[March 22, 2017] My grandmother was a wise lady who often put the pain in life’s lessons with a vigor that I rarely forgot. While visiting her church one Sunday, my family was introduced to the congregation. Asked to stand, we did so but I went further by bowing and raising my hands up with an ear-to-ear smile. … Read More »
[March 21, 2017] I’ve witnessed plenty of public feuds during my time; the results were often unexpected and distasteful. The most renowned and historic public feud in America (over 200 years ago) was the long and bitter rivalry between politicians Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. It played out famously and culminated in a pistol duel between the two… Read More »
[March 11, 2017] A short story on professional leadership from last week. I was sitting in the U.S. Marine Recruiting station speaking with a friend who is active in the Toys for Tots charity. Next to us was a young lady interested in joining the Marines; I couldn’t help overhearing the conversation she was having with a recruiter. … Read More »
[March 10, 2017] Leadership means making tough decisions and having the temerity to keep us informed even when it’s not popular to do so. The night of the black snow is what the Japanese later called the night of March 9 to 10, 1945 when the American strategic air campaign firebombed the city of Tokyo, Japan. It is… Read More »
[March 8, 2017] The short answer is “yes.” Technology does make leadership easier but this answer comes with a significant caveat. There are many components to leadership (communication being one of them) and technology can make a leader’s communications easier to reach a larger and more geographically-dispersed audience. You knew that. What you likely didn’t know is that… Read More »
[March 7, 2017] A recent video posted on the Facebook page of U.S. Senate Democrats includes “words of inspiration” and is a recent example of how leader words can have multiple meanings and multiple interpretations. I’d like to use this opportunity to restate that good leadership means being clear in what is said and every effort is made… Read More »
[March 6, 2017] An informative article was recently published by Caroline Glick, entitled Lessons of the Hamas War.1 What she has done is to articulate the background to Israel’s war with Hamas in the summer of 2014 and interplay between strategy and tactics. I recommend you read it in its entirety because it shows how a government (in… Read More »
[March 4, 2017] I’m posting this leadership blog today because I initially didn’t see anything about The Oscars of value for us here at theLeaderMaker.com. But in the aftermath of one of the biggest flubs in the history of the event and subsequent repercussions, I changed my mind. What is now being called the Oscars Envelopegate,1 offers us… Read More »
[March 3, 2017] The use of mankind’s propaganda goes back in time well before written records were kept. Its practical use is undeniable. For those us who study it, we know that the idea of keeping people accurately informed is often blurred with propaganda, depending upon the intent of those wielding power. Architectural propaganda is a variant of… Read More »
[February 27, 2017] Trick question!! … Sorry but to ask this question implies something that often goes unnoticed. I was once asked this question during an interview to determine the ‘Private of Year’ award. Unfortunately, I got the answer wrong and didn’t win. The right answer? A soldier never needs a haircut because they get one before they… Read More »