[December 8, 2021] Victory! Success! Mission accomplished! Surviving an emergency! All these have one thing in common. The common factor is not luck, who you know, or even how blessed you are. To be victorious, you must be ready. Nothing legitimately counters this fact. This article is part of a three-part series that lays out how to be… Read More »
[December 6, 2021] A good friend of mine was an outstanding leader of Soldiers. He was a U.S. Army Infantry officer, and he was the type of person you wanted to be in charge of troops in time of war. Bill was aggressive, reliable, trustworthy, and could operate with little guidance or help. His weakness was that he… Read More »
[December 5, 2021] Leaders must be sufficiently competent in their professions to survive. High-quality leaders can perform the duties of their job with an acceptable level of quality – a combination of knowledge, judgment, and skills. Such professional competence does not come without sacrifice. Technical competence will not assure a leader’s success since other traits are a part… Read More »
[December 4, 2021] Back in October this year, there was a tragic shooting on the move set of Rust. Alec Baldwin was the producer and actor in this Western, set in 1880s Kansas town. Production was halted after Alec Baldwin accidentally shot and killed the cinematographer and wounded the director. There is an ongoing investigation that has yet… Read More »
[November 9, 2021] Our Drill Sergeants in Basic Combat Training took sadistic pleasure in screaming at us raw recruits … at least it seemed that way. After a long march or any similar difficult task, they would say to us, “time for a gut check.” In other words, they wanted to know if we had the intestinal fortitude… Read More »
[November 4, 2021] I’ll begin with the caveat that Michael Goodwin would probably disagree with the title of today’s article. He would not consider himself a “political leader.” If I had to describe his political views, I would say he is a conservative, but that might be misleading. Mr. Goodwin is the New York Post’s chief political columnist… Read More »
[July 27, 2021] Charlie Kirk is a conservative political commentator, author, and radio talk show host. He founded Turning Point USA1 and is its executive director. Charlie Kirk is an example of young people today pushing back on political extremism based on neo-Marist ideology and the political system that promotes anti-Americanism. In doing so, he shows us passionate… Read More »
[May 23, 2021] Business executive Seth Godin once said, “Leadership is the art of giving a platform for spreading ideas that work.” That is precisely what Dan Bongino is doing. Dan is a conservative political commentator and radio show host, Christian, devoted family man. In the past, he was also as a NYC police officer and Secret Service… Read More »
[March 10, 2021] “When you’re about to go into combat, you do what you gotta do. Expect the unexpected and ready yourself.” Sitting on Jonny Hancock’s porch sipping whiskey and smoking cigars, we had a conversation like no other. Jonny was giving me some leadership advice, ‘keep a bullet in the chamber [of your rifle],’ he said. In… Read More »
[February 5, 2021] I learned this important leadership lesson the hard way. My Infantry unit deployed to Ft. Pickett, VA in the late summer of 1983 for a “shake down” exercise. As Platoon Leader, I placed our crew-served M60 machinegun on our right flank and had my men dig in. My commander didn’t like the placement and told… Read More »