Category Archives: Professional Development

The United Nations: Is It Worth the Cost?

By | September 24, 2016

[September 24, 2016]  Driving through New York City yesterday I saw numerous warnings about driving into Manhattan because of traffic congestion created by the United Nations General Assembly meetings; another typical day for a New Yorker.  Yet, with the heightened visibility of those meetings we get another flurry of those who predict the end of the UN’s usefulness… Read More »

The Emancipation Proclamation: Brilliant Strategy

By | September 22, 2016

[September 22, 2016]  Growing up in the Deep South of the United States several decades ago, grade school was where you learned the basics; reading, writing, and arithmetic.  You also learned “civics” and gained knowledge about how American government functions.  One lesson from my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Louise McDermott was the importance of U.S. President Lincoln’s issuing… Read More »

General Thoughts on Senior Leader Thinking

By | September 21, 2016

[September 21, 2016]  Senior leadership is distinguishable from leadership at lower levels in a number of fundamental ways.  As “Captain of the Ship” a senior leader is morally bound to steer in seas of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.  Much space here at theLeaderMaker.com has been given for characteristics that make up that senior leader. I’ve said many… Read More »

Political Leadership: David Horowitz

By | September 20, 2016

[September 20, 2016]  Socialism is a system of government and economics that has historically been associated with totalitarianism and with the deaths of tens of millions of people.  Logic and historical fact however is not how those enthralled with the theoretical foundation of socialism argue for its benefits.  David Horowitz is opposed to it because those adhering to… Read More »

Establishing Authority: the U.S. Constitution

By | September 17, 2016

[September 17, 2016]  If there is one subject senior leaders lose sleep over, it’s the establishment and clarification of their authority to carry out their organization’s mission.  General George Washington struggled with the federal Congress over this very issue and it haunted him during the entire Revolutionary War.  It wasn’t until the U.S. Constitution was signed on this… Read More »