[March 10, 2018] For months, after each return to the U.S. from a year-long tour of combat in Iraq, I would talk with folks and explain to them that it was “weird” to be back home. I would relay the similarities I had personally heard from other combat veterans from the War on Terror. My explanation to them… Read More »
[February 18, 2018] Clint Eastwood once said that “The guys who won World War II and that whole generation have disappeared, and now we have a bunch of teenage twits.” As documented in James Bradley’s popular Flags of Our Fathers (2000), Eastwood’s reference to the greatest generation was as much out of respect for their great accomplishments as it was… Read More »
[January 10, 2018] A philosopher once said that “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” But there are many ways to express the analysis of any history and that is what our writer today has done. World War II, as can be seen in the multitude of writings, is a complex and vast… Read More »
[November 20, 2017] The English philosopher John Locke once said that “education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.” He was referring to the importance of learning how to be a productive citizen and sets forth the ingredients to do so. Everyone I know will attest, firsthand, that reading good books and reflecting… Read More »
[October 23, 2017] Controversy comes from many sources and in a variety of forms. All of us, in particular leaders, swim in the sea of controversy our entire professional lives. But it is up to us to navigate those waters in such a way that enhances our relationships (social, political, economic, educational) with all others – not just… Read More »
[October 7, 2017] Most people believe leadership just happens … that some are born with the ability and others not. Leadership, however, is something that is grown – like a tree – from a small seedling into something potentially gigantic. While I’m no fan of reading about others, one thing I do like is trying to figure out… Read More »
[September 18, 2017] Warning for those with a fragile mind, hypersensitivity to reading things about events during the U.S. Civil War, or are a college “snowflake” … this book review may cause you to require mental counseling. I’m just kidding of course; as I don’t expect readers of this leadership blog to be such a person. Today’s review… Read More »
[August 3, 2017] I’ve made some changes to my Reading List (Update) as one can see when I published my last entry on Rudolph Giuliani’s book called Leadership. The idea was to delve a little more into the content of the book by bringing up some of the author’s key ideas rather than just rushing through simply to… Read More »
[June 30, 2017] On this Reading List Update, I’m going to deviate a little from the typical leadership book review and recommendation. Provided here today will be a more comprehensive look at one book (more in the future) that peaked my interest and with others who found it helpful for developing all levels of leadership. Today’s book is… Read More »
[May 18, 2017] One of the good things about reading a book is that occasionally I stumble upon one (usually accidentally) that reinforces the time-tested basics of leadership. With the weather improving daily and my daily walking for exercise improving, I find myself less drawn to books that require thinking and more to those that entertainment. I consider… Read More »