[November 16, 2016] Most people that I know from Europe or the Americas care nothing about the city of Mosul, the on-going war in Iraq, or the war’s effect on global terror. A few of them have never even heard of the city and their ignorance was a surprise to me after it being in the news. The… Read More »
[November 13, 2016] The United States of America is an unusual nation in many ways; including a short and sometimes violent history, a strong belief in democracy, freedom, and liberty, and Judeo-Christian values. There was a time however that it was a nation that did not look beyond its borders and it explains why the government passed what… Read More »
[November 4, 2016] On this date, November 4th in 1979, Iranian “students” stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran. This lead to an oil embargo, the holding of American hostages, and to the humiliation of the United States. U.S. President Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy, his energy strategy, and how he handled the crisis are examples of dangerous outcomes when… Read More »
[October 27, 2016] I grew up in the Deep South, rural Louisiana, where we had strict rules about how children were to behave. One hard-and-fast rule in my family was that my brother and I got to watch only one “war show” per week and the one we chose was the television series called Combat! The show was… Read More »
[October 18, 2016] It’s my belief, based upon experience and study of leadership, that the proper development of good leaders requires a bad leader to give them lessons on how not to act. For my purposes here, when I write about a “bad leader” this refers to those with poor skills, not evil traits; not to confuse evil… Read More »
[September 4, 2016] Someone long ago said that the most dangerous type of leader is a person who is a leader but refuses to acknowledge it. People go to them for answers and guidance but are rejected time and again. These are not the most dangerous. Leaders that put people at risk the most – and are thus… Read More »
[August 31, 2016] New evidence has recently surfaced that 72 mass graves were discovered and contain Islamic State victims of industrial-scale murder.1 There are indicators of many more sites but due to ISIS presence, those locations are too dangerous to visit. What students of leadership should review, however, is how world leaders have failed to agree on a… Read More »
[August 2, 2016] Terrorism, specifically Islamic terrorism, has been one of the biggest stories of 2016. The evil brew of ideology, religion, and fanaticism has swirled for some time now with targeted attacks on the innocent. Senior political leadership in most of Western nations has, for the most part, been blind to its effects and has been one… Read More »
[July 28, 2016] It is often that we hear about leaders who are evil, often narcissistic, and have caused widespread death and destruction. It is our responsibility as good leaders to study them; their background, their leadership traits, and their accomplishments. Idi Amin, President of Uganda 1971-79, is a classic case where culture meets evil and evil wins.… Read More »
[July 24, 2016] I’ve not had a book review here at theLeaderMaker.com in two months. Not because I haven’t been reading or working to bring my readers quality works on leadership but for the reason that I simply haven’t gotten around to it. To make up for lost time and to bring a few good books to your… Read More »