[October 5, 2017] Who is Carles Puigdemont and what is Catalonia? Until just recently, Mr. Puigdemont was an unknown outside Spain and parts of Europe. He is currently the President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, a province of northeastern Spain and the person leading the Catalonia independence movement. This independence movement of Catalonia to secede from Spain is… Read More »
[October 4, 2017] My wife has me watching a British detective series called Inspector Lewis. It must have been successful because it went nine seasons. In this episode, while visiting a police officer in the hospital, Inspector Lewis gives an injured officer a box of chocolates but realizes she is allergic to them. Lewis asks why his Sergeant… Read More »
[October 3, 2017] If there ever was a poll taken of senior military leaders asking whether they played a sport growing up as a child, I would wager that each and every one would answer they participated in at least one sport. Leadership is something that requires an experience of a lifetime and the sooner we begin that… Read More »
[October 2, 2017] Leadership is ensured through the many traits of those in charge … but one which stands out – one trait that makes the very best leaders succeed – is the ability to understand and appreciate what motivates others. One of the first things we learn as a leader is that folks pay attention to those… Read More »
By guest blogger Brenda Savoie [October 1, 2017] What’s your purpose in life? What’s your purpose as a leader? Can you make a connection between your private and professional life? “The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others” – Albert Schweitzer Yes, the purpose of living is serving,… Read More »
[September 30, 2017] Army Vet writes today about how the U.S. military is TOO DEPENDENT on TECHNOLOGY and how that is harming military readiness Trust me; a few months ago I was just minding my own business walking around the UC Berkeley campus when a pimply-faced maggot of a wimp and five of his friends decided to test… Read More »
[September 29, 2017] The impact of leadership failure is directly proportional to the authority and power a leader possesses. Senior leader failure can mean the tragic death of many people while the failure of a new manager could mean the loss of a few dollars. Syria, North Korea, Iran, and much of sub-Saharan Africa are at a point… Read More »
[September 28, 2017] I was approached yesterday by a group of young military veterans attending a local college to ask if I had any advice on how to address the recent surge in disrespect of people across this nation. My answer was that the solution is in the long-term and not about those who now show disrespect to… Read More »
[September 27, 2017] The growth of violent crime in many American cities has been in the news lately; a surprising change to a decades’ long decline in crime. There are as many theories as to why. One explanation, however, has gained popularity and the argument is that leaders of those cities have failed to fix the small broken… Read More »
[September 24, 2017] During my first assignment with the 1st Cavalry Division in the Iraqi War, one of our early engineer tasks was to design and build a military dog facility. Dog handlers and their canine friends were part of our unit and were responsible for local security. The Iraqi insurgents we captured called them the dogs of… Read More »