RadioBack Signals

RadioBack is evolving.  (There is no Bob).  I am leaving RadioBack's genesis on this site along with notes from an even earlier mission involving the Starship Cruiser.  The Starship and her make-believe missions liberated my mind from real life management positions that nearly destroyed my soul.  In order to survive, I turned the dial down on my leadership and management skills.  I could no longer evolve my division at work so I turned into a jet fighter pilot strafing management and protecting my people from ownership.  Punch in, disconnect the conduit between my brain and company and connect it to my staff.  Throughout this twelve year period, I found meaning with industry trade associations, business support communities, business books, writing and people I met online.  I left this organization nearly three years ago when we moved to Florida.

For the last two years I have run a branch of an international company that has around thirty state-side offices.  I have been employed since 1972; this is the best company that I've ever worked for.  About where I work:

I cannot mention my company's name nor will I reveal vendors, customers or any associates names.  My company manufactures large equipment that is packed with complicated electronics, computers and mechanical components.  I am responsible for a team of technicians, sales and support personnel who service and maintain this equipment. 

Although this has been my most favorite company, for various reasons I couldn't be me at work.  I have always known that when the time came when I was allowed to be me, I would want to write about that experience.  Well, for the first time in fifty-one plus years on this planet, that time is now.  You see, I now have the opportunity to be me.

Moving forward I intend to RadioBack signals to you from my position as a manager.  I am going to try and base my stories upon real life circumstances.  And, because I am connected to a large group of business leaders, coaches and consultants who also happen to be my friends, I will attempt to tie their influence into my management adventures.

In order to gain the most impact from my signals, you need to know where I am coming from.  You need to understand the Dave filter.  Please do not interpret what I am about to tell you as brash and egotistical.  I am not a manager.  I can't remember the last time I was a manager.  I am a leader.

I do not organize and staff;  I align people with a vision.

I do not control;  I enhance motivation.

I do not maintain;  I develop.

I do not focus on things;  I focus on people.

I do not focus on doing things right;  I focus on doing the right things.

I do not instruct;  I inspire.

I do not seek compliance;  I seek commitment.

I do not plan and budget;  I establish a vision.

Why is it important for me to tell you this?  To my staff I am a manager.  To my boss and his boss, the president, I am a manager.  To my customers and vendors I am a manager.  The fact is, to the world outside of my heart and soul, I am a middle manager.  But to me, I am a leader.  I am just wired this way.  An understanding of my primary filter will help you to decode my signals.

Up next - The Perfect Storm.  How Dave's opportunity to be himself aligns with an unprecedented set of circumstances.