[June 12, 2018] There has much been said and written about the scourge of Communism and socialism and how these political systems hold people back, trap them with little opportunity, and destroys the community of people. U.S President Ronald Reagan was known for his desire to help free people from them and once said in a speech to… Read More »
[June 11, 2018] One of the simplest and easiest pieces of advice I can give any up-and-coming leader is, ask a leader for help and advice. The best way I know to get to the heart of any issue or problem is to find a good leader and ask them for help and advice. The majority of leaders… Read More »
[June 10, 2018] I don’t highlight heroes enough on my leadership blog. What we can learn from them is beyond the value I could ever state but I wanted to draw attention to U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate First Class James E. Williams who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. James E. Williams is… Read More »
By guest blogger Katherine Brown [See Biography] [June 9, 2018] Online classes may be the greatest thing the internet has given us right after memes, challenges, and cat videos. While online courses may be different from physical classes in many regards, there is one significant similarity between the two – the all-encompassing procrastination and the risk of failing… Read More »
[June 8, 2018] We all know that fulfilling leadership duties is difficult and the more senior we are the more difficult it is. But new leaders are prone to make big mistakes that can be traced back to their newness and how they respond to challenges that confront them. I am fortunate to belong to two organizations that… Read More »
[June 7, 2018] My subject today is not that kind of gray beard (shown in the thumbnail) but the kind you might find helping a military general work out a complex strategic problem. Graybeards is a term of endearment applied to retired U.S. military Flag officers who have returned to lend assistance to current, active duty Flag officers.… Read More »
[June 6, 2018] There are very few men alive today who participated in the largest amphibious invasion in human history. D-Day, June 6, 1944, was the beginning of the end of Nazi Germany; a day that will live in the chronicles of truly great human endeavors. Operation Overlord, what we informally call D-Day, surprised everyone on its success… Read More »
[June 5, 2018] If there is one thing that I learned from my first U.S. Army commander, it was that it is a bad idea to make feel-good rules for your soldiers. Feel-good rules are formalized but unnecessary rules of behavior. Feel-good rules are usually put in place by well-meaning leaders and managers who want to play it… Read More »
[June 4, 2018] Practical knowledge is incredibly important to any leader and life in general. Not only is it useful in its immediate application to a laundry list of everyday problems but it can be achieved only through personal experience in failure. You read that right … only through failure. “Besides the practical knowledge which defeat offers, there… Read More »
[June 3, 2018] A friend of mine from New York City conveyed a story to me that framed a problem leaders often encounter when they rally people to a cause. He was at a political townhall to discuss public issues of concern to the residents. People jumped right in to complain to their elected officials but failed to… Read More »