[July 11, 2017] If people like you, they will listen to you, however if they trust you, they will follow you anywhere. I would like to highlight a dangerous trend in America; one where we are witnessing a deficit in trust in its major institutions – specifically the news media and our representative government. “Trust is the glue… Read More »
[July 10, 2017] If there is one thing being a U.S. military officer taught me, it was that I could do absolutely nothing without the assistance of others. My job – if I was willing to accept it – was to provide a vision and convince others to follow me. That is what leadership is about and it… Read More »
[July 9, 2017] Tyranny comes in many forms and formulations; having been a brutal form of government throughout the ages. But it was the leadership of 13 newly formed states that in the year 1776 rejected King George III of Great Britain’s practice of “absolute Tyranny over these States.” “He has erected a Multitude of new Offices, and… Read More »
[July 8, 2017] The greatest leaders of all time have spoken messages of hope and courage to their people; messages that are also clear, essential, and on message. The annual world leader G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany is being met with Welcome to Hell marches that threaten the economic fabric of participating industrial nations. But the anti-G20 leaders… Read More »
[June 5, 2017] A few days ago I turned old enough to qualify for Medicare and to be given a discount at my local grocery and liquor stores. Alas, most people are not interested in the saga of aging and so be it to me to buck that trend. But if I were young again there are five… Read More »
[April 2, 2017] In Part 1 the strategy of thinking (an analytical tool) was introduced; a technique to help us get our thoughts in order. Teaching young leaders how to think is the beginning for them to learn to advance in a complex and competitive world. It is something they can use, modify to suit their needs, and… Read More »
[June 1, 2017] Young leaders often find themselves making poor decisions and involved in situations in which they are unprepared. Often, the root cause is their lack of education on how to think successfully. Teaching young leaders how to think is one of the ways senior leaders can help them. It took me joining the U.S. Army and… Read More »
[May 30, 2017] Looking back over the last two centuries, the world has learned several important lessons regarding warfare and its close association to politics. One of the most fundamental is that appeasement doesn’t work and is deeply counterproductive when used. So it is with North Korea and the record of appeasement of that country going back to… Read More »
[May 14, 2017] Leaders lead by example; by being the best person for the job and showing others how to act, talk, and even how to think. But as of late, we’ve all been witness to senior political leaders not following this proven way of good leadership when they complain about people and things ‘preventing’ them from doing… Read More »
[May 9, 2017] Occasionally I run across a book, typically out of print, which gives a unique view on the thinking of a leader whose experiences during a historic time, providing me with insight into how a senior leader thinks. The Wartime Journals of Charles A. Lindbergh (1970) is just such a book. In it we can see… Read More »