[April 04, 2014] Senior executive leaders know that accountability is something that is required of them and also know it is one of those traits that runs against our natural tendencies. Accepting responsibility for the actions of others, in particular poor actions of others, is a leader feature that sets them apart from others. All leaders are accountable… Read More »
[April 03, 2014] We can expect over the next few days a lot of talk and hype about the reasons for another deadly shooting at a U.S. military base and, of course, much speculation about the shooter. Further, the national media and others will use the tragic event to further their political agendas. We will hear most about… Read More »
[April 03, 2014] Leadership works and (supposedly) it does work because of rational decisions of humans. But consider that leadership may be an outcome of trial and error in human affairs1. Maybe it’s the result of some people wanting the easier path, avoiding responsibility. In an earlier blog (link here) we discussed how leadership is not linear because… Read More »
[April 02, 2014] Leadership does not mean that in order to be successful, people must like that person. However, it is important for senior leaders to not be in a position of being intensely hated. To be truly hated, that leader must dramatically violate accepted norms of society. Two women today are hated by the major of Americans… Read More »
[April 01, 2014] This season’s of Major League Baseball has begun. We begin with a number of interesting tidbits. But what makes baseball such an addictive game? It’s slow, boring at times, and has a bunch of guys in their pajamas standing around spitting on the ground and staring at each other. What could be “worse” we are… Read More »
[April 01, 2014] The United Nations’ report issued yesterday declared that future global warming impacts will be “severe, pervasive, and irreversible.” Many expected this conclusion but it is certainly not without strongly differing opinions. Yet, how leaders conduct themselves in the mist of such strong controversial issues and how they deal with dissent, tells us much about that… Read More »