[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 »
[December 13, 2017] In the movie Aliens (1986), there is a scene where highly-trained colonial marines are about to be airdropped into a facility where they are to fight against the sinister extraterrestrials. When asked by Ripley how many combat drops Lieutenant Gorman has under his belt, he replies, “uh, two, including this one.” It did not inspire… Read More »
[December 11, 2017] Of course, the answer is that there are many leaders in the Middle East and each with his own brand of Islam and with his own ideas about the Sunni-Shiite divide. That, however, might be changing. The Middle East is a complex region with dynamics that confuses Westerners. One thing we should know is that… Read More »
[December 10, 2017] If we were to look for arrogance, hubris, and lack of concern for others, then look no further than what happened at the Battle of the Meuse-Argonne in 1918. World War I was a gory affair; the battle that began in September that year would become the bloodiest for the new American Expeditionary Force (AEF). … Read More »
[December 9, 2017] A few years ago one of the U.S. Army’s best machinegun crews was hurt when their gun blew-up. Why was it, that the best crew could have made a mistake that caused such a preventable accident? After an internal investigation (required whenever there are serious injuries) it was determined that the crew had taken unauthorized… Read More »