[September 6, 2017] Greatness comes in many forms; as well as leadership exhibiting courage, sacrifice, and honor. Many words of prominence have also described the heroic efforts of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II and rightly so. Their motto … Go for Broke.1 “The Nisei troops are among the best in the United States Army… Read More »
[September 5, 2017] Those familiar with the dictatorship of North Korea and its socialist system know that its leadership can be unpredictable, bellicose, demanding, and as of late has practiced nuclear brinkmanship.1 Since the armistice was signed in 1953, ending three years of bloody warfare, Americans have consistently put off any real solution to the hermit nation. Strategic… Read More »
[September 4, 2017] Sit back today, relax, and learn – and appreciate – about what it’s like to be a worker in the United States. No, this is not a history lesson on the Labor Movement (although that is a good place to start), nor is this about Unions, strikes, injustice, picnics, or grilling hamburgers and drinking beer. … Read More »
[September 3, 2017] Happy “4th” Anniversary to theLeaderMaker! Special thanks to all my regular and new readers who have all made this leadership blog successful. As every regular reader knows, I post usually once per day on a topic of relevance to leaders across the world. There is never a shortage of topics and although most of those… Read More »
[August 30, 2017] The psychology of human beings is an enlightening realm of study even for the most casual leader. The reason is that people are both predictable and unpredictable; the science of psychology will forever work at narrowing the unpredictable. Learning to understand why people use stereotypes and its affects is a concern for leaders everywhere. Leaders… Read More »
[August 29, 2017] If I were ever to write about how senior leaders can be winners (or losers), the topic of how a well-articulated strategy can create success would be one of them. While there are many key parts to a strategy (planning, execution, etc.), a strategy that is clear, comprehensive, and well-articulated to those it effects is… Read More »
[August 29, 2017] [Updated] Finally the Internet is back up and I’m slowly reconnecting all my devices with the new modem. Thanks for everyone’s patience. [August 29, 2017] Yesterday afternoon my cable modem gave up the ghost. Now it will be late today before I’m fully operational. At that time I’ll post today’s blog entry entitled “A Well-Articulated… Read More »
[August 28, 2017] I’ve not written about the influx of immigrants into Canada because it never was important enough to make a point about its policies for it to matter much in the study of leadership. The dynamic of immigrant Canadian national policies are considered mature and fair. However, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threw a wrench into the… Read More »
[August 27, 2017] Occasionally I run across someone who takes a new perspective on things; combining ideas that have been discussed before regarding leadership and how leaders should help educate others. That is the case with Ami Horowitz, documentary filmmaker, who recently released a video on income inequality and combined it with the topics of socialism, Venezuela, and… Read More »
[August 26, 2017] In the run-up to the U.S. presidential election last year, candidate Donald Trump said on several occasions that America should pull out of Afghanistan. Earlier this week, during a prime-time address to the nation, now-president Trump announced a new strategy to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan. Studying how strategy is made and its component parts… Read More »