Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Celebrating Sandra Thompson

This month is also Women's History Month, which celebrates all women for their contributions to history and society.

This week, I celebrate the best supervisor I have ever worked for, TSgt Sandra Thompson, at Kadena AB, Japan(Okinawa).  In my two careers with the Air Force and UPS, I would have to say TSgt Thompson was the supervisor who had the most significant impact on my life. When I met her I was a new supervisor and still growing into the position. I appreciated her mentorship, candid feedback, and holding me accountable for caring for the people and myself. My favorite feedback, which I still use, is about Conflict.  Her words were, "Both parties play a part in any conflict. You have to evaluate yourself to see how you can not be the trigger for other person and use emotional intelligence to adjust when you notice when you are triggered".  As an introvert, I do regular internal review cycles to gauge my social interactions and have found that whenever I react in the heat of emotion, I will say or do things that I will regret.  

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of her.