Author Archives: Douglas R. Satterfield
[November 11, 2014] Our U.S. military veterans have struggled over many obstacles yet they have been vigorous champions of America and successfully established their place in our history. In particular our Vietnam veterans were treated with profound disrespect upon their return from that war. Fortunately our citizens now hold the United States military and its veterans in the… Read More »
[November 10, 2014] At the recommendation of one of the U.S. Army’s most talented colonels, and trusted friend, I just finished reading a book that was hard to put down. I’ll summarize it below, but what surprised me the most is that I’d never heard of the book. Now don’t get me wrong, I haven’t read nearly as… Read More »
[November 09, 2014] The significance of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin Wall as symbolic of its end, is overlooked by most Westerners. Today is recognized as the 25th Anniversary of what is called “the fall of the Berlin Wall” and the beginning of the end of the Cold War. Actually today’s the day East… Read More »
[November 08, 2014] I can just see it now … those who’ve spent time as leaders are recalling the many times their words were misinterpreted. It seems that no matter how hard we may try, someone will get the wrong impression about what you say or write. I don’t know whether this is human nature or not but… Read More »
[November 07, 2014] In Part 1 of this post I wrote about the essential aspects of a basic leader; one who has not yet reached senior status of the most upper positions in leading people. Among the most important was to follow the Golden Rule by treating others with respect and through the use of conflict resolution. Senior… Read More »
[November 06, 2014] Symbolic of the U.S. military’s reserve components (the National Guard and Reserves) is the “Revolutionary Minuteman” who forever stands as a sentinel against this nation’s enemies. Our military forces stand ready to protect the United States – ever present historically and dedicated to the future. This is what we can call vigilance; perpetually being present… Read More »
[November 05, 2014] The U.S. mid-term elections for 2014 are complete. Today you will see experts providing insights into why the Republican Party did so well and conversely why the Democrat Party performed so poorly. They will tell you the election was about the rejection of Congressional gridlock, Obamacare, overspending, and immigration. Respectfully, I disagree. While these were… Read More »
[November 04, 2014] When General Dwight D. Eisenhower was promoted to the flag rank of Brigadier General (the first rank after Colonel), he noted that the decisions he was required to make were of a different nature. Different, not because his decisions were now more important. He discovered to be a better leader he had to also stop… Read More »
By guest blogger Ernest M. Kennedy III [See Biography] [November 03, 2014] Once upon a time I was a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps. As a 19 year old in South Vietnam, I spent time in the city of Huế in February 1967 as part of the 1st Marine Division (Reinforced); witnessing great leadership at… Read More »
[November 02, 2014] Early lessons in leadership begin when we are children. That’s right … learning leadership skills begins early and develops over the course of our lives. For those of us who manage to stay “in the game” of leadership, we continue to improve on those skills as we age; getting better each time we learn something… Read More »