[November 26, 2017] My grandmother was fond of telling all of us grandkids to never fear when standing up to bullies. And so it is always my pleasure to highlight a person who has done just that. The “blogosphere” was alive recently with news1 about the Australian musician Nick Cave who played in Israel and in doing so… Read More »
By guest blogger Jennifer Scott [November 25, 2017] Being a manager, a team leader, a supervisor or some other role where you’re in charge is no easy feat. There are so much planning and organisation to be done, and that’s just for the hour by hour running of the team, let alone long-term goals. This causes stress levels… Read More »
[November 24, 2017] I regularly get calls from young military veterans who have a new job in the civilian world and want some simple advice on how to be successful. My recommendation is straightforward; have a positive attitude, treat everyone with respect, and maintain your humility. “Virtually nothing is impossible in this world if you just put your… Read More »
[November 23, 2017] In the early days of my military career, I thought it important to copy the behavior and speech of those known to be the very best leaders. It came naturally, it seemed to me at the time, to find out what those leaders did when they were not “working” – for example, what they were… Read More »
[November 22, 2017] It was many years ago that the group of 200 young Lieutenants were standing rigidly at the position of attention. In front of them was a battle-hardened senior officer giving them advice on how to succeed at all U.S. Army schools. The first piece of advice was that any feelings, desires, and wants they have… Read More »
[November 21, 2017] As an army Platoon Leader, I had a lazy commander who did almost nothing to train or motivate his unit’s soldiers (mentioned many times here). But the untold story was when his replacement came in to “take names, clean house, and kick people to the curb.” Or so he said. This new commander was overreacting… Read More »
[November 20, 2017] The English philosopher John Locke once said that “education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company, and reflection must finish him.” He was referring to the importance of learning how to be a productive citizen and sets forth the ingredients to do so. Everyone I know will attest, firsthand, that reading good books and reflecting… Read More »
[November 19, 2017] Scandal is Hollywood is not new; everyone knew about the sexual harassment and exploitation that occurred there. It was no secret. Now we find out from pianist James Rhodes, through a twitter post, that actress Maureen O’Hara called out this Hollywood sexism 72 years ago (see newspaper article).1 The Internet is alive with her railing… Read More »
By guest blogger Laura Buckler [see Biography] [November 18, 2017] You want success and you want it now! If you haven’t gotten to where you want to be yet, chances are that you will have to modify your leadership approach. There isn’t a universal approach when it comes to being successful in business and entrepreneurship. Still, a couple… Read More »
By guest blogger Brenda Savoie [see Biography] [November 18, 2017] Success is overrated. Few people understand that in order to succeed, you need to fail first. Whatever doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger, so why would anybody see struggles as a bad thing? Failing means you learned something that adds to your personal improvement. Yes, you failed, but… Read More »