[June 29, 2017] There’ve been several lively discussions on leadership blogs and in popular news stories lately about what young leaders lack the most. Many say that a lack of relevant experience is their greatest shortfall and others tell us that young leaders are just plain self-centered. For the sake of a good argument, I will suggest that… Read More »
[June 28, 2017] I was fortunate to attend one of the U.S. military’s General Officer courses a number of years ago and to develop a number of friendships that endure to this day. Called CAPSTONE, the four week course covers a number of major issues affecting national security.1 One lesson the course repeatedly reinforced was that leadership means… Read More »
[June 27, 2017] This is my third in a series of posts dealing with new ideas; especially political leadership ideas that are both difficult to hold and to realize. Today, I’m presenting the thinking of Maajid Nawaz, British political activist, author, and statesman. He is also a former member of the Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir and was imprisoned… Read More »
[June 26, 2017] Just a few days ago at a meeting in Washington D.C., there was another of many expert-only conferences attempting to grasp the ever evolving concept of terrorism and what to do about it. What was learned was that in the past year the world did see the beginnings of a small anti-terrorism movement being led… Read More »
[June 25, 2017] It was the winter of 1974 when our Military Police platoon lined up for a “police call” for trash that might be around in the company area. Our unit’s mission was to guard nuclear warheads but today we were picking up trash. The order was then given for all sergeants to step to the rear.… Read More »
[June 24, 2017] U.S. President Harry S Truman once said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” The great Cold War that began shortly after World War II between the Soviet Union on one side and Western powers1 on the other and produced plenty of political “heat” dealing with it. The opposing views of… Read More »
By guest blogger Christina Battons [See Biography] [June 23, 2017] Stage fright will prevent you from successful speaking on public and may become a source of problems in your student life and further career. If you have ever noticed that public speaking is too difficult for you, you need to work out this skill to eventually you will… Read More »
[June 22, 2017] Effective leaders make a habit out of those things that work; that sustain them in times when things are tough. Leaders, therefore, must use their skills at persuasion to enforce standards of excellence. The only way to do this is to be approachable where people are not afraid to come to you and voice their… Read More »
[June 21, 2017] Today is the first day of Summer and the media is full of stories about people being caught on malfunctioning trains, injured from falling building debris, and experiencing damage caused by road disrepair. This is repeatedly the result of a delay in maintenance. But, let’s call it what it really is … a leader failure.… Read More »
[June 20, 2017] In the army we were always taught to never walk past a problem. If you do, then you’ve just set a new standard of behavior – a much lower standard. I thought people knew this but it was given a new lease-on life in my mind when I witnessed two soldiers walk into a recruiting… Read More »