Good Habits #28: Look Like a Leader

By | January 10, 2017

[January 10, 2016]  Success comes in many forms and is the result of good habits practiced daily.  Leaders give credit where it’s due, accept feedback, are generous, and treat others fairly.  But leaders should also look like a leader and that is not so easy. “People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.” – John… Read More »

Transitioning to New Leadership

By | January 6, 2017

[January 6, 2017]  There comes a time when new leadership arrives and good leaders make sure that any leader transition is as effective and efficient as possible.  When U.S. President George Washington turned over the leadership of American to John Adams, Washington established a precedent whereby he ensured not only that it would be peaceful but that Adams… Read More »

Senior Leader Resolutions for Year 2017

By | January 5, 2017

[January 5, 2017]  Yes!  It’s that time of year again to make resolutions for the New Year. “New Year’s resolutions are for children, peacocks, and dishonest politicians.” – my Grandmother (as we called her, Bigmama) Resolutions are, of course, a tradition where we acknowledge we can do better, put them on a short list, and post it perhaps… Read More »

Make Good from Bad

By | January 4, 2017

[January 4, 2017]  A friend of mine, a newly promoted U.S. Army Major at the time, was assigned on a normal rotation from Company Command to a Personnel Administration position.  As an Infantryman, the assignment was not good for his career but more importantly, as he was to discover, the people were unprofessional at his new location.  Yet,… Read More »

The U.S. War in Iraq: My View (The Terrorists)

By | January 3, 2017

[January 3, 2017]  This post is my third in a short series on my personal view of the War in Iraq after a one-year combat tour of duty.  While I served three years total, that first year shaped much of my understanding of Iraqis, terrorists, combat troops, contractors, home town folks, reporters, and politicians.   As leaders it is… Read More »

Real Leaders Have Class

By | January 2, 2017

[January 2, 2017]  Several years ago I wrote an introduction to a book on how women should act around men to ensure they establish a beneficial relationship.  One key to successful women in their relationships, according to the author, was to have class in those things they do day-to-day.  I selected actress Grace Kelly to use as the… Read More »

Happy New Year 2017

By | January 1, 2017

[January 1, 2017]  A New Year is upon us and one that brings new and more difficult challenges.  Leaders in particular will see more complex problems requiring, more than anything else, greater use of their social and intellectual talents to solve.  Below I’ve listed some of those challenges that leaders can expect to test them when working at… Read More »