[November 13, 2015] The U.S. military has a leadership problem. Evidence for the decline in its leadership capability is more than circumstantial, as some claim, because it shows in a deterioration of confidence our military personnel have in their leaders and the inability of those leaders to adapt to relevant problems. Identifying problems within the military leadership system,… Read More »
[November 12, 2015] If national leaders were asked about what concerns them most – any issue of great import to their country – immigration would certainly be at the top of that list. Western leaders in particular would likely say it is the singular concern they have to address due to its impact on their nation’s security and… Read More »
[November 10, 2015] The country of Venezuela continues its economic and social decline. Venezuela’s president Maduro has cracked-down even more on the political opposition and further tightened economic controls as the the country slowly slides into chaos. The opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was just sentenced to 13 years in prison for “formenting violence.” Condemned worldwide as a travesty… Read More »
[November 8, 2015] When my daughter entered college with the desire to graduate with a degree in Applied Physics, I alerted her to the difficult requirements of advanced mathematics. She brushed me off as if she already knew how to do well. After making a “D –” in her first Calculus course (can you get closer to fail?)… Read More »
[November 6, 2015] The point at which those who have served in the U.S. military have the greatest chance of failure is when they transition from military to civilian life. For me, as for all those I have known, this was of the greatest worry and concern. Formed in 2012 Got Your 6 is a non-profit organization1 whose… Read More »
[November 5, 2015] It is of interest that American society is engaged in a serious effort to counter racial and sexual stereotypes. Likewise there has been a concerted effort over the past few years to counter military veteran stereotypes. But, it is believed in some scientific circles, that overly positive stereotypes of veterans are not necessarily a good… Read More »
[November 2, 2015] Well … that’s not exactly how the U.S. Presidential election turned out on this date in 1948. Three years earlier, Harry S. Truman, a Democrat, was thrust into the presidency in 1945 after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Everyone was so sure Republican challenger Thomas Dewey of New York would win the 1948 election… Read More »
[November 1, 2015] All leaders will tell you they politely accept feedback on their performance and encourage people to share their opinions on their leadership capability. In practice however that is rarely true and therefore official systems have been developed as a required task to ensure feedback is given on a minimum regular schedule. True leaders, however, are… Read More »
[October 24, 2015] Seventy years ago on this date the United Nations was born. And today we’ll see and read a lot in the media about the greatness of the organization, its accomplishments, its ownership by all peoples, and its evenhandedness in crises. There will also be a few complaints about it for academics to study with the… Read More »
[October 23, 2015] At least sometimes this is true and leaders must know the difference. Any good leader will know that there are circumstances under which rules (laws, regulations, establish procedures, etc.) must be ignored and also know the risks associated with such a decision. That is why doing what is right is the embodiment of a leader… Read More »