[May 29, 2021] Can a century’s old brutal leadership provide us with critical lessons today? In an award-winning movie, The Patriot starring Mel Gibson, the story is told of events in the Revolutionary War. British Colonel Banastre Tarleton provided surprising successful battlefield leadership but also failed ultimately in his leadership role. As told in the movie, the story… Read More »
[May 28, 2021] In 1969, Johnny Cash’s song, “A Boy Named Sue,’ hit Number 1 on the country charts. The song is about a young man’s quest for revenge on his father, who abandoned him and whose only contribution was to give him the feminine name Sue. We teach our boys to be strong, independent, and honest. How… Read More »
[May 27, 2021] We often learn from the writers of the past, those who could help us understand ourselves better – as leaders – and who draw attention to the most useful of virtues. One person in antiquity that we look to today is Marcus Tullius Cicero. He famously wrote that ‘Gratitude is not only the greatest of… Read More »
[May 26, 2021] During the Vietnam War, a strategy and set of programs developed to win the popular support of the Vietnamese people and help defeat the Viet Cong insurgency. The phrase became popular and applied to events, not in the warzone. The appeal to the “hearts” of the populace was not a new method in Vietnam, but… Read More »
[May 25, 2021] Sitting in a walnut case, above my desk where I write every day, is my Army officer’s sword.1 Like so many who earned the right to own one, I would never dream of selling or giving it up. As we have seen so often, military traditions are strong with symbolism and emotions. One of those… Read More »
[May 24, 2021] Famous American football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once said that it’s “not the will to win that matters, everyone has that. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” This quote is why I love manly sports; it takes enormous preparation to win. Australian Rules football is one of those sports I enjoy watching. … Read More »
[May 23, 2021] Business executive Seth Godin once said, “Leadership is the art of giving a platform for spreading ideas that work.” That is precisely what Dan Bongino is doing. Dan is a conservative political commentator and radio show host, Christian, devoted family man. In the past, he was also as a NYC police officer and Secret Service… Read More »
75% of workers leave their positions because of poor supervisory management, making terrible supervisors the number one reason for employee termination. Why are there so many bad leaders? There are at least two reasons. First, many managers lack leadership skills. Management training was not provided to 58% of managers. Second, the majority of leaders believe they are better… Read More »
[May 21, 2021] World War II was a war that no one, today, who was not part of it, can imagine in their wildest of dreams. Total war is new to humanity, and we don’t like it. WWII amassed a staggering amount of death and destruction. But it was to be the firebombing of Tokyo on the night… Read More »
[May 20, 2021] Every person has such periods in life when everything falls out of hand and nothing works, even with a very strong desire. For many, depression begins, from which it is very difficult to come out alone. But if there are people around who have similar problems, it’s much easier to cope. For this, you need to… Read More »