By guest blogger Tom Jager [August 13, 2018] A true leader is an inspiration for others to continue dreaming, learning and improving themselves. The fundamental duty of a leader is to motivate others to work as a team towards the common goal. Leaders are also mentors, inspiring others to become more productive and committed. But no one mentions… Read More »
[July 24, 2018] Army Vet has a lot to say about the U.S. Army and how its leadership lacks the courage to train and keep real warriors. U.S. Army senior leaders and their political civilian leadership no longer have the guts to develop warriors within its ranks. During World War II and the Korean War, being a real… Read More »
[July 19, 2018] It is rare for the average person to have a mentor. It is even rarer to have a mentor who is smart enough to provide us with quality advice and guidance. I was privileged on both counts and am lucky enough to recall some of his best words to live by. It was my understanding… Read More »
[July 16, 2018] We often hear that there is no such thing as a dumb question. Sadly, that is not true. There are plenty of dumb and, frankly, embarrassing questions that make us look foolish and uninformed. What a good leader knows is that there are many advantages to asking good questions. “The art and science of asking… Read More »
[July 12, 2018] French statesman and military leader Napoléon Bonaparte once famously wrote, “Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war.” It’s a line of thought that tells us first about how leadership rests on the principle of knowing how people act emotionally and second, to capitalize on it. On this date, July 12th in 1862,… Read More »
[July 11, 2018] Nearly every day I come across an article or a book that discusses leadership styles. I’ve even discussed them (here and here) and also had some thoughts on the “evolution” of leadership here. But a recent article by Miles Anthony Smith got me to thinking about them again.1 Smith takes a look at the most… Read More »
[June 26, 2018] I’m a big advocate for learning through sports. Team sports activities are one of the few times any of us get to learn leadership by play.1 It’s when players learn how to better cooperate and communicate with their teammates, coaches, and fans. The games we play, at any age, are valuable to us physically, emotionally,… Read More »
June 24, 2018] A common theme we find among great leaders in my Reading List is that they are quick to discover hard lessons of others and learn from them. Personally, I’m always on the lookout for those lessons in the books I read and was pleasantly surprised to find a book by Pulitzer Prize winner Edward J.… Read More »
[June 20, 2018] Occasionally we hear about crude leaders who are unsophisticated in what they say in front of people they lead. Crudeness is, of course, in the eye of the beholder but there is sufficient information to believe that many leaders are crude by exceeding social norms and are actually more successful in communicating their message. The… Read More »
By guest blogger Dale Vernor [See Biography] [June 16, 2018] Being unemployed is a common assumption most people have when it comes to the topic of drug or alcohol abusers, however, authorities on the topic show something much more different. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, 70 percent of all illegal drug users are… Read More »