[September 15, 2018] A few long-time readers will recognize this title from a similar article from early last year (see link). In it I wrote that great leaders understanding people are at the central theme of leadership. But there is more. Leadership is also influenced heavily by one’s culture. Culture is an accumulation of behavioral practices that both… Read More »
[September 13, 2018] In 1994, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin won the Nobel Peace Prize “for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East.” The problem, as we can see 25 years after the signing of the Oslo Accords on this date, September 13, 1993, that the entire accords were a disaster and a failure… Read More »
[September 12, 2018] Today, I’m visiting Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to witness an Engineer School graduation. Being here is a good time for me because I’m reminded of what the school’s Sergeant Major once told me. ‘When studying any conflict,’ he said, ‘remember that all wars begin before the first battle.’ I thought I understood what he meant… Read More »
[September 10, 2018] Last week I was at a local college listening to a criminology professor complain about the “epidemic” of police shootings in America.1 A young student asked him what he thought about the Opioid crisis which was responsible for many times more deaths and social ills. The professor said he didn’t care about that problem. Frankly,… Read More »
[September 9, 2018] Leadership always means that the best leaders will set expectations and do so clearly and convincingly. They also set high standards in what they expect of others and manage those expectations carefully; for this is the only way to achieve long-term success. Leaders also hold others and themselves to those standards. By enforcing them they… Read More »
[September 7, 2018] A few days ago I got a call from an old friend who was recently promoted to CEO of a mid-sized manufacturing company in Indiana. He wanted me to read a short article by author Mike Myatt entitled 12 Ways to Spot Ineffective Leadership. My post today about poor leadership is partly based on his… Read More »
[September 3, 2018] Happy “5th” Anniversary to www.theLeaderMaker.com! As everyone knows who regularly reads my leader blog, I post daily on a topic of significance to those interested in improving their leadership skills. Never is there a shortage of topics. I still get suggestions from readers. Please continue to push them my way. Of some interest is a… Read More »
[August 30, 2018] There’s an old saying that “It’s never too late to make things right.” And while that is true (and good advice too), there will be times when a leader cannot make things right. However, what they are obligated to do is to focus on what they can do and be on the lookout for the… Read More »
[August 28, 2018] There’s a recent book published by Random House LLC., called The Gatekeepers (2017) by Chris Whipple. The author focuses on the role of the U.S. White House Chiefs of Staffs’ position and documents how those who have occupied this staff title have exercised great power in deciding the agenda for America. Having been in the… Read More »
[August 27, 2018] If there is one fear a good leader has it’s that deceit must be recognized for what it is and confronted. Unsurprisingly, there are leaders who would use deceit to further their own selfish ends. For example, in 1956 China the travesty of deceit was used in their Hundred Flowers Campaign to root out intellectuals… Read More »