[February 28, 2020] There is an old U.S. Army Engineer motto Essayons, a French word that means “Let us try.” It refers back centuries into the haze of French and English history, meaning that when things get tough, send in the Engineers. Another, more modern military one-liner meaning roughly the same thing is – put me in the… Read More »
[February 27, 2020] My family was glued to the television as we watched the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeat the Soviet Union team in the semifinals at the 1980 Winter Games. My brother and I were cheering for “our” hockey team. We didn’t know anything about ice hockey (being from the Deep South) but that didn’t matter. We… Read More »
[February 26, 2020] My maternal grandmother, Bigmama, used to shake her finger at my cousins and me and say, “get your act straight.” I’m sure many of us have had similar experiences with grandparents and had that wagging finger pointed our way just after we did something wrong. She was saying that that to be someone good in… Read More »
[February 25, 2020] I’m reminded of a Reebok tennis shoe commercial from a few years ago. Back in early 2015, Reebok introduced a new campaign to compete with Nike and other large brands. Their “be more human” message is referring to Reebok’s attempt to urge consumers to live up to their full potential. I like what their message… Read More »
[February 24, 2020] The concept of insurance and the idea to spread risk is one of the most innovative, valuable thinking that has ever helped humans. It’s also an old idea. To see how we can do an even better job, today we look at the top insurance companies in the United States. By doing this, we can… Read More »
[February 23, 2020] Pierre DeSault1 once said that the important thing is to “be able to give up all that we are for what we can become.” Former drug and alcohol addict Mike Lindell kick-started his life on the path to giving up his destructive behavior to establish and grow his company MyPillow. Mike Lindell is a modern-day… Read More »
[February 15, 2020] I’m a little late posting today because of a trip to the local hospital emergency room. All is well, not to worry. Readers over the next couple of days might see minor interruptions in my website postings. Now, for the issues where leaders have failed and people suffered. Good leadership could have foreseen these issues… Read More »
[February 14, 2020] Navy Commander Joe Gallagher was the kind of man that you would want to meet in a bar and have an entertaining, fun evening. He was smart, funny, and had that kind of personality everyone wanted to be around. But, Joe couldn’t control his alcohol consumption one-night last year and he assaulted a police officer. … Read More »
[February 13, 2020] The roof was cratered by a JDAM 500-pound bomb1 and it had crushed the support columns of a three-story Iraqi ministry building. Back in early 2004, my Army Engineers were studying the building as a possible site for an Infantry Brigade Headquarters. Sitting inside at the time was a young sergeant from the 1st Armored… Read More »
[February 11, 2020] A tradition in the U.S. Navy upon the retirement of a sailor is to give a paddle as a gift. The paddle (or oar) is symbolic of the naval team on which that sailor gave their time and devotion. It is also a long-standing tradition for naval leaders to be responsible for training their crew. … Read More »