[November 4, 2015] Although I occasionally highlight a real hero in this leadership blog, it’s important to remind readers that while the majority of the heroes are produced as a result of many acts of physical courage, it is moral courage that is most difficult. In the case of our hero featured today, Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing, he possessed… Read More »
[November 3, 2015] The hostile and unfriendly relationship among nations in Asia is persistent and historical. Yet despite all obstacles, key leaders of South Korea, Japan, and China have taken measures to resolving regional cooperation; providing a positive step for Asian leadership in the region. This may seem unimportant for Westerners who don’t appreciate the rich history of these… Read More »
[November 2, 2015] Well … that’s not exactly how the U.S. Presidential election turned out on this date in 1948. Three years earlier, Harry S. Truman, a Democrat, was thrust into the presidency in 1945 after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Everyone was so sure Republican challenger Thomas Dewey of New York would win the 1948 election… Read More »
[November 1, 2015] All leaders will tell you they politely accept feedback on their performance and encourage people to share their opinions on their leadership capability. In practice however that is rarely true and therefore official systems have been developed as a required task to ensure feedback is given on a minimum regular schedule. True leaders, however, are… Read More »
[October 31, 2015] The third Republican debate was this past Wednesday. Unlike other analysis here at this leadership blog, we will look at those who did not perform well and attempt to uncover some of those traits we find in leaders that perhaps they did not demonstrate. Using a number of senior leaders, who were happy to provide… Read More »
[October 30, 2015] If you’re thinking about not sending your children out for Halloween tomorrow to gather a few treats (there are no more tricks it seems) then go no further than Ammo Grrrll’s1 article on resilience in children and adults. One of her points is that the more we protect children from getting dirty and sick, the… Read More »
By guest blogger Amy Cowen [October 30, 2015] In today’s world, leadership is also product branding. Great leadership and successful branding require vision, performance, values, style and even community building. While it requires making difficult decisions, leaders must always be ready to face hard choices and grace to accept any chance of success. Leadership and branding are only… Read More »
[October 29, 2015] Occasionally here in my leadership blog, I recognize someone who shows moral courage in the face of strong criticism. Many will not even recognize the name James Comey but for those who don’t him, Comey is the Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and as a high official involved in law enforcement it… Read More »
[October 28, 2015] Today is the 75th anniversary of start of the Greco-Italian War. I know that many people laugh off the suggestion that the battle for Greece was anything but a minor and inconsequential part of the global war against the Axis powers … but that would be too simplistic and wrong. When Italy’s fascist dictator Mussolini… Read More »
[October 27, 2015] The arrival of our first grandchild earlier this October was a day of celebration in the Satterfield family. Such a tiny little girl and with her birth I hope that, when she grows up, that we have better senior leadership at the political level in all countries. Alas, I push these political speculations aside as… Read More »