Leader Solutions & Decision Support

Leader Solutions & Decision Support LSDS® is a professional team with diverse backgrounds & expertise that delivers impactful training in Leadership, Team Building & Risk Mitigation.

10/17/2025

Motivation comes and goes.
Discipline stays.
And that’s what sets great leaders apart.

We all know the feeling — days when you don’t want to work out, don’t feel ready for a meeting, or don’t feel like leading with energy. Motivation won’t carry you through those moments. Discipline will.

What we see in the best leaders isn’t perfection — it’s structure and focus. They prepare for tomorrow today. They build priority lists. They close out the day completely. And they keep going, even when it isn’t easy.

Because discipline creates habits.
Habits create consistency.
And consistency creates overwhelming success.

🔑 Leader imperative: Motivation may start the fire, but discipline keeps it burning. Apply discipline daily — in small things and big things.

𝐋𝐒𝐃𝐒® — Your challenges are our opportunities to make a difference.
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10/17/2025

Accountability doesn’t happen by accident.
It’s created in conversations.
And it starts with leaders.

When leaders ask us how to instill accountability in their organizations, we don’t start with systems or structures. We start with one-on-ones.

Here’s a simple approach we encourage leaders to try:

✅ Set the context. Bring people into the conversation — why are we here, what’s going on, what’s the focus.
✅ Set expectations. Be clear about standards, outcomes, and what needs to be accomplished.
✅ Give specifics. If deadlines are slipping, provide evidence of what you’re seeing and what must change.
✅ Close with ownership. Ask them to brief back what they took away and what they’ll do next.

That last step matters most. If you end with a one-way “Got it?” — you don’t know what they actually received. When they articulate the plan back to you, they own it.

🔑 Leader imperative: Accountability isn’t about pressure. It’s about clarity, standards, and ownership.

𝐋𝐒𝐃𝐒® — Your challenges are our opportunities to make a difference.
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10/16/2025

Failure belongs to the leader.
Success belongs to the team.
Always.

When leaders own mistakes but share wins, they build trust, resilience, and momentum.
It’s not about blame or credit — it’s about culture.

Teams rise higher when they know their leader will shield them in failure and lift them in success.

🔑 Leader imperative: Remember — leaders own failure; success is the property of everyone.

𝐋𝐒𝐃𝐒® — Your challenges are our opportunities to make a difference.
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✨ Psychological Operations Regimental Ball 2025 ✨We’re inviting sponsors to help provide “no cost” tickets for soldiers ...
10/15/2025

✨ Psychological Operations Regimental Ball 2025 ✨

We’re inviting sponsors to help provide “no cost” tickets for soldiers attending this year’s Regimental Ball on Saturday, November 15th.

💠 Table Sponsorship – $1,000
Includes 10 seats, the opportunity to attend and connect with soldiers, a table marker, social media acknowledgement, and your logo featured on the PRA-NCC website for the next year.

💠 Individual Sponsorship – $65
Covers one sponsored ticket for a soldier to attend.

All proceeds directly support the Regimental Ball.
Interested in sponsoring? Contact: treasurer@nccpra.org

Let’s come together to honor and celebrate our community! 🇺🇸

10/14/2025

Skill can’t excuse misalignment.
Not today. Not ever.

If a highly skilled hire is acting against your stated and desired culture, don’t wait to address it.

⏳ The longer it goes unchecked,
➡️ The harder it becomes to resolve
🚫 And the more it erodes team trust

Capability matters. But culture fit matters just as much. Because one person acting against your values can undo the efforts of many.

🔑 Leader imperative: Protect your culture. Address misalignment early — even when the person is talented.

𝐋𝐒𝐃𝐒® — Your challenges are our opportunities to make a difference.
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10/13/2025

Ownership doesn’t happen on its own.
It grows where leaders are intentional.
And it sticks where behaviors are recognized.

If you want ownership to take root in your team, celebrate the behaviors that reflect it. What gets recognized gets repeated.

When team members see positive actions acknowledged, they’re more likely to take initiative and hold themselves — and others — accountable.

💡 Pro Tip: Recognition doesn’t have to be formal. A well-timed “thank you” or public shoutout can go a long way toward building a culture of ownership.

🔑 Leader imperative: Lead with intention. Reinforce with recognition. Culture is built in the behaviors you celebrate.

𝐋𝐒𝐃𝐒® — Your challenges are our opportunities to make a difference.
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Mark your calendars!⛳️November 17⛳️Anderson Creek ClubRegister at NCCPRA.ORG by November 13th!
10/10/2025

Mark your calendars!
⛳️November 17
⛳️Anderson Creek Club
Register at NCCPRA.ORG by November 13th!

10/10/2025

📚 Weekend Reading for Leaders

Leaders who stop learning… stop leading.
If you’re looking to sharpen priorities, consistency, or mindset this weekend, here are a few picks:

📕Essentialism — Greg McKeown

📗Ruthless Consistency — Michael Canic

📘Mindset — Carol Dweck

📙Unfuk Yourself* — Gary John Bishop

📔Daring Greatly — Brené Brown

📕Leaders — Stanley McChrystal & Jeff Eggers

📗Who Not How — Dan Sullivan & Benjamin Hardy

Because leadership fuel comes one book, one idea, one conversation at a time.

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10/09/2025

The future of meetings isn’t bigger rooms.
It’s smarter spaces.
Transparent. Soundproof. Effective.

Conference rooms are often in short supply — and background noise only makes important calls harder. But soundproof, transparent rooms solve both problems.

✅ Reduce demand on full conference rooms
✅ Cut background noise for critical conversations
✅ Give teams flexible, private, and distraction-free space

It’s a simple shift with a big return: better focus, better flow, and better collaboration.

🔑 Leader imperative: Rethink how your space works for your people. Sometimes, the fix is smaller — and smarter.

𝐋𝐒𝐃𝐒® — Your challenges are our opportunities to make a difference.
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10/07/2025

Not all feedback should have a name.
And not all feedback should be anonymous.
Both serve a purpose.

When leaders gather perspective, it’s critical to know when attribution matters and when anonymity protects honesty.

🔹 Attributed feedback builds accountability and ownership. It connects insights directly to the person, making it easier to follow up and align.

🔹 Anonymous feedback builds safety. It surfaces truths people may hesitate to share when their name is attached.

At LSDS, we’ve seen strong leaders use both. They don’t choose one over the other — they choose based on what will surface the most useful perspective.

🔑 Leader imperative: Match your feedback method to your goal. Attribution builds clarity. Anonymity builds candor. Both build perspective.

𝐋𝐒𝐃𝐒® — Your challenges are our opportunities to make a difference.
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10/06/2025

Great ideas don’t come from silence.
They come from safety.
And if people aren’t speaking up, there’s a reason.

Effective ideation only happens when brilliant people feel comfortable offering ideas. If they’re holding back, it’s not because they don’t have value to add — it’s because something in the culture tells them it’s safer to stay quiet.

At LSDS, we’ve seen this across industries and teams of every size. The leaders who unlock innovation are the ones who create conditions where contributions are welcomed, not weighed down by fear of judgment or dismissal.

🔑 Leader imperative: If your team isn’t sharing ideas, don’t blame their silence. Ask what in the environment is keeping them quiet — then fix it.

𝐋𝐒𝐃𝐒® — Your challenges are our opportunities to make a difference.
👉 lsds.us

Mark your calendars!📌November 17📌Anderson Creek ClubRegister at NCCPRA.ORG by November 13th
10/03/2025

Mark your calendars!
📌November 17
📌Anderson Creek Club
Register at NCCPRA.ORG by November 13th

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With the dawn of 2011, LSDS was born. It is an organization that learns, evolves and gets better every day. Here we combine brilliant professionals from diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise. We capture and synthesize best practices and we create, design and deliver extremely impactful events, projects and programs to support across four lines of effort: Dynamic Impact Leadership, Winning Teams, Practical Risk Mitigation, and Strategic Projects

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