[May 13, 2016] A young man attending college in his first year and the only child of loving parents, and also close friends of mine, regularly disrespected his father and mother. The parents had secretly saved for their child’s education but decided not to use it as intended because of their child’s disrespectful behavior. A big lesson for… Read More »
[May 12, 2016] More than a decade ago the U.S. Army developed a “Warrior Ethos” program that was designed to help prepare soldiers for combat and it still exists today as part of the Soldier’s Creed.1 What it did not do was create warriors. Today, I’m introducing a real warrior – Francis Marion who was the father of… Read More »
[May 11, 2016] The other day I was perusing the Internet looking at the popularity of various ideas. My interest was how the subject of leadership compared with other concepts such as gaming, music, food, and sports. Leadership was hardly a blip on the radar (depending on how it’s measured), while music and television were consistently at the… Read More »
[May 9, 2016] One of the greatest risks a leader can make is to over promise what they can do. Everyone has seen it time and again and everyone will experience overpromising leaders throughout their lifetimes. And, as expected, leaders are drawn to people who desire something better. The end result is, at best, disappointment or, at worse,… Read More »
[May 7, 2016] Army Vet reflects today on COWED GENERALS and ADMIRALS. What to know something? Generals and admirals are amateurs but not in the way common man thinks. They’re amateurs in fighting new and immerging threats to their nations. They’re amateurs because they’re soldiers when they should be warriors. I say, think like a soldier, die like… Read More »
[May 6, 2016] Yesterday while waiting in my doctor’s office, I saw a segment on Good Morning America about a 7-year old girl’s note that fooled school officials. The handwritten note said that the girl was to take the bus home early. School teachers and administrators (and there were several involved) were so risk averse that they took… Read More »
[May 5, 2016] It has been said that militaries win or lose partly on how well their generals lead but also on how well their soldiers follow. When leaders speak plainly they draw people to them. Great leaders are brutally honest, often very blunt in their words because they say what’s on their mind. They will always tell… Read More »
[May 4, 2016] When my friend Wilson and I joined the Little League baseball team as six-year olds, we were fortunate to meet one of the best coaches of all time. Dr. Hagood was a physician but also a part-time coach in our small town. His greatest contribution to children on his team was to instill in us… Read More »
[May 3, 2016] In Parts 1 and 2 of this three-part series, I argued that teenagers lack leadership skills’ training and proposed that a formalized teenager leadership system be established. When teenager leadership is overlooked, as it has been historically, the contributions of those young folks are stunted. By teaching them early in their development, leadership will become… Read More »
[May 2, 2016] In Part 1 of this three-part series, I argued that teenagers lack training in leadership skills and that holds them back as adults. Teenager leadership is an overlooked part of education throughout most societies, especially Western nations where it is assumed that leadership can somehow be absorbed through classroom instruction. I reject this idea and… Read More »