Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[January 28, 2020] When things go wrong, they can really go wrong. John Burgoyne was a British General during the American Revolutionary War. Burgoyne devised an intriguing strategy to split away New England from the rest of the colonies by moving his army south from Canada. However, the link-up with a larger British force in New York City… Read More »
[January 27, 2020] For the past few days, I outlined what I believe to be the main characteristics of those candidates running for President of the United States. It’s a time where leadership matters because of a great divide in our country and because today is a dangerous time in the world. To summarize a bit, many characteristics… Read More »
[January 27, 2020] It’s hard to imagine today that 75 years ago, a Nazi concentration camp called Auschwitz is liberated by the Soviet army. What is impossible to believe is the horror of these death camps, that humans could be so evil, and that today people still deny it ever happened. Leadership means rallying people to a cause… Read More »
[January 26, 2020] The new Coronavirus began to spread faster than determined Chinese censorship could hide it. A theme promoted on this leadership blog is that when senior leaders fail, people suffer the consequences. Another theme is that socialism and communism are ideologies that restrict the free flow of people, information, and ideas. This new virus began in… Read More »
[January 25, 2020] Michael Bloomberg is an exceptional businessman who moved into politics and leveraged his business acumen to advance the interests of New York City as mayor. He also has an enormous net worth that vastly exceeds that of Donald Trump. Late last year, seeing a field of weak Democrat Party candidates, he decided to jump into… Read More »
[January 24, 2020] “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg is being called a moderate Democrat presidential candidate that will heal our nation’s divides. At 37 years old, he has little experience, but he possesses some of the checklist requirements of political progressives. He is a Rhodes Scholar, son of an immigrant, is the current mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and is… Read More »
[January 23, 2020] “Uncle Joe,” “Quid Pro Joe,” and “Sleepy Joe” are just a few of the nicknames recently hurled Joe Biden’s way. These tell a story, one that I will retell here with Joe Biden’s character. Joe Biden was one of the youngest ever to win a U.S. Senate race and later became Vice President of the… Read More »
[January 22, 2020] “I have a plan for that.” There is a bit of good humor in that quote. Elizabeth Warren is a Democrat from the state of Massachusetts and says that she has a detailed, realistic plan for being president, fixing problems at the national level, and for just about anything else. There is one big problem… Read More »
[January 21, 2020] U.S. General George Patton was once heard to say, “Lead me, follow me, or get [the hell] out of my way.” In a nutshell, that sums up Bernie Sanders. Some see him as a bull in a china shop; as a crazy radical out to destroy America. But whatever you think of him, he is… Read More »
[January 20, 2020] Four years ago here at theLeaderMaker.com, I wrote profiles on Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (see links here and here). Unlike other profiles you may read on political candidates for office, I will be contrasting their “character” against those elements required for successful leadership. While many traits are associated with senior leadership, a few stand… Read More »