Mark Davis Consulting

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09/21/2024

20 Sept is National Service Dog Day. We are thankful for all those battle buddies out there providing much needed companionship. Thanks to for all you do!

04/08/2024

I had the distinct honor and privilege of participating in a memorial ceremony honoring 19 Marines who lost their lives on this day 24 years ago. The City of Marana, AZ and the multiple organizations involved, most notably Nighthawk 72, Marana Marine Corps League, did a phenomenal job organizing and executing the Memorial ceremony. Friends and family of those lost would be proud, I know I am.
This was a very special memorial for me, I was the Operations Officer for Control Group for this exercise and Cpl Eric Martinez was MY Marine. Until Valhalla, warrior!
Well done everyone! Semper Fi!

A memorial service was held at Marana Regional Airport honoring the 19 Marines who lost their lives in a crash during a training mission on April 8, 2000.

05/26/2023

As many of you know, each year on Memorial Day weekend I choose to remember someone who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. Today I remember (among many) Jason Dunham. I share a name so you too can make this weekend a little more personal, putting a name and a face to this weekend that commemorates our country's fallen.

I did not know Cpl Dunham personally but our connection is this: My team and I would travel around the country (Iraq) to provide support for communication systems (think tactical Geek Squad). This particular trip was to support 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines in Al Qa'im Iraq on the border of Syria. When I arrived, I saw the Bn CO sitting on a bench outside the COC, he was holding a busted up helmet. He was clearly pensive so I dispensed with any pleasantries and went into the building to continue my mission.

Some time later, maybe a week, word was spreading about a Marine from 3/7 who jumped on a gr***de to save his fellow Marines. What?! That's what happens in movies! That Marine was Jason Dunham and that busted up helmet the CO was holding belonged to Cpl Dunham. Jason used the helmet to cover the gr***de, then covered the helmet with his body in an attempt to contain the blast, ultimately saving the lives of his fellow Marines. Unfortunately, it was not enough to save his own. He was mortally wounded and died a week later in the hospital with his parents by his side.

Cpl Dunham was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions. You can read more about his accomplishments here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Dunham

As we enter into the weekend, enjoy your time with friends and family and please remember the fallen. This weekend I remember Cpl Jason Dunham.

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05/30/2022

As many of you know, each year on Memorial Day I choose to remember someone who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms. Today I remember (among many) Kevin Shea. I share a name so you too can make today a bit more personal, putting a name and a face to this day/weekend that commemorates our country’s fallen.

I took this photo of Kevin and GySgt Barnet and sadly, this is almost exactly where he was and what he was doing when a rocket came through the window behind him and took his life.

Shea was posthumously promoted to lieutenant colonel, making him one of the highest-ranking officers killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. You can read more about his accomplishments here:
https://lnkd.in/gR_CzZpM

He was a great leader, mentor, and family man. He is missed.

Until Valhalla brother!

11/11/2021

Thank you to all those who have signed that blank check to protect our freedoms!

11/11/2021

Happy Birthday Marines!!

10/05/2021

Beautiful morning! Make it a Beautiful day! It’s a new day, a new week, and a new month. Great time for a fresh start!

09/16/2021

Love this! Feel free to use these words of wisdom to supplement your business’ core values.

09/11/2021

It’s true. We were all pretty much in shock for a while but we were certainly quick to support each other, no matter what.

09/03/2021

When toxic employees' negative behaviors are tolerated, it can have a hugely detrimental effect on the company's culture, decrease collaboration between teams, affect the way customers are treated, and so much more.

People in leadership positions will often look for a quick fix, but it’s not that simple. It’s easy to blame the hiring process or one individual employee, but unfortunately, the buck stops with you as the person who sits in the leadership position. You need to take full responsibility for your department's low morale or the organization's and urgently address the situation before all the good employees leave and the toxic remains.

Nothing will destroy a great employee's morale and inspiration faster than watching their employer tolerate and reward a bad one.
             

09/02/2021

Slow to hire, quick to fire. Empower and equip. Support and serve. These are hallmarks of servant leadership. Micro management destroys morale, it destroys loyalty, and it destroys productivity.