[April 07, 2015] Game on! My high school track coach used to tell us that we had to give everything we had everyday to be winners. Each day at practice he would yell “game on,” meaning we were expected to jump into immediate action to prove ourselves worthy to be on the team. Likewise in leaders, there is… Read More »
[March 24, 2015] The second time I ever saw a show in a movie theater was The Great Escape starring Steve McQueen and many other well-known actors. Like many others of my pre-teenage years, it inspired me to be like those brave men. The Great Escape was more than a movie or an event; it helped boost morale… Read More »
[February 24, 2015] The answer to the question is “no” … we don’t treat people fairly … we have never treated everyone fairly … and never will because of many reasons. One reason is a lack of fairness is based in law. For example, we know that at many Ivy League universities that Asian-Americans are widely and openly… Read More »
[January 31, 2015] Most people who’ve worked for more than a few years have probably had the unfortunate experience of leaders who don’t really lead but display harmful leader traits. These traits will be destructive to individual workers and the organization as a whole. These are called counterfeit leaders and any organization with them had better check the… Read More »
[January 29, 2015] Who has grown up not reading about the famous battle at Thermopylae where a small Greek infantry force held a narrow coastal passage against a huge Persian army? Or, who has not been taught about the humankind’s first democracy in Greece? From the most ancient of times, Greece has provided great leadership and the recent… Read More »
[January 20, 2015] Most children quickly earn a place in their family by learning to “tell the truth,” usually the result of stern lessons from a parent. This is often the first step to responsible adulthood. It’s no surprise then that when they are adults and occupy leadership positions they are aware of the advantages to maintaining their… Read More »
[January 07, 2015] Anyone familiar with the debate over why veterans fail at a greater rate in college, business, and other measures of wellness, know that the most customary reason given is their inability to integrate back into society. I would like to propose a more fundamental view and that is U.S. military veterans fail more often because they… Read More »
[December 30, 2014] A powerful debate has been ongoing whether the sense of duty in leaders has been on the decline … or not. Recently I was involved in a lengthy conversation with senior military officers and business leaders on this topic. The common thinking is that our sense of duty is indeed slipping. Our military and business… Read More »
[December 06, 2014] New readers of theLeaderMaker.com have asked me (via my email account) to summarize the major themes of my blog. Of course, I’m only too happy to help. Hence this post today that lays down some of my personal beliefs on leadership. My blog themes are sometimes eclectic and oft times unusual but never without a… Read More »
[October 29, 2014] An American tradition, one that has historically set the citizens of the United States apart from their European ancestors, is the questioning of their leadership. It is not a sign of disrespect but one of a healthy debate about right versus wrong. Political, military, and business leaders are challenged on their decisions and even their… Read More »