[March 31, 2014] I like to do my part in helping those in need. My work as a volunteer is rewarding through activities filled with wonderful, caring people – not unlike many who do the same. Yet, this leader trait can be both a help and a hindrance by artificially protecting those who repeatedly fail and grow to… Read More »
[March 29, 2014] Leadership sometimes means standing up for controversial and unpopular positions in your organization. The effect of combat on troops is one where I personally deviate from chosen line. In this case, I have made the argument that the impact of combat has positive as well as negative effects; a position that gets me into some… Read More »
[March 28, 2014] Two more senior-level politicians were in the news yesterday for corruption and other crimes: a state senator and a big city mayor. While there are many levels of corruption, those who have the public’s trust are the most egregious violators because they destroy the relationship between people and their leadership A book definition says that… Read More »
[March 27, 2014] The “financial crisis of 2008” saw the U.S. Government loan banks billions of public dollars in what was unofficially known as “bailout money.” Formally called the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the full amount loaned has never been revealed or paid back in full, but ranges from $700 billion to over $7 trillion in loans. … Read More »
[March 26, 2014] Learning about leadership can come in the most unexpected ways, from surprising sources, and at inconvenient times. Such was a leadership lesson in compassion that Colorado school administrators learned the hard way earlier this week. What happened? A 9-year old Colorado student shaved her head to show compassion for her friend who was bald from… Read More »
[March 24, 2014] The world’s media is in full hype and speculation mode about MH 370’s whereabouts. One cannot watch a television show, listen to radio, or read a newspaper without Malaysia Flight 370 being front and center. But this is not as important as the outright leadership failure of the Malaysian government’s lack of keeping the investigation… Read More »
[March 24, 2014] Recently on this blog [link here], I wrote about the decline of the news media in America. The example I gave was the Wall Street Journal failing to report the facts on an “above the fold” photograph. Failure to report the most crucial facts is a serious leadership breakdown. It is true that we could… Read More »
[March 23, 2014] Warning to all my readers … there a few articles written about “hybrid” leadership, some of which are recycled ideas and others are poorly constructed concepts. What one will find typically, are leader traits dressed up to look different or something on male-female hybrid attributes. The former concept is no different than what has been written… Read More »
[March 22, 2014] When General Petraeus, as the senior commander in Iraq, introduced his new “Clear, Hold, Build” strategy in late 2006, it was based on several factors; the most important of which was with an analysis and understanding of the history of insurgencies. Not unlike a senior leader needing the relevant experience in order to be most… Read More »
[March 21, 2014] It was interesting to get a short course on horseback packing, their care, and how to engage in a firefight while mounted. The U.S. Marine Corps conducts a hands-on training course at their Mountain Warfare Training Center on the military use of large animals in difficult terrain. Leadership means thinking beyond the obvious solutions and… Read More »