A Guide to Delegating Your Authority (Part 2)

By | January 29, 2021

[January 29, 2021]  We already know, as leaders, that delegating authority is difficult but necessary.  Yesterday in Part 1 (link here), I gave an example from my time as an Infantry Company Commander.  This is the kind of job that allows you to see your men face-to-face and get to know every one of them.  Feedback on your… Read More »

A Guide to Delegating Your Authority (Part 1)

By | January 28, 2021

[January 28, 2021]  My first evaluation as an Infantry Company Commander said that I was ‘resistant to delegating authority.’  It was an insult, in my mind anyway, and an embarrassment as well.  I knew that the art of leadership is not about ordering people around but finding the right people, delegating tasks to them, and giving them the… Read More »

When to Break the Rules

By | January 27, 2021

[January 27, 2021]  Long ago, as an Infantry Platoon Leader, I lead a convoy on a route that I did not explore in advance.  My task was simple, “Take your platoon to the barracks on a pre-determined route.”  I skipped the step, got my unit lost (temporarily), and was late arriving at my destination.  I simply did not… Read More »

Reading List (Update):  The Big Lie

By | January 25, 2021

[January 25, 2021]  The more I hear about domestic disturbances across America and see folks blaming it on fascism, the more interested I have become in understanding the fascist movement.  On a recent recommendation from my wife, I watched a lecture by Dinesh D’Souza on the origins of Nazism in Europe.  I was intrigued by his idea that… Read More »

What is Hard Work?

By | January 24, 2021

[January 24, 2021]  As a junior military officer, I put in some long hours getting my Soldiers ready for the day we would be called into combat.  It was hard work.  At least I thought it was hard work.  Guess what? I did not know what it meant. We are told that “the early bird gets the worm,”… Read More »

I Can Do It!

By | January 22, 2021

[January 22, 2021]  Many years ago, shortly after the tragic events of 9/11, when Muslim terrorists hijacked three commercial airliners, crashing them, and killing nearly 3,000 Americans, two of my soldiers said something that surprised me.  The events of September 11, 2001, were fresh in our minds when these Soldiers said they wished they were on those airplanes.… Read More »

Joe Biden: Leadership, Competence, & Character

By | January 21, 2021

[January 21, 2021]  Yesterday, Joe Biden took the oath of office of the President of the United States. With it, he promised to unite a nation divided, support the Constitution, and restore American core values.  As well, he describes himself as a political moderate. Leadership: Those who occupy positions of great authority in government have an inherent responsibility… Read More »

Who was Moe Berg?

By | January 20, 2021

[January 20, 2021] I’ve been a huge baseball fan, since before I can even remember.  My dad would sit me in front of the radio, as a toddler, to listen to our favorite team play; the New York Yankees.  Growing up, I collected baseball cards and watched every game I could.  And today, I’m still in possession of… Read More »