[September 4, 2016] Someone long ago said that the most dangerous type of leader is a person who is a leader but refuses to acknowledge it. People go to them for answers and guidance but are rejected time and again. These are not the most dangerous. Leaders that put people at risk the most – and are thus… Read More »
[September 3, 2016] From the ranks of those who study leadership, lessons from some of the most admired military leaders of all time has been summarized for us. After hundreds of interviews with current military leaders from across the globe, research has shown that there are special nuggets that inform and teach us what makes a person successful… Read More »
[September 2, 2016] Leaders who want to always be on top of their game, focused, and fully proficient in duty performance, might want to take a look at the Standing Rules of Rogers’ Rangers. The first rule is DON’T FORGET NOTHIN’. These rules lay the groundwork for what leadership means at any level and are applicable at the… Read More »
[September 1, 2016] My introduction to sports was as a very young child and as a participant in large family gatherings to watch baseball’s Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, and the New York Yankees play and win the World Series. We never missed a game watching the 1958 series. Their leadership on the field was legendary and… Read More »
[August 31, 2016] New evidence has recently surfaced that 72 mass graves were discovered and contain Islamic State victims of industrial-scale murder.1 There are indicators of many more sites but due to ISIS presence, those locations are too dangerous to visit. What students of leadership should review, however, is how world leaders have failed to agree on a… Read More »
[August 30, 2016] For a vibrant, open society to have heroes is necessary like a living animal having blood that flows through its veins. A hero helps us define the limits of our aspirations in life and so it is with Nancy Wake, the Allies’ most decorated servicewoman of World War II. Her story is one of daring,… Read More »
[August 29, 2016] One of my first lessons in the effectiveness of leadership was when, as a U.S. Army Private (the lowest rank), my Platoon Leader Jimmy Madison approached me one day to say Happy Birthday. What a shock! My entire time in the military had been one humiliation after another and now I was getting a little… Read More »
[August 28, 2016] Army Vet writes for us today that the U.S. Army is EMBARRASSED by the choices that its junior Officers are making in their own self interests. I first noticed it as a junior in college. Each of us in my Army ROTC1 class at Penn State University were anxious to select which branch each of… Read More »
[August 27, 2016] My grandmother used to tell me that an important measure of a person’s character is how they treat the poor. Do we treat them with respect and help them lift themselves up? Services for the Underserved (SUS) is an organization dedicated to doing just that and more. Their core values have gone a long way… Read More »
[August 26, 2016] Regular readers of this column know that I often advise against insulting people; regardless of who they are or whether they deserve it. I’ve written about it (see links here, here, and here) and mentored other leaders to avoid it. Insults are generally counterproductive; insults are divisive, an immature tactic, and rarely produce positive results… Read More »