[May 07, 2014] Perhaps it’s a sign of getting older, but I do find myself reading more than when I was younger. I read more now because I simply want to read more. I find reading to certainly be more enjoyable and fulfilling. Was it because I was too busy when young? I think the reason I spent… Read More »
[May 07, 2014] Daily, we read about some new investigation of government leaders, making it seem as though our government is either broken or full of crooks. I propose that many of these investigations are motivated by nothing more than an attempt to target a leader politically. While many of these investigations are necessary, some are used as… Read More »
[May 06, 2014] We all know leaders who from a young age had the “gift.” The gift of being able to get others to do things they would not normally do. But what we often don’t pay much attention to is the development of leaders over time. We simply believe they are who they are and that is… Read More »
[May 05, 2014] On May 04, 1970 at Kent State University, four students were killed by the Ohio National Guard. There were protests on the Vietnam War’s expansion into Cambodia which sparked efforts by the Ohio governor to send in the National Guard. Events that day became a classic study in small unit leadership and what can happen… Read More »
[May 05, 2014] No posts yesterday or this morning. That is what happens when I forget my laptop while before traveling across the country. My apologies for doing what my friends call a “brain dump.” While traveling without connectivity, the available time did provide me with a chance to eat in an airport restaurant – something I have… Read More »
[May 03, 2014] Living in New York City affords me the experience and privilege to drive in traffic that would make the average American go mad. I’m fond of telling folks that in NYC, other drivers will honk their car horn, yell and curse, give you the finger … but it’s not personal. Most of us New Yorkers… Read More »
[May 02, 2014] Leader traits are changing in the United States and not in the way people may think. Leadership changes have always been a reflection of the social environment and that will remain fundamentally true. Yet, American values and standards of conduct are changing and leaders are rushing to adapt. Leadership adaptation has been developing in the… Read More »
[May 01 2014] My son is one of the “millennials,” despite that he and his young wife bristle at the label – somehow confusing a millennial man with a metro-sexual man. They work hard and are dedicated to their jobs, don’t trust politicians or the media to tell the truth, and just want to be left alone; they… Read More »
[April 30, 2014] It’s hard to believe I overlooked this tidbit about the on-going food figh” [pun intended] on the naming of cheese. The “European Union wants the United States to outright ban certain cheese names …”1,2 My Italian wife missed it too. Here’s the issue in a nutshell – the EU claims that certain foods have geographic… Read More »
[April 30, 2014] I remember the day began with an overcast and eerie stillness about it. This would be the first democratic election held in memory: Iraq, January 20, 2005. Our minds were full of anticipation; our plans prepared for combat, the unknowns frightening. It is now history that on that Sunday a successful election occurred – verifying… Read More »