[April 16, 2014] Yesterday while checking out of my hotel I spotted an old Ford Mustang in the parking lot. Two older men were getting out of a car. I told them that it was unusual to see a 1965 Mustang on the road (I owned one as a teenager, so I recognized the distinctive grille features). Turns… Read More »
[April 16, 2014] The news coming out of Nevada on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) standoff with Cliven Bundy has been rather thin on facts. What we do know is that Mr. Bundy has defied a number of court orders and has twice lost in federal court. We also know that BLM senior leaders made poor decisions… Read More »
[April 15, 2014] Today is tax day. But I digress. I won’t be sarcastic by referencing ethics and taxes in the same sentence (oh). From many mentors throughout my military career I’ve been given counsel to “Never do anything illegal, immoral, or unethical.” While it certainly provided me with successful and practical guidance, the ethical advice never seemed… Read More »
[April 14, 2014] Baseball for the 2014 begins with an on-going controversy surrounding the umps interpreting replay videos. Last night’s game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox had its exciting moments and controversy. There are many of us who believe the video reviews are hurting the game. Baseball is becoming more like football (oh… Read More »
[April 14, 2014] Work standards have been a sensitive subject over the past few years because, when applied, the impact on workers is not equal. The federal government has been looking closely at the affect that implementing standards in the workplace have on people; in particular, as the impact applies to identifiable categories like race, gender, ethnicity, etc. … Read More »
[April 13, 2014] Over the past decade there has been a transformation of food quality production, distribution, and service to the customer. Whole Foods Market is one of the organizations that has played a major leadership role in the transformation and can be said to be America’s Healthiest Grocery Store™ (at least according to them and they have… Read More »
[April 13, 2014] Pope Francis1,2 has been very vocal about greed and corruption and has asked Christians to give up their quest for material goods and to help to care for the poor. He also has spoken about the right to life of unborn children. The Pope has stepped forward as a world leader of morality and human… Read More »
[April 12, 2014] Do leaders have a lucky charm? Are leaders just super lucky and therefore pure luck explains why they are leaders? The answers to these questions are obvious to those of us who are leaders. But, there is a large portion of people who believe leaders are successful because of luck – or some form of… Read More »
[April 12, 2014] “Exploring your weakness makes you a good person.” This is one topic that philosophers try to explain how and why that looking at our weak traits can make us better. Leaders, in my opinion, are not interesting in “exploring” ourselves, in particular exploring our weaknesses. What we should be very interesting in doing however is… Read More »
[April 11, 2014] Over the past few days, within the blogosphere, there has been talk about the “intelligence equals education” debate. The debate centers on whether a college degree is a requirement for “higher [political] office,” like President of the United States. The implication we can get from this debate is that leadership probably requires a college degree. … Read More »