Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[April 18, 2016] Geez, you would think that with so many senior political leaders running for high office that they would know the first rule of mature leadership … Rule #1 … never blame the other guy for failures where you have responsibility. Everyone knows that leaders don’t personally do everything and that their job is to provide… Read More »
[April 17, 2016] One day in the future, I hope to travel to North Korea and tour the countryside to see inside a nation that has been at the heart of impoverishing millions of its citizens and threatening the world. The hermit kingdom of North Korea has revealed signs of collapse (or implosion) for decades and despite predictions… Read More »
[April 16, 2016] What’s great for leaders about reading books is the chance to pickup lessons that are only truly learned in times of crisis. Today I have a special treat for those who read for strategic lessons. Those who read my blog know that I’m a fan of Winston Churchill because he was the epitome of a… Read More »
[April 15, 2016] To be a great mentor doesn’t require much … but it does demand a passion and purpose to arouse the spirit of those mentored. Much has been said about mentorship here in theLeaderMaker.com and elsewhere. How to separate fiction from fact and opinion from reality is what leadership is all about. What I’ve done here… Read More »
[April 13, 2016] Military commanders are responsible for what happens within their commands; the good, the bad, and the ugly. This is a steadfast rule that has long been accepted as a way of ensuring everything possible is done to ensure success on the battlefield. Many lessons can be learned from examples where leaders are held to that… Read More »
[April 12, 2016] Yes we do accumulate bad habits and it’s not unusual for senior leaders to be hindered seriously in their job performance directly for this very reason. I’ve seen it happen many times. Leaders are particularly susceptible to picking up bad habits because they’ve reached their position through successes that have given them a bit of… Read More »
[April 11, 2016] The traditional mission of formal education is to make kids smarter, better citizens, and more successful in life. Turning kids into leaders, however, is a fairly new attempt to do just that … and more. Teaching, mentoring, and coaching kids about leadership is beginning to show positive results and that is good for all of… Read More »
[April 10, 2016] In Part 1 of this short series on tainted leaders I wrote about how it was impossible for any and everyone not to know about a leader’s mistakes. However, when mistakes are bad enough and a scandal erupts, it’s not too late to do something about it … that’s my opinion anyway. But it takes… Read More »
[April 9, 2016] We regularly read about leaders who are involved in some scandal; either from their personal behavior or by association. Most of those who violate moral, legal, or ethical standards are fired or resign from their jobs but they don’t just disappear. Leaders tainted by scandal present a special leadership challenge. In a networked-modern society it… Read More »
[April 8, 2016] It was once said that “evil prospers when good men do nothing.” So it was with Pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer; recognized for being someone who we can all look up to for courage in the face of certain death. Today, I’m recognizing Bonhoeffer as a hero to all free peoples and holding him up as someone… Read More »