[June 25, 2017] It was the winter of 1974 when our Military Police platoon lined up for a “police call” for trash that might be around in the company area. Our unit’s mission was to guard nuclear warheads but today we were picking up trash. The order was then given for all sergeants to step to the rear.… Read More »
[June 24, 2017] U.S. President Harry S Truman once said, “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” The great Cold War that began shortly after World War II between the Soviet Union on one side and Western powers1 on the other and produced plenty of political “heat” dealing with it. The opposing views of… Read More »
By guest blogger Christina Battons [See Biography] [June 23, 2017] Stage fright will prevent you from successful speaking on public and may become a source of problems in your student life and further career. If you have ever noticed that public speaking is too difficult for you, you need to work out this skill to eventually you will… Read More »
[June 22, 2017] Effective leaders make a habit out of those things that work; that sustain them in times when things are tough. Leaders, therefore, must use their skills at persuasion to enforce standards of excellence. The only way to do this is to be approachable where people are not afraid to come to you and voice their… Read More »
[June 21, 2017] Today is the first day of Summer and the media is full of stories about people being caught on malfunctioning trains, injured from falling building debris, and experiencing damage caused by road disrepair. This is repeatedly the result of a delay in maintenance. But, let’s call it what it really is … a leader failure.… Read More »
[June 20, 2017] In the army we were always taught to never walk past a problem. If you do, then you’ve just set a new standard of behavior – a much lower standard. I thought people knew this but it was given a new lease-on life in my mind when I witnessed two soldiers walk into a recruiting… Read More »
[June 19, 2017] Last week I was traveling through the Kansas City airport and picked up the Kansas City Star newspaper. In it was an article on University of Missouri financial troubles caused, in part, by a backlash from a series of racially charged protests. Leadership failures at several of the university system’s campuses were center stage nationally.… Read More »
[June 18, 2017] One thing about leadership that should never be forgotten is that talented leaders allow others to make mistakes without holding them against anyone. In the early 1980s my unit commander allowed me to take a platoon of armored vehicles across some complex terrain without a physical reconnaissance of the route. Predictably, I got lost. Good… Read More »
[June 17, 2017] It’s easy to say that great leaders come from those capable of bringing people together for a common goal; it’s another thing to make it happen. It can take a tragic event to force people to unite and that is exactly what happened after a socialist-Democrat attempted to murder Republicans practicing for their annual baseball… Read More »
[June 16, 2017] Good leadership means letting people make mistakes and not holding it against them. My commander once allowed me to lead a convoy of 13 armored vehicles about 50 miles over rough wilderness terrain without a physical reconnaissance of the route. Predictably, I got lost. Good leadership also means seeing things for yourself. One of several… Read More »