[March 13, 2014] In Part 1 of this two-part series, I pointed out how Socialism “contains a number of beautifully crafted ideas that are appealing to just about anyone … but ultimately destructive in practice.” In Part 2, we discuss the impact of Socialist ideology on individuals and some of their characteristics that may influence them and explain… Read More »
[March 12, 2014] I have been toying with the idea of a blog feature on Socialism for some time now. So, what would be the point in discussing the not-so-obvious connection between Socialism and senior leadership? I believe that Socialism contains a number of beautifully crafted ideas that are appealing to everyone … but ultimately destructive in practice.… Read More »
[March 11, 2014] Earlier today (link here), I wrote about how the US Congress was seen in the eyes of many of our citizens as being dysfunctional and held in low regards. To many, the belief that Congress lacks good leadership is an important observation and should be a wake-up call to our elected representatives. Part of good… Read More »
[March 11, 2014] The headlines scream “the worst Congress ever.” That is probably not true if measured by important legislation because there have been plenty of years very little of substance is done. What we may be seeing is that the real issue causing so much dysfunction in Congress today may be a lack of senior leadership. If… Read More »
[March 10, 2014] One way for those of us in senior leadership positions to show our professionalism is by how we act when we lose. A common phrase is “grace under fire” and is a desirable professional leader characteristic. Just recently, one of the U.S. President’s nominees, to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, failed confirmation in… Read More »
[March 09, 2014] Senior leadership means letting people know that you appreciate what they are doing. Gratitude can be expressed in many ways and I will address them here shortly, but most important is the daily effort to recognize as many people as reasonable. The frequency of showing gratitude depends on opportunistic circumstances such as geographic location and… Read More »
[March 08, 2014] Senior leadership demands we bring people together for the purpose of achieving the noblest goals. In an earlier blog post (here) I wrote about how it was a sad commentary that some of our politicians in Washington DC are being antagonistically divisive in their rhetoric. Some commentators have even accused many of our politicians as… Read More »
[March 08, 2014] On this date began the official escalation of the Vietnam War and the beginning of a war that directly took on Communism. 3,500 Marines landed to defend the American base at Da Nang. They joined 23,000 military advisors that were already in Vietnam. Over 26 years later, on December 26, 1991 the USSR was officially… Read More »
[March 07, 2014] While sitting here in a western airport lounge and watching CNN, I saw an advertisement for Aljazeera America television. I wasn’t even aware of it. After some research I see that no one is watching it, presumably because of its history as a propaganda arm of Islamic terrorism. Is CNN showing leadership? [Don’t forget… Read More »
[March 07, 2014] There is a common claim today that the IRS audits people based on their political party affiliation – those claiming to be “conservative” being most likely to receive an audit. Furthermore, the IRS is being accused of unlawful targeting of conservative groups. If this is not true, the IRS senior leadership should be actively countering… Read More »