Category Archives: Information

Exaggerating the Truth: A Leader’s Folly

By | October 1, 2016

[October 1, 2016]  My wife and I were watching the most recent U.S. presidential debates the other night and she kept asking, rhetorically, why both candidates were exaggerating the truth.  Padded resumes, overstated professional credentials, misrepresentation of their career, etc. are unexpectedly common among people of all walks of life.  But … for the senior leader, it’s folly… Read More »

Syria, the Impact of War, and Willful Blindness

By | September 26, 2016

[September 26, 2016]  War!  Any armed conflict is a vicious, cruel affair and is neither fair nor clean, nor simple.  Consequently, it’s difficult to report on its impact.  Civil wars in particular are brutish and nasty because many fighters are not professionals and they lack good leadership, but also because civilians are more likely to be killed and… Read More »

If You Think You’re Indispensable …

By | September 10, 2016

[September 10, 2016]  Tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of the attacks against United States’ civilians by Islamic terrorists.  Within recent memory, this event cements into our minds that no one is indispensable.  Yet many leaders think that they personally are essential and as such explains, in part, why those leaders hide themselves away in their offices. “The cemeteries… Read More »

Senior Leaders Making Tactical Decisions

By | September 7, 2016

[September 7, 2016]  Strategy is the purview of senior leaders.  They have the training, relevant experience, and authority to establish ends, ways, and means to accomplish the organization’s strategy.  Yet, when senior leaders make tactical decisions, things can go unexpectedly wrong. During the Vietnam War, to use just one example, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and members of his… Read More »