[December 23, 2014] When leaders speak and take action, it is imperative that it is done so in a clear, concise, and vigorous manner. On important issues, where there is room to be misunderstood or for distorting what is said, this is even more vital. Leaders must have unequivocal clarity in communication. Failure to do so will produce… Read More »
[December 21, 2014] In my many travels throughout the country of Iraq, I talked to many Iraqis from all levels of their society. Most importantly, I listened sympathetically to what they had to say. In their culture they were often very loyal to their tribe, regardless of religious origin. I also understood how much the culture of our… Read More »
[November 21, 2014] One advantage humans possess – that makes us unique in the animal kingdom – is the ability to make judgments. In the absence of complete information, a human can draw conclusions and form opinions; making leaps of logic that other animals simply cannot do, and we can do it very fast. While this is a… Read More »
[November 12, 2014] People say stupid things and that is to be expected. Who hasn’t said something they regret? When leaders say things that are “stupid”; morally wrong, disrespectful, or intellectually irrelevant, they need to immediately make things right. Today, I’m only showing some of the more failures since they stand out so much. Some are entertaining, some… Read More »
[November 08, 2014] I can just see it now … those who’ve spent time as leaders are recalling the many times their words were misinterpreted. It seems that no matter how hard we may try, someone will get the wrong impression about what you say or write. I don’t know whether this is human nature or not but… Read More »
[November 07, 2014] In Part 1 of this post I wrote about the essential aspects of a basic leader; one who has not yet reached senior status of the most upper positions in leading people. Among the most important was to follow the Golden Rule by treating others with respect and through the use of conflict resolution. Senior… Read More »
[November 04, 2014] When General Dwight D. Eisenhower was promoted to the flag rank of Brigadier General (the first rank after Colonel), he noted that the decisions he was required to make were of a different nature. Different, not because his decisions were now more important. He discovered to be a better leader he had to also stop… Read More »
[November 01, 2014] Politicians say the darnest things. In only three days the United States has all its House of Representatives and one-third of its Senators are up for election. It makes you want to give up watching television or reading the newspaper with all the advertisements. Yet if we did, one would be missing some really attention-getting quotes.… Read More »
[October 30, 2014] When we look back on the 20th Century United States history, we see many great figures. There were those in politics and the military that shepherded us through two great wars and a number of other major conflicts. There were those in science who lead us forward in medicine, physics, engineering, and chemistry. And, while… Read More »
[October 22, 2014] With political elections coming up in the United States and many countries over the next month, I will find plenty to write about here. Sure enough, politicians running for office are providing plenty of fodder for us to see how senior leaders are performing. I’m resisting making the Leader Wall only about politicians, so included… Read More »