[June 2, 2016] It is much less destructive on a leader’s trustworthiness to learn from the mistakes of others than to make a big mistake and try to justify it. That is what we can learn from the media and Katie Couric, American Journalist, who recently produced a “documentary” on gun violence. While the topic is not relevant… Read More »
[June 1, 2016] TheLeaderMaker.com was offline today for about half a day. We experienced a complete shutdown of the site due to trouble at my website host, iPage.com. Occasionally this occurs and is typical after a major holiday … in this case Memorial Day. The techie experts tried to explain it to me but I just wanted the… Read More »
[June 1, 2016] Soldiers make mistakes in all armies and have historically done so. Most soldiers do their best in most circumstances and the reason they join directly affects the mistakes they make during their time in the service to their nation. However, errors in judgment and behavior can hinder their performance and team productivity. “The patriot volunteer,… Read More »
[May 31, 2016] No one likes sudden change and no one likes radical new ideas or concepts. Yet senior leaders who possess the ability to set such conditions with a minimum of disruption are rare, highly skilled, and deeply understand the human psych. The best way of getting new ideas and concepts accepted is through socializing them through… Read More »
[May 30, 2016] On this Memorial Day and as I travel about the East and Mid-Western states of the United States, I find that more people are aware of this special day and its meaning than ever before. Despite what one hears in the media about those who have no idea what’s going on, I find the opposite… Read More »
[May 29, 2016] As Summer approaches and the weather turns warmer, my reading begins to decline. I’m trying however to reverse the trend of my youth of not reading during our break between school years. It’s working but not easy. Today I have two good books that are stories about World War II. They helped me put war… Read More »
[May 28, 2016] Leaders often invoke the image of the great leaders of moral courage; Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Pope John Paul II, General George S. Patton, and the like. It is assumed that those traits that make up moral courage are understood and agreed upon. And while there is much to agree upon, it is better to… Read More »
[May 27, 2016] Two days ago, U.S. Senator Tom Cotton rebuked the Democratic House Minority leader Harry Reid on the senate floor.1,2 Cotton summed up his comments by calling Reid’s leadership “cancerous.” Many will dismiss Cotton’s comments as politics as usual but those who have seen Harry Reid speak publically will agree with the “cancerous” observation. The real… Read More »
[May 26, 2016] I’ve burnt many bridges in my time as an army engineer; blown them up, disassembled them, and crushed them with heavy equipment. But that’s not my topic today. Leadership means, among other things, to possess the capacity to work with people of all types. To balance mission and people is difficult and yet that is… Read More »
[May 25, 2016] We’ve all met military veterans and most of us thank them for their service and sacrifice to our nation and yet there remains one overlooked group that is just as important. The families of those veterans are frequently treated as second-class citizens. Yesterday, while traveling through the state of New Jersey, I happened to visit the… Read More »