The Last Question

Are you doing "too much?" Worried about too many things, wrangling a never-ending task list, chasing everyone else's expectations? Ask yourself this question and, most importantly, WRITE the answers down. Be honest with yourself to be more honest with the world around you. Email us! Questions, comments, feedback at: ask@thelastquestion.blog

This week, Arun welcomes Maggie to the show! We've been trying to make this one happen since the show's launch in March. We spend a few minutes on Maggie's background, then talk about how she leads and what "taking care of your people" really means. Question, comments, feedback--please send it all! Email us at: ask@thelastquestion.blog

Consider the gifts--the opportunities--you've received. What are you doing with them? What positive impact can you have with them? We're each endowed with a unique set of gifts, and the opportunity to live every morning we wake up ... so ... what are you gonna do about it? ask@thelastquestion.blog

Have you inherited a problem or two at work? Replaced someone who wasn't a good supervisor, manager, technician, leader? Leaders don't walk away from the problems they find; they take ownership of those problems as if they were of their own making. Inherited problems are your problems. Own them to serve and move the team forward. Check out our new website: www.thelastquestion.blog Email us...

Arun welcomes his dad to the show. Krishnan Chittur retired from academia after nearly 30 years as a professor of chemical engineering and has been Chief Technology Officer of GeneCapture, Inc. since 2010. Krishnan's story starts thousands of miles away in India, a boy strong in school with an early love of teaching. Today that same man works with a team of scientists and engineers to revoluti...

Memorial Day 2021, ask yourself: Are you the best version of YOU? It's okay if the answer is 'no,' but then ask ... are you working toward that best self? You ARE capable of taking the next step forward and ARE able to make that choice today. Becoming our best selves is the best way to honor not just those service members who have died for this country, but all of those men and women w...

With Memorial Day on the horizon, Arun offers an alternative to the easy "Thank You" and 10% off. Invest in a relationship with a service member--ask them why they joined, and why they stayed. You'll learn a ton and connect in a meaningful way.

Leadership requires individual effort and learning. But we're missing a key component in our own development if we're not looking at the leaders who came before us. For better and for worse. This week, picture that leader ... that person you worked with, studied with, traveled with, confided in ... who you would follow, unquestionably, to Hell and back. We often learn a lot from the folks...

Consistency matters. After telling students and young airmen, "Never let your people see you have a bad day," Arun tackles the flaw in his own advice. Showing up every day, in the good and bad, not only demonstrates your humanity, it gives permission to your team to show up too--even on their bad days. Being honest with each other and supporting each other on those bad days leads to much s...

This week's meditation digs into your ONE job as a leader: to build your replacement and develop them into a better version of you, someone better prepared for your job than you were. Building better futures starts with building better leaders. One person at a time. People matter, their families matter, never forget it. The mark of a great leader isn't how critical they are in the moment,...

TLQ's back this week and we're talking about ... fire extinguishers? Arun's talking about prioritizing and providing our teammates the freedom to operate and make the best decisions they can. Plus! Learn more about EW's first digital product, an e-book titled, "Our Team's Essential Skills," on sale soon. This first in EW's library of resources is designed for front-...

After a week off working on other projects, Arun's back with a question important not only to you, but your family and your teams. What would it look like for YOU to lead, serve, and live in a manner that's consistent with your values? To lead in a manner consistent with what you say is most important? Arun's been asking (and answering) this question for himself the last couple weeks,...

This week, consider all the effort you've put into answering this question: "Who Am I?" In the last few days, Arun has been reading the story of NFL player-turned-Army Ranger Pat Tillman and learning more about those who have eschewed society's pressure to define ourselves by one label, or a single category, or a singular "passion." The meditation for this week strings toge...

Today is Day One ... after 12 years, 11 months, and however many hours and minutes, Arun is a civilian. While that creates both feelings of excitement and confusion, no experience is worthwhile if we haven't gotten something out of it. So follow Arun this week as he outlines five lessons from his time in the Air Force. Despite the military-heavy nature of the conversation, they're all less...

This week, ask yourself: How Do I Feel When Others Succeed? Leadership is about investing in others, and building our replacements. Doing so requires an investment in others that ensures their success ahead of our own. But if you struggle to find fulfillment in others' wins, ask yourself why.

Chelsea Ragland is an Air Force intelligence officer who started her career as an ICBM crewmember. Rising to become a mission commander and senior instructor for a team of 65 operators, Chelsea developed multiple programs--including a comprehensive upgrade program for crew commanders--and was a key force who helped transform the unit into a lethal, tight-knit fighting force. Assigned together 2014...

Two weeks ago, Arun asked himself: How Will I Take Responsibility? This week, push your answer forward by considering these 5 Steps. No matter where you're coming from, no matter where you're going, to take responsibility is to contribute to a better future for all of us. Subscribe to Arun's newsletter! Learn about Enabled Leader , our signature leadership coaching program. Follow us o...

Dr. Allie Butler is an Air Force veteran and former meteorologist now serving patients as a practicing pharmacist and owner of a diabetes consultancy in the Seattle-Tacoma metro area. This week, Arun welcomes Allies to TLQ to discuss her path from the military to healthcare, how she's created her own path to service after the military, and the challenge of leading yourself, your family, and yo...

Some days, a leader's only task is to take the "bullets" on their team's behalf. If you're responsible for the performance of other people, or are soon stepping into such a role, are you prepared to take ownership of their performance? Are you prepared to tell anyone who asks--especially your boss--that you are the one responsible when things go wrong? This week, ask yourself:...

This week, Arun explores difficult conversations. Why do we avoid them? Why do we avoid asking tough questions? Even if it's the most important way to prepare for the future?

It's easy to act off emotion, to say or share the first thing that comes to mind. What's better? Taking responsibility for your response AND what you can do that provides value to others around you. This week, ask yourself: How Will I Take Responsibility?

This week, Arun walks through the genesis of our new coaching programs--Enabled Leader and Leaders of Influence. Both open for enrollment April 1, 2021!

Welcome to our first Monday "Meditation," a question to lead your week and get you thinking about what matters most. This week, asking "why" is one of the most powerful things you can do to focus on what's important and shine light on the tasks, ideas, and assumptions holding you and your team back from having a positive impact on the world.

Arun talks to friend and former squadron mate, Lucas Rider, about what led to his joining the Air Force at age 24 and how he's stayed connected with his pre-military self.

Thank you for joining us for our first episode! Arun talks about Enabled Word's history ... and his own evolution ... from 2018 until now. Then digs into perfection, cynicism, and the all-powerful, quite evil, RESISTANCE.