[September 30, 2017] Army Vet writes today about how the U.S. military is TOO DEPENDENT on TECHNOLOGY and how that is harming military readiness Trust me; a few months ago I was just minding my own business walking around the UC Berkeley campus when a pimply-faced maggot of a wimp and five of his friends decided to test… Read More »
[September 29, 2017] The impact of leadership failure is directly proportional to the authority and power a leader possesses. Senior leader failure can mean the tragic death of many people while the failure of a new manager could mean the loss of a few dollars. Syria, North Korea, Iran, and much of sub-Saharan Africa are at a point… Read More »
[September 28, 2017] I was approached yesterday by a group of young military veterans attending a local college to ask if I had any advice on how to address the recent surge in disrespect of people across this nation. My answer was that the solution is in the long-term and not about those who now show disrespect to… Read More »
[September 27, 2017] The growth of violent crime in many American cities has been in the news lately; a surprising change to a decades’ long decline in crime. There are as many theories as to why. One explanation, however, has gained popularity and the argument is that leaders of those cities have failed to fix the small broken… Read More »
[September 26, 2017] There is no denying that all leaders live in a bubble to some extent where accurate and timely information struggles to get to them. A big leadership challenge is whether they are taking effective steps to overcome the disadvantages associated with it. When leaders fail, often spectacularly, it can be often traced back to their… Read More »
[September 25, 2017] I’m writing this after just returning from a three-day campout in a local state park with a Boy Scout troop. It is always easy to be optimistic after spending a few days with the boys and getting to understand how much they know (or don’t know) about leadership. I can honestly conclude that even the… Read More »
[September 24, 2017] During my first assignment with the 1st Cavalry Division in the Iraqi War, one of our early engineer tasks was to design and build a military dog facility. Dog handlers and their canine friends were part of our unit and were responsible for local security. The Iraqi insurgents we captured called them the dogs of… Read More »
[September 23, 2017] I’ve been meaning to write on this topic for a long time but could not put the right words together. Time was being wasted so I’ll just jump right in to discuss an important issue that has weighed on my mind for decades. Hard working people are those who make any society (or organization) successful… Read More »
[September 22, 2017] Hurricane Maria slammed into the island of Puerto Rico two days ago (Wednesday) creating massive destruction including throwing the entire island out of power. The pressing concern continues to be saving lives and minimizing death and injury in the immediate future. But the best leaders think ahead in situations like this because the emergency will… Read More »
[September 21, 2017] Last year I stopped watching NFL football. Like all my friends, we are not going to support an organization (or its advertisers) that encourages disrespect of our nation, our military, our flag, and pokes us in the eye every time we watch them at work. But while I visited relatives from Texas and out of… Read More »