Core Values: Texas A&M University

By | August 27, 2015

[August 27, 2015]  Texas A&M University is the first academic organization I’ve featured here under core values.  The reason has everything to do with the fact that college-level organizations rarely have their core values advertised, if they have them at all.  None that I attended had core values at the time and no one I know could recall… Read More »

30 Ways to Prepare for Military Service

By | August 24, 2015

[August 24, 2015]  In 1974 after joining the U.S. Army, I quickly discovered that I was completely unprepared.  I’m sure the Drill Sergeants got a good laugh at my awkwardness and weak physical condition.  For those interested in joining any of the military services, a few hard lessons learned from those who served honorably are listed here to… Read More »

The Two Most Valued Traits

By | August 23, 2015

[August 23, 2015]  Military officers, CEOs, managers, and leaders of all types are constantly on the lookout for those who show a certain set of traits that help their organizations be successful.  Of course, there has much written on this topic and many good characteristics have been identified but no one has managed to condense it to the… Read More »

Leader Trends: Do We Promote Divisiveness?

By | August 22, 2015

[August 22, 2015]  The sad fact is that many senior leaders do, in fact, promote divisiveness by their choice of words and inaction to promote basic standards of good behavior.  Whether purposefully or by accident, some national leaders also encourage divisiveness and they are not good leaders in the sense that they portray the requisite traits of excellence. … Read More »

North Korean Verbose Leadership Style

By | August 21, 2015

[August 21, 2015]  A few days ago the North Korean army fired a rocket into South Korean territory.1  Many Western experts contend this was just business as usual and nothing will come of it.  However, if war were to break out on the Korean peninsula the level of death and destruction would exceed anything experienced in the world… Read More »

Who Makes the Worst Soldiers?

By | August 20, 2015

[August 20, 2015]  Who makes worst soldiers in the U.S. Army is rarely discussed outside the confines of senior leader gatherings.  There has been a politically correct attitude about this issue that unfortunately protects us from that analyst.  Anyone who undertakes the task to identify trends will have accusations of bias and prejudice leveled against them. In an… Read More »

Who Makes the Best Soldiers?

By | August 19, 2015

[August 19, 2015]  U.S. Army senior leadership has always been hesitant to say who among the general population makes the best soldiers.  While such a politically correct stance is not unexpected, there are many who have served and studied patterns that help us predict who will be the best soldiers.  Although these attributes and experiences of those in… Read More »

Hero: David Lee “Tex” Hill

By | August 18, 2015

[August 18, 2015]  Many boys from my generation grew up building model airplanes; one of the most popular being the P-40E Curtiss Warhawk painted in a green and tan camouflage pattern with the famous “shark mouth” nose art and Chinese Air Force insignia on its wings.  David Lee “Tex” Hill, flew one of these P-40Es and was one… Read More »