of workers said their day-to-day work, work-life balance, company morale and benefits packages rate a B-. 10% more men than women loved their job.Half the people who were surveyed would give up as much as 29% of their salary to work at a job they enjoy.Top office weaknesses were poor communication/feedback, employee retention, staff diversity/inclusion and lack of transparency.Are you or is your organization stuck? Yes, stuck. As in can’t figure out how to proceed because of generational difference, infighting, missed deadlines or poor team dynamics? Or are you stuck, perhaps managing without a clue how to drive greater results, or unable to keep up with the changes in the workplace or your field? If you answered yes to any of these, we can help you. We coach and train people using a proprietary blend of breakthrough skills to achieve greater success. Want to learn more, then call 937-754-5575. You won’t be sorry, and pretty soon, you won’t be stuck anymore.Like what you hear, then tell someone else and give us a review. Want to comment on something you heard, then tweet us at @RealSoftSkills or email us at podcast@serioussoftskills.com . See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Welcome to Part 2 in the "Ready to Recruit" Series with Polly Choi, Recruiting Manager at Kforce.In Part 1 we went through, hour by hour, a day in Polly's life as a Recruiting Manager. In this episode, we’ll take you through Polly's career journey so you know what skills and experience are necessary become a Recruiting Manager. Let's learn how she did it so you can too!As always, you can check out this episode's Show Notes Page to find all photos, relevant links and how you can connect with Polly Choi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
What does it mean to be a Recruiting Manager? What do they even do all day?Welcome to Part 1 in the 2-part "Ready to Recruit" Series! In this episode, we're going to experience a day in the life, hour by hour, of Polly Choi, Recruiting Manager at Kforce, so you can decide if this is a job you can see yourself doing! Let's get right into the day...As always, you can check out this episode's Show Notes Page to find all photos, relevant links and how you can connect with Polly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode of the Legal Innovators Interview Series, Craig Mills talks with Rob Edmund, Chief Legal & Talent Officer at K-Force, one of the nation’s leading professional staffing firms. K-Force specializes in providing strategic partnership in technology and finance & accounting services and they serve about 70 percent of the Fortune 100. Craig and Rob discuss the increasing role of in-house counsel, bringing experience from one company to another, and some of the challenges on the legal side of a company that specializes in talent.
Are “Diet” drinks really making you lose weight? Serious Health Risks are Linked to Artificial Sweetners! Did you know that Aspartame is a synthetic chemical composed of the amino acids phenylalanine and aspartic acid, with a methyl ester. When consumed, the methyl ester breaks down into methanol, which may be converted into formaldehyde. Simple Tricks to Help You Ditch Artificial Sweetners: Sprucing up your water with lemon or lime juice, helps to reduce the cravings for sweets Having a cup of organic black coffee helps block your addiction to other opioid-releasing foods Also, addressing the issues that emotionally contribute to the sweet cravings Product mentioned on todays show: K-Force: https://www.greenwisdomhealth.com/product/k-force-60-vitamin-d-5000-with-extra-k-for-absorption/ Lab Associated with this show: https://www.ultalabtests.com/greenwisdomhealth/Shop/Items/Item/GWH-3-Comprehensive-Panel-w-Consult?q=Mg%3D%3D
G & WEEZY from the G D & WEEZY PODACST w special guest KFORCE discuss favorite Lightsaber Battles and how each rank within the Star Wars Universe
G aka Kylo Rev and K Force go over an intresting theory pertaining to the lore surrounding whom is the CHOSEN ONE within the STAR WARS galaxy
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Christa Dahlke has been in the recruiting and consulting industry for 20 years now. She helps people find the job of their dreams and save clients hundreds of hours by finding the right match the first time for their open technology positions. One of the Project Manager consultants she placed in 2012 just reached out last week and said “I had such a great experience working with you and your Kforce team the last time you placed me, I had to call you first when I was looking again. What do you have for me this time?”. My boss, Marc, calls me at least 2x week (outside my regular one on one with him) just to ask “what new adventure or miracle did you cause today” She has gone through a lot of ups and downs in life, especially with the view of herself. Needing to prove herself and her worth Christa has had to work really hard at everything and although that can lead to some success, there can be emptiness and exhaustion with that too. She had a few pivotal defining life events that has set the foundation for her discovering herself and her passion when she was 40 and her life has taken off since then. She loves empowering people to go after what they want and having them see how great they are. Show Notes: LinkedIn Profile - Christa Dahlke Recommended Courses: Landmark Worldwide
Casey Jacox, President of Client Strategy & Partnerships at Kforce talks about why the concept of vulnerability can be an asset to a salesperson
The TalentCulture #TChat Show is back live on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, from 1-2 pm ET (10-11 am PT). Last week we talked about how wellness programs improve employee performance, and this week we’re going to talk about how social recruiting makes the talent business case. Think social media is big now? It’s only getting bigger, along with its importance to tech recruiters looking for results. Social recruiting is no longer a trend. It’s the new norm. According to new Dice research, 9 out of 10 recruiters are using social media in talent acquisition. In fact, the same research shows that social media has improved or is greatly improving tech recruiting results including quality of candidates, referrals and time-to-hire. Social has become the tool for promoting jobs, building brands, sourcing candidates, creating relationships, and vetting applicants. Recruiters know this is the future, and they’re investing their time and money accordingly to make the talent business case. Join TalentCulture #TChat Show co-founders and co-hosts Meghan M. Biro and Kevin W. Grossman as they talk about how social recruiting makes the talent business case with this week’s guests: Stacy Zapar, Founder of Tenfold, and recruiting strategist, trainer & advisor; and Allison Kruse, Senior Manager of Social Media and Talent Acquisition at Kforce. Thank you to all the TalentCulture sponsors, partners and supporters!
Allison Kruse, @AllisonAKruse Senior Manager, Social Media and Talent Acquisition at Kforce drops by @DriveThruHR to share her journey. “From failure we learn. From failures, successes are born.” We don't speak of failure very often at work or on social media but it is from failure that learning and innovation arise. We’ve all made a bad choice or decision in our careers that didn’t turn out as we had planned, but we have all learned and grown from that experience. Daily on DriveThruHR, we explore the themes of failure, learning and success. Join us and our guests as we share these stories of failure that turns into learning and professional growth every day at 12:00 pm Central Time. The radio program is hosted by @williamtincup, @Thehrbuddy @TheOneCrystal & @MikeVanDervort.. The #1 HR show, with amazing HR conversations and follow us on the twitters at @drivethruhr and #dthr.
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