By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [June 24, 2016] I can see the Potomac River from my office in Washington D.C. but it’s the view I see of government that is most eye opening because I see the real story. Lately the U.S. presidential race has heated up over the issues of race and gender, inequality, the… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [March 19, 2016] I write best when I’m drunk; although I have to be more careful about my spelling and grammar. After a few shots of whiskey my inhibitions – those internalized by me after years of government training – seem to melt away with alcohol in my bloodstream. Jack Daniels… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [July 11, 2015] Sitting at my desk here in Washington D.C., I get to see a lot. Politicians are the big game in town and what they do makes the headlines but it’s what’s behind the scenes that’s the real story. With the U.S. presidential campaign beginning and Donald Trump making… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [April 30, 2015] Fundamentally, leadership means being able to help take care of those who follow you. That is why leadership is so important for the advancement of human beings and why choosing the right leader is imperative. The elected mayor of the City of Baltimore, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, is also aware… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [March 02, 2015] There is nothing more basic in the performance of leadership than showing others how to behave and do good works – lead by example. I work in the federal government and senior government officials understand this more than most. The outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder knows this too… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [January 21, 2015] Who doesn’t like going to a good movie on a sunny Sunday afternoon? I went with a good friend of mine, who retired recently as the COO of a large manufacturing company. He’s also a U.S. Marine combat veteran from his time in Vietnam and suggested we see… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [November 26, 2014] By now everyone on the planet knows that a white policeman killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri and was not indicted by the local Grand Jury. As expected, there were some looting, rioting, shootings, damage to property, etc. etc. etc. Ferguson is a case of race… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [October 12, 2014] Greetings! … that’s how my draft notice began from the “Government of the United States” back in 1966. The U.S. government has a long arm and this was my first realization that it could actually reach out and tap me on the shoulder … I was untouchable, as… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [September 21, 2014] Greetings to all leaders! I didn’t write my column for a bit; alas I have a life, small as it is. Football season is here and that means we’re ready for cooler temperatures; and here in Washington DC that will be a welcomed relief. What the football season… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [July 12, 2014] Howdy folks! My column today is based on the premise that when race is a factor in anyway, leadership fails … at least in America. There is a lot to be said about how norms have changed in a positive way about race over the last century. My… Read More »