[March 09, 2014] Senior leadership means letting people know that you appreciate what they are doing. Gratitude can be expressed in many ways and I will address them here shortly, but most important is the daily effort to recognize as many people as reasonable. The frequency of showing gratitude depends on opportunistic circumstances such as geographic location and… Read More »
[March 08, 2014] Senior leadership demands we bring people together for the purpose of achieving the noblest goals. In an earlier blog post (here) I wrote about how it was a sad commentary that some of our politicians in Washington DC are being antagonistically divisive in their rhetoric. Some commentators have even accused many of our politicians as… Read More »
[March 07, 2014] While sitting here in a western airport lounge and watching CNN, I saw an advertisement for Aljazeera America television. I wasn’t even aware of it. After some research I see that no one is watching it, presumably because of its history as a propaganda arm of Islamic terrorism. Is CNN showing leadership? [Don’t forget… Read More »
[March 07, 2014] There is a common claim today that the IRS audits people based on their political party affiliation – those claiming to be “conservative” being most likely to receive an audit. Furthermore, the IRS is being accused of unlawful targeting of conservative groups. If this is not true, the IRS senior leadership should be actively countering… Read More »
[March 06, 2014] At least that is what Time Magazine’s Simon Shuster / Kiev wrote just 10 days ago. I wrote about violence in the streets two days before this article and said that since the U.S. had no strategy, policy, or leadership on the Ukraine, that a zone of gray is developing on what we allow to… Read More »
[March 05, 2014] They say that snowstorm in the southern states is as rare as unsweetened tea at a church supper. But that is what happened at the end of January (see Stuck in Atlanta Airport). In Birmingham Alabama during this same storm, many motorists were stuck for hours on Highway 280. To the surprise of all, a… Read More »
[March 04, 2014] Recently a private citizen pledged over $10,000 to Purdue University’s school of engineering in return for naming a conference room in one of their buildings. The plaque had God’s name on it, so Purdue removed the reference to “God” and did so without notifying the private citizen. This is not just another example of leadership… Read More »
[March 03, 2014] When serious automobile accidents occur it usually happens when there are multiple failures involving several driver errors. These errors are usually avoidable and involve simply not paying attention and not obeying the traffic rules. A few days ago, a unanimous panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals held that it was permissible for a… Read More »
[March 01, 2014] Senior leadership is hard. One of the most challenging things for executive leaders to do is to keep a positive work culture. Fundamentally, organizational core values will play a key role in this work culture. When we consider a positive work culture and core values together, we call it “spiritual health.” This is rarely addressed… Read More »
[February 28, 2014] Ongoing right now in America (and a number of European countries), is a debate about whether we should be making modifications to the DNA of embryos. This is clearly an ethical debate versus the scientific benefits – recently technologically possible. Debate is good but what is lacking is a clear position articulated by our country’s… Read More »