[June 30, 2022] Before the last U.S. Presidential election, I summarized 20 proposed traits a senior leader must possess; traits that would make them successful. They don’t need them all, but they will fail if they are off-target on most. I’m not going to go over all today to compare VP Kamala Harris point by point (you can… Read More »
[June 29, 2022] Earlier in March, after Russia invaded Ukraine, I published two articles titled “Early Lessons from the Ukraine War” (here and here). These were written less than three weeks after the invasion and were a good start. Now, with four months of study, we have learned much more, which applies to those who study leadership. The… Read More »
[June 28, 2022] Discipline is the key to a good life. But, we don’t often ask the question, “What is discipline?” Dr. Jordan Peterson1 does a great job of discussing the issue of ‘discipline’ and walks us through what he sees in the concept. Discipline, according to Peterson, means that you are capable of making sacrifices. You are… Read More »
[June 27, 2022] Our existence is undeniably riddled with suffering and tragedy. Much of our world is also corrupt and tyrannical and if we don’t believe it, just look at the death and destruction of the 20th century, where evil ideologies took hold and led to the worse slaughter of humans ever recorded. So, why should you bother… Read More »
[June 22, 2022] My mother used to tell me to learn all I could about history because “its value far exceeds its fun factor.” That was her way of acknowledging that the topic of history was probably boring to a child but its importance to me as a man was high. My first recollection of this came up… Read More »
[June 21, 2022] Educating ourselves is no easy task but necessary. It’s difficult because you have to find people who can tell you what to read and how to write to formulate your thoughts more precisely. The world is full of ideologues and puppet masters (pulling the strings of many), and they are happy to misdirect and obscure… Read More »
[June 18, 2022] The piano is a beautiful, complex, highly artistically useful instrument. Some of the greatest songs of civilization are played on it, pushing our imaginations to new heights as its music touches on something ancestral in the deep recesses of our minds. We are all free to play the piano and create these melodies, but we… Read More »
[June 17, 2022] There is an axiom in the post-modern philosophy that permeates our Western thought that says those incapable of evil are higher moral persons. Certainly, they claim, more moral than someone capable of evil deeds. I will propose that this is wrong, dangerously wrong, because if you are incapable of doing evil, then you are absolutely… Read More »
[June 16, 2022] Growing up, there was a television panel show called To Tell the Truth.1 My brother and I were always fascinated by it and by those folks on the panel (usually celebrities) to find out who was telling the truth and separate those who lie. While watching, it was fun for us to try and figure… Read More »
[June 15, 2022] The answer to that question is NO. Do we really “not” want creative leaders? Emphatically, the answer always is the same – we do not want creative leaders, and we put mechanisms in place to ensure they do not rise to the top of their profession. The answer really should be YES! Yet, we know… Read More »