[August 29, 2017] If I were ever to write about how senior leaders can be winners (or losers), the topic of how a well-articulated strategy can create success would be one of them. While there are many key parts to a strategy (planning, execution, etc.), a strategy that is clear, comprehensive, and well-articulated to those it effects is… Read More »
[August 29, 2017] [Updated] Finally the Internet is back up and I’m slowly reconnecting all my devices with the new modem. Thanks for everyone’s patience. [August 29, 2017] Yesterday afternoon my cable modem gave up the ghost. Now it will be late today before I’m fully operational. At that time I’ll post today’s blog entry entitled “A Well-Articulated… Read More »
[August 28, 2017] I’ve not written about the influx of immigrants into Canada because it never was important enough to make a point about its policies for it to matter much in the study of leadership. The dynamic of immigrant Canadian national policies are considered mature and fair. However, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau threw a wrench into the… Read More »
[August 27, 2017] Occasionally I run across someone who takes a new perspective on things; combining ideas that have been discussed before regarding leadership and how leaders should help educate others. That is the case with Ami Horowitz, documentary filmmaker, who recently released a video on income inequality and combined it with the topics of socialism, Venezuela, and… Read More »
[August 26, 2017] In the run-up to the U.S. presidential election last year, candidate Donald Trump said on several occasions that America should pull out of Afghanistan. Earlier this week, during a prime-time address to the nation, now-president Trump announced a new strategy to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan. Studying how strategy is made and its component parts… Read More »
[August 22, 2017] All accidents in the U.S. military are taken very seriously and large accidents are investigated thoroughly. Safeguards are so advanced that the U.S. Navy has brought ship safety to a new level. Yet collisions between ships, as recently occurred between the USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) and an oil tanker, are rare; often the result… Read More »
[August 20, 2017] It has been said that the German Army during World War II was tactically superior to all Allied forces. Therefore, it is worth the study of how those tactics were taught and how leaders reinforced good tactical decision-making. Insight into WWII German tactical procedures is a worthwhile endeavor. However, it has also been said one… Read More »
[August 19, 2017] There’s always a lot of talk about bad leaders … toxic managers, bad bosses and incompetent commanders. Found in common among those folks who betray us is a general disregard for people and the habit of not living up to their commitments. Even as children we learn quickly who can be relied upon to never… Read More »
[August 17, 2017] Speaking with soldiers over the past few decades, I’ve heard most of them say that their Commander is tough but fair. It was always good news to know rank-and-file soldiers believe their commanders were doing the right things. Good leadership depends upon it. But what I wasn’t prepared to hear was what they considered “fair”… Read More »
[August 16, 2017] This is the last entry in a two-part series on how leaders can avoid scandal (see Part 1 link here). The best solution to avoiding problems associated with a scandal is to not have them in the first place. Yes, we must assume a scandal will take place and establish procedures to ameliorate the impacts,… Read More »