[January 21, 2017] Those of us who’ve played on a sports team have been on the losing end of a game. And every athletic coach has had that “talk” with team members on how to behave when they lose. Their message is always clear; don’t be a sore loser. Sore losers show their immaturity and their weaknesses become… Read More »
[January 20, 2017] Opportunities to look into the interworkings of senior leadership occur occasionally; most prominently when there is a transition in leadership. Earlier today, Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States. In part because mass media is hostile to his presidency but more so because he is an authentic leader, I think those of… Read More »
[January 18, 2017] This is my fourth post in a series on my personal view of the War in Iraq. It spans my thoughts after one year in combat during its early years; 2005-2007. That was a time where many of us got to know the Iraqis, terrorists, other combat troops, contractors, hometown folks, reports, and politicians. To… Read More »
[January 17, 2017] This is not a history lesson. Neither is this a lesson in botany. What many of us were taught about the Irish Potato Famine was that the Irish were ignorant (drunk and lazy) and that led to the potato (and the crops demise) being used for most of the population’s nutrition needs. The famine, however,… Read More »
[January 9, 2017] Turner Classic Movies is running a number of classics this week and one of my favorite films is the 1967 movie classic In the Heat of the Night. The movie is about a black police detective (Virgil Tibbs, played by Sidney Poitier) involved in a murder investigation in a small racist town in Mississippi. The… Read More »
[January 8, 2017] In 1980, I began my graduate work thinking how lucky I was that I could expand my thinking on the “philosophies of life” while pursuing an advanced academic degree. It certainly didn’t work out that way. But I’m thankful for the time I had with the father of one of my associates. Talks with her… Read More »
[January 3, 2017] This post is my third in a short series on my personal view of the War in Iraq after a one-year combat tour of duty. While I served three years total, that first year shaped much of my understanding of Iraqis, terrorists, combat troops, contractors, home town folks, reporters, and politicians. As leaders it is… Read More »
[December 28, 2016] There will be times and places where the most effective leader will do the greatest good by personally being present at a significant time or place and paying one’s respect. Yesterday, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe came to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii where his nation conducted a surprise attack on December 7, 1941 bringing America into… Read More »
[December 27, 2016] It was a hot summer day at Fort Benning, Georgia when my class was to take an exam on how to survive a chemical attack by a determined enemy. It was rumored to be our school’s most difficult test and that could explain why two Second Lieutenants were cheating on the exam; both were caught… Read More »
[December 26, 2016] A few days ago I wrote about my view of the Iraqis during the early part of the War in Iraq. From my one-year tour of combat duty in Iraq with a U.S. Army Engineer unit, I came into contact with Iraqis, terrorists, combat troops, contractors, home town folks, reporters, and politicians. It is instructive… Read More »