Real Leaders create Goodwill

By | November 26, 2018

[November 26, 2018]  With the upcoming holiday season and the time of giving, I thought it appropriate to once again address the topic that real leaders create goodwill.  They create it year round.  The benefits are well known and it typically takes little effort to make it happen. The benefits for a leader are straightforward.  Goodwill encourages loyalty,… Read More »

Writing Training Handouts and Presentations in Plain English

By | November 25, 2018

[November 25, 2018]  When writing for an audience with diverse backgrounds, it is important to write in plain English so that the training is not lost on learners with low levels of English, prior learning and/or formal education. Writing in plain English can be challenging especially for highly educated trainers. However, there are a few tips and techniques… Read More »

Who Were the Cambridge Five?

By | November 23, 2018

[November 16, 2018]  It has been said that any war that is undertaken by a nation, cannot be won without spies.  Spies provide us with an in-depth understanding of the enemy and allow us to ferret out how the enemy attacks us covertly.  Today, I’ll highlight a small group of spies that penetrated the interworkings of British intelligence… Read More »

Battle of Cajamarca: 1532 A.D.

By | November 22, 2018

[November 22, 2018]  It was once said that the most powerful armies are those that are both patient and daring.  Nearly five centuries ago, one of the most audacious battles ever planned and fought occurred in Peru between a tiny Spanish force and an Incan empire.  The Battle of Cajamarca occurred on November 16, 1532. Most readers of… Read More »

Slackers, Cowards, and Dummies

By | November 20, 2018

[November 20, 2018]  I was laughing, the kind of laugh we rarely have, while my good friend Frank was telling me about the people where he worked.  You see, Frank is a “character” himself and to hear his stories about acquaintances at work was really entertaining. You see, Frank calls those who he works with, “slackers, cowards, and… Read More »

Hero: British Soldier Horace Greasley

By | November 18, 2018

[November 18, 2018]  There are many photographs from World War II that tell a story if you look at them and understand a little about the war.  Below is one of my favorites.  It shows British soldier Horace Greasley looking through a barbed-wire defense at Nazi Heinrich Himmler1 (wearing spectacles). Horace Greasley was a Prisoner of War in… Read More »