[January 1, 2018] It is common for folks to hail the New Year as a time to look forward to better and greater times. I like this optimism and those with a positive attitude for that is one of the key attributes of good leadership. Leadership, however, is not something to be taken lightly since it is about… Read More »
[December 27, 2017] Over the Christmas holidays I had the fortune to speak with military veterans attending location colleges. I do this as a free service to them; something I had no opportunity as a student many decades ago. In one instance, I was surprised to see a college administrator in attendance who complained that I was working… Read More »
[December 17, 2017] Several years ago I profiled U.S. General Douglas MacArthur and was criticized for writing about a “dead white guy.” My goal here at theLeaderMaker.com will never be politically correct or conform to any recent social fads. So, in this series I’ve profiled some of the most evil people and some of the best humankind has… Read More »
[November 7, 2017] I have wanted to write an article on the communism for a long time; to tie it in with the idea that the ideology in practice is by any measure unadulterated evil. Maybe that is too predictable, too has-been, too … who cares anymore? The beginning was with the coup, began by Vladimir Lenin on… Read More »
[October 18, 2017] In these pages at theLeaderMaker.com I occasionally highlight a hero; usually an individual who has shown great physical or moral courage. These men and women were willing to stand up and put themselves in harm’s way to risk everything. One group that I consider my heroes for the past several years is the Patriot Guard… Read More »
[October 12, 2017] Learning from the successes of great leaders is something all leaders should strive to do. But the lessons we get from those leaders who fail is truly beneficial to our leadership development. Can leaders learn from the recently revealed Harvey Weinstein scandal by seeing what went wrong and why? The answer should be self evident. … Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [September 19, 2017] In the small circle of government-inspired writers, it is exciting – in its own tortuous way – to know that that you’ve reached an apex of bloggership when theLeaderMaker.com website gives you a special moniker that looks like a cat (smart, sly, seductive) and allows any topic as… Read More »
[August 27, 2017] Occasionally I run across someone who takes a new perspective on things; combining ideas that have been discussed before regarding leadership and how leaders should help educate others. That is the case with Ami Horowitz, documentary filmmaker, who recently released a video on income inequality and combined it with the topics of socialism, Venezuela, and… Read More »
[August 5, 2017] The ability to get into the mind of great leaders – thus to understand both their decision-making and their motivations – is the perfect way toward the wisdom of leadership. The problem, of course, is doing this is impossible but we can discover hints about them.1 Today, I’ll explore Egyptian King Narmar, a man we… Read More »
[August 2, 2017] I’ve written before, here in theLeaderMaker.com that the most important leadership characteristic is “caring” about others (see link here). While I believe that is true, there are many who make the argument that the most important leader trait is having a good moral foundation. Without a moral foundation, the argument states, there is no other… Read More »