Category Archives: Leadership

Leadership and Distractions

By | February 25, 2016

[February 25, 2016]   The electronic age is here and with all the advantages it brings, also comes distractions.  On an airport television monitor yesterday I saw a commercial that went something like this … man with new girlfriend introduces her to his friends … without looking up from their smart phones, one friend says “hi” but gets her name wrong …… Read More »

Venezuela, Leadership, and Socialism

By | February 21, 2016

[February 21, 2016]  The country of Venezuela continues its economic and social slide downward into the abyss of socialism.  There was hope with the election of new members to  its parliament but their weak efforts have not stemmed the country’s violence, crippling shortages of goods, or loss of jobs.  Venezuela’s President Maduro continues to blame the country’s woes on… Read More »

Opinion: When Firefighters are Heroes

By | February 17, 2016

[February 17, 2016]  After 9/11 when terrorists struck the United States homeland, there were many people who emerged as heroes.  Among them were firefighters, police officers, sanitation workers, and yes even ordinary people who were all involved to save people and engaged in the dangerous cleanup effort in New York City, at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania.1 In… Read More »