[April 29, 2018] Troubles always seem to hit at the most inopportune time. For regular readers at theLeaderMaker.com you saw my site go off-line for about 3 days; the longest outage ever. My apologies for any inconveniences experienced. My site was under construction as I changed webhosts from iPage to inMotion. Being offline has happened before, twice to… Read More »
[April 25, 2018] This may seem counterintuitive, but it is possible – as a leader – you can be wrong, when you’re right. This is true even when standing up for the highest of moral values. Leaders must be aware of this and consciously take note of possible negative consequences. We need first to remember that “right” and… Read More »
[April 24, 2018] While many folks believe physical courage to be the pinnacle of great individual character, it is actually moral courage that separates the beasts from the civilized. Candace Owens is bringing a message of empowerment to the black community.1 Recently, I was made aware of this young lady who deviated from the PC reservation to express… Read More »
[April 23, 2018] There are very few folks who would think otherwise to the sage advice that it’s important to have a good attitude. A problem arises, however, whenever we try to define “good attitude” and why it is so important for leaders to have it. “Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you’re going to… Read More »
[April 22, 2018] Trending over the past few years has been a number of discussion threads on what is being called generous leadership. What is it and is not has been kicked around like any new idea and I am here today to provide a short list of those elements. Recently, Dave Kraft, in his Leadership from the… Read More »
[April 21, 2017] Growing up in the Deep South of the United States never stunted my intellectual growth because I was surrounded by military veterans who told of their experiences. Once such story was relayed to me by my father, who spoke with retired U.S. Army General “Black Jack” Pershing. Pershing told my father of the story of… Read More »
[April 20, 2018] The army Captain barked that he was looking for a commitment from all the 2nd Lieutenants going through the basic course at Fort Benning, Georgia. We all asked ourselves why he was even saying this; of course, we were “committed.” But what we later discovered was that his interest was more … it was for… Read More »
[April 19, 2018] Last week, a Boy Scout in the Troop in which I volunteer, asked me how he could get younger scouts to attend more meetings. After discussing the issue with him for a few minutes, I brought up the subject of what military leaders do and don’t do to motivate soldiers. “Dream more than others think… Read More »
[April 18, 2018] At 5:13 am on this date, April 18, 1906, the city of San Francisco, California experienced a massive earthquake that was felt along nearly all of the West Coast. Massive fires then broke out threatening to kill thousands. The only way city leaders could control the problem was to think big, act quickly, and not… Read More »
[April 17, 2018] I frequently tell the story of how West Point military cadets behave when they are allowed to buy small treats from one of the many vending machines. On top of the machines are coins that accumulated in the change slot and no one has claimed. No cadet dare take a coin for themselves, as this… Read More »