By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [November 7, 2018] “How many times did you vote today?,” so asked a young woman; dirty clothes, matted hair, and a smell of cheap booze on her breath. There I was in a ragged group of voters, having just finished my turn to punch the right shard and carry-out my civic… Read More »
[November 6, 2018] As incoming Freshman in college, everyone was required to take a contemporary English class. One of the required books in the class was by Thomas A. Harris, MD, I’m Okay You’re Okay.1 It focused on the transactions among people. Ultimately it was about accepting who we are. Yet the idea that leaders should accept themselves… Read More »
[November 5, 2018] From time immemorial, battles have been won or lost because of the ordinary foot soldier. This foot soldier deserves to be called honorable because it is he who carries the nation’s colors, bears the burden of fighting and dying, and is the one also quickly forgotten. The concept of foot soldier does not just apply… Read More »
[November 4, 2018] Today’s global entrepreneurship scene is busier than ever before. Today’s leaders are able to tap into a wide range of different disciplines from meditation and yoga to behavioural economics and predictive analytics. At the same time, stress and burnout are real threats that can affect all of us. That’s why entrepreneurs are starting to think… Read More »
[November 3, 2018] You can’t be present in the office 24/7. From day one, you will have some business trips, health issues or holidays take you away. So who will be in charge while you’re away? Team leadership is what you have to focus on to have a pair of reliable hands. Learn how to develop leadership skills,… Read More »
[November 2, 2018] Every day you wake up it’s a new day to be great again and make great decisions. Decision making is something leaders do and are expected to do it well. One way to “see” the work environment and reach logical decisions is with the use of templates. Templates are established and proven analytical techniques that… Read More »
[November 1, 2018] After eight years of a bitter struggle, the U.S. Revolutionary War was coming to a close. By 1782, General George Washington had run a ragtag army and, with the help of the French, had beaten the British. The war’s end seemed in sight but there were problems within the officer ranks of the Americans.1 On… Read More »
[October 31, 2018] Occasionally we are the lucky ones who have someone in our family that keeps us on the straight path to being a good person and who does so by dispensing practical guidance. My maternal grandmother, we called her bigmama, was a no-nonsense lady with the utmost integrity, moral strength, and compassion. “Don’t allow your fears… Read More »
[October 30, 2018] Divide and conquer is an old piece of military advice. If you want to win at war, be prepared to divide your enemy and attack them piecemeal in battle. That, however, does not work when leaders are divisive; which is what the tactic of divide and conquer is about. By being divisive, there may be… Read More »
[October 29, 2018] Sometimes you have a noteworthy idea, one that is difficult to put into words. I certainly do. In 1984, I had one of those aha-moments while watching television and saw a Gillette underarm-deodorant commercial. Never let them see you sweat was their tagline and is now a famous slogan. It put into words what I… Read More »