[October 28, 2015] Today is the 75th anniversary of start of the Greco-Italian War. I know that many people laugh off the suggestion that the battle for Greece was anything but a minor and inconsequential part of the global war against the Axis powers … but that would be too simplistic and wrong. When Italy’s fascist dictator Mussolini… Read More »
[October 27, 2015] The arrival of our first grandchild earlier this October was a day of celebration in the Satterfield family. Such a tiny little girl and with her birth I hope that, when she grows up, that we have better senior leadership at the political level in all countries. Alas, I push these political speculations aside as… Read More »
By guest blogger Kenneth Waldman [October 12, 2015] What makes a good leader? The answer to this question is a bit complex, but one could argue that a person has to possess a certain set of skills and specific characters traits in order to be able to separate himself or herself as a leader. One of the less… Read More »
[October 2, 2015] Autumn began a little over a week ago and now we’re feeling some of the cooler weather here in New York City. That means a little rain too and some time to pull a few of my “want to read” books offs my shelf for learning more about the art of leadership. A book I’ve… Read More »
[September 20, 2015] Last night, after a long day rummaging through books at yard sales, I settled my sore feet down to a movie on the first channel I happened upon. Luckily I caught one from the beginning and that movie was the 1963 epic 55 Days at Peking, starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, and David Niven. It… Read More »
[September 15, 2015] I am taking a little detour into a lighthearted discussion about the Art of Manliness. In doing so I want to accomplish two things; first, to draw attention to an internet blog dedicated to the lost art of manliness and second, to reinforce a theme of mine here at theLeaderMaker.com about manly sports. What cool… Read More »
[September 4, 2015] With Labor Day approaching fast and the U.S. presidential campaign heating up, it’s time to sit back and enjoy another good book. I’ve been reading five books simultaneously on a variety of topics but today I wanted to get out my review of one recently released by Dick Cheney and his daughter Liz Cheney. My… Read More »
[August 31, 2015] The greatest threat to a nation outside of armed invasion is the degeneration of its military from its professional standing into a bureaucracy. If we are to believe the outgoing U.S. Army Chief of Staff who told us that there is a struggle for the Army to maintain its professionalism, we will have to reverse… Read More »
[August 21, 2015] A few days ago the North Korean army fired a rocket into South Korean territory.1 Many Western experts contend this was just business as usual and nothing will come of it. However, if war were to break out on the Korean peninsula the level of death and destruction would exceed anything experienced in the world… Read More »
[August 16, 2015] A special treat for my readers today! A new book on my recommended list is by a writer who is a 4-star U.S. Army general; no surprise but in this case it’s the Army’s first female general. This is a new book, only recently published and comes out at a time the women running for… Read More »