[December 23, 2017] Popularity is not leadership at all and saying a leader needs it to get things done is a myth. In fact, the popularity of leaders is not a prerequisite for good leadership but it can help get one’s agenda through.1 In the country of Iraq, the most popular man is Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi who… Read More »
[December 22, 2017] A few months ago I had the opportunity to witness good leadership on the part of our Boy Scout Troop Scoutmaster. A new 12-year old scout was about to go on his first campout. The scoutmaster had a long conversation with the scout explaining the potential problems and the opportunities such a trip would provide. … Read More »
[December 21, 2017] For most of us over the age of 50, we were taught in grade school about the difficulties the Pilgrim Fathers experienced in their first year in the New World. Their adopted rules, an experiment of sorts, were supportive of communal property and cultivating the land in common. The result was an immense failure because… Read More »
[December 20, 2017] The idea that the study of pivotal events in history provide invaluable lessons toward the improvement of humankind (and leadership) is a theme often expressed in this blog; theLeaderMaker.com. While truth behind this idea is often neglected, we should remember both the events at Nanking in 1937 and how it is treated today.1 “Victory usually… Read More »
[December 19, 2017] This is not a post about combat but the application of what has been a basic principle of it since recorded time; chose the battlefield. If you want to defeat your enemy (or win in business) then you must choose the time, place, and tactics of your actions and not let others determine what you… Read More »
[December 18, 2017] In late 2010, I was out of the country so my wife sent me news that she thought would be interesting. We lived in Brooklyn, New York so I thought to myself; what the heck, I’ll read it. In August of 2010, NYC Muslims were embroiled in a controversy to build a mosque near Ground… Read More »
[December 17, 2017] Several years ago I profiled U.S. General Douglas MacArthur and was criticized for writing about a “dead white guy.” My goal here at theLeaderMaker.com will never be politically correct or conform to any recent social fads. So, in this series I’ve profiled some of the most evil people and some of the best humankind has… Read More »
By guest blogger Kevin Nelson [see Biography] [December 16, 2017] There is an endless demand to develop better leaders. Leadership education is at a critical stage with many universities neglecting to add it into their curriculum. While there are some universities that offer leadership education, most of them offer a theoretical approach to leadership and forget to emphasize… Read More »
[December 15, 2017] On several occasions here at theLeaderMaker.com I’ve bemoaned the fact that moral courage is lacking in much of Western civilization. Physical courage, on the other hand, is still there if we only look for it and it is good to see when it happens. Just this week, the courageous man behind the Mosul Eye revealed… Read More »
[December 14, 2017] Leadership has always been about the clear and concise use of language. English as a language, however, is fraught with blurred and convoluted meanings as anyone learning it will attest. Good leaders strive to overcome this problem by the use of precise language and continually improving upon those communication skills. My first semester in college… Read More »