Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[November 18, 2025] Gen Z protests in Mexico have broken out, presumably, in response to government corruption and the drug cartels. I think it’s fair to state that the Federal government of Mexico has always been corrupt to its core; the epitome of failed leadership. The rise of drug cartels have fueled this corruption to a point that… Read More »
[November 17, 2025] Today, we have a wobbly weirdo who gets tased, maced, and arrested, all in just a few minutes. I consider this post to be pure entertainment, with minimal value for those looking for leadership ideas. However, there might just be some professional development in what not to do if the police stop your car. From… Read More »
[November 16, 2025] We have a moral obligation to study evil and learn how to avoid common mistakes that lead us down the wrong path in life. Watch the Devil. Know his malevolence so that if you are on the wrong path, you can stop, recognize it, turn around, figure out why you took the wrong road, make… Read More »
[November 15, 2025] I’m of the belief that all humans crave adventure. I have no way of proving that, but looking at the history of mankind, we can see where this “adventure spirit” to explore and find new pathways into the unknown was driven by those most infected with the call for adventure. Today, I’m writing about Van… Read More »
[November 14, 2025] Occasionally someone comes along at the highest political level that knows what he’s doing and uses those accumulated skills quite effectively. Scott Bessent is the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and probably one of the smartest economic advisors to a U.S. President that America has ever had. For that reason alone, I see him as… Read More »
[November 13, 2025] Occasionally it’s good to take a break from the challenge of the study of leadership. Today I’m providing my personal list of favorite war movies … those that made an impression on me when I saw them. Yes, they’re English movies so the list doesn’t include some great, non-English movies. For some reason these movies… Read More »
[November 12, 2025] Being a leader means many things but one thing that is required for those who desire to be successful is to have a good set of social skills. It doesn’t mean that a successful leader is required to have table manners, a pretty smile, or fashionable clothes; although it certainly helps. That is why I… Read More »
[November 10, 2025] In a brutally honest email sent to the “Penn community” declared that the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education is a “dogshit and elitist institution” and that they “hire and admit morons.” As to be expected in damage control, Penn administrators immediately labeled the email as fraudulent. I got a laugh out of it.… Read More »
[November 9, 2025] Leadership is certainly not easy, but no one who has taken such a position does so with the intent to do a bad job of it. Poor leadership – that can be described as being ineffective – is also not something that comes about due to a single error or bad decision but from a… Read More »
[November 8, 2025] Look for generosity and kindness in your friends, especially those who show it across all levels of society. This is a sign of a sincere friend and potential partner. People who are helpful and friendly to those at the lower end of the social hierarchy, such as janitors and servers, and not just kind to… Read More »