[August 27, 2022] It has often been said– and I want to reinforce it here – that successful leadership means possessing a strong ability to bring people together to achieve a common goal. Implied here is that the leader helps shape consensus in others. We see leaders do this through their good words and deeds. “A genuine leader… Read More »
[August 8, 2022] You have to be tough to be good. You have to stand your ground when needed and be willing to say ‘no’ when it’s time to say no. It takes character to do that, and character is something that has to be cultivated, in part, by telling the truth and willingly adopting responsibility. This is… Read More »
[July 20, 2022] The best man is a very dangerous man, a man who has his internal monster under voluntary control.1 Everyone says, “You should be harmless, virtuous, you shouldn’t do anyone harm, you shouldn’t try to win, you don’t want to be too aggressive or too assertive.” Wrong. You should be an absolute monster, and then you… Read More »
[July 18, 2022] I found it interesting that several psychologists, such as Dr. Jordan Peterson, have taken a close look at the emotion of resentment and given us some of their ideas of its utility. Here is a summary of what they tell us. Resentment is a key human motivation, and it’s a great teacher. Listening to your… Read More »
[July 11, 2022] Ancient tales can teach us much about ourselves and propel our puny understanding of the world to a higher level. The tale of Sleeping Beauty, popularized in the Disney movie Sleeping Beauty (1959), is one such story that can teach us something about leadership. There is an evil element in our world populated by humans… Read More »
[June 27, 2022] Our existence is undeniably riddled with suffering and tragedy. Much of our world is also corrupt and tyrannical and if we don’t believe it, just look at the death and destruction of the 20th century, where evil ideologies took hold and led to the worse slaughter of humans ever recorded. So, why should you bother… Read More »
[June 20, 2022] Here’s a realistic perspective on life. Life is difficult, and you cannot protect your children. What you can do is prepare them to be strong, courageous, truthful, and resilient in their interaction with other people. This means that you equip them for what life will be, which at a minimum, is a series of difficult… Read More »
[June 17, 2022] There is an axiom in the post-modern philosophy that permeates our Western thought that says those incapable of evil are higher moral persons. Certainly, they claim, more moral than someone capable of evil deeds. I will propose that this is wrong, dangerously wrong, because if you are incapable of doing evil, then you are absolutely… Read More »
[June 6, 2022] Today is the anniversary of one of the greatest undertakings of humanity. On June 6, 1944, the Allied nations invaded northern France to begin the final effort to destroy Nazi Germany. This was the beginning of the end of Hitler’s military control over Europe. WW2 would end eleven months after D-Day, and Europe would finally… Read More »
[June 5, 2022] The behavior of Russia’s leaders before and during this Ukraine War has been predictable. They do classic Russian kinetic warfare, better known as old-fashioned attrition warfare. Yet, every one of the West’s “experts” was wrong and often spectacularly wrong about what Russia would do in such a conflict. The Soviet Union and now Russia’s method… Read More »