From the Helm Posts

[Post by Chuck Krugh, September 19, 2023] I have spent recent blogs talking about the power of our mindset and our attitudes. Our minds are powerful yet may be vulnerable at times. Work can be stressful, and, coupled with all of the other things going on in life, it can sometimes become overwhelming! It doesn’t Read More >

[Post by Chuck Krugh, September 11, 2023] I’ve talked a lot about attitude and how it affects your success in the last several blogs. That topic has likely been most relevant to those of you actively thinking about your overall career as opposed to your day-to-day role. However, your day-to-day role is vitally important to Read More >

[Post by Chuck Krugh, September 5, 2023] I plan to take this blog and maybe another to talk about the power of your mind and what you can achieve when you do the work. Stay with me here… I’m not a psychologist or doctor so this will all be from my perspective as someone who Read More >

[Post by Chuck Krugh, August 25, 2023] Welcome back! You made it through the last four blogs: What Do You Want To Do When You Grow Up?, Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?, How Are You Going To Get to Where You Want in Your Career, and So, You Got the Read More >

[Post by Chuck Krugh, August 18, 2023] I’d planned for this series to be just four articles, but as I thought about the journey, I realized I needed to add another. I’ve talked about your plan and how to get there, but it struck me that I should talk a little about what to do Read More >

[Post by Chuck Krugh, August 11, 2023] In the last two blogs in this series, I discussed two career-oriented questions: “What do you want to do when you grow up?” and “Who do you want to be when you grow up?” – two difficult questions to answer. In this blog, I want to give you Read More >

[Post by Chuck Krugh, August 4, 2023] What an event!! We had a wonderful ceremony in the yard this past weekend – the christening of DDG 124, Harvey C. Barnum Jr. We worried all week about the weather, mainly about rain. Mother Nature smiled on us and held off the rain, but she turned up Read More >

[Post by Chuck Krugh, July 28, 2023] Last week I wrote about the question What Do You Want To Do When You Grow Up? I discussed how hard it can be to answer a relatively straightforward question. There are so many factors to consider when thinking about your career aspirations. We covered several of those Read More >

[Post by Chuck Krugh, July 24, 2023] In the next few blogs, I’m shifting my focus away from the company to focus on you and your career. I hope this will be a helpful series. “What do you want to do when you grow up?” has been a common question in my house and still Read More >

[Post by Chuck Krugh, July 14, 2023] As I talk with you, I use the word “mission” a lot. Mission is a word that can mean different things to different people. I thought it might be good to describe what mission means to me. That way, you’ll understand the context when I use it. Mission, Read More >