[June 03, 2014] Last year I was at the New York Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to get a new driver’s license and car plates. Nationwide DMVs have a bad reputation for historically terrible customer service. Interestingly, DMVs are used as an example in public service seminars as the classic case of how not to give good customer… Read More »
[November 12, 2021] No, we are not brave! This admission may come as a shock to many, but nearly every person I’ve ever met, whether in the military or civilian life, are cowards, and so am I. We put up a good front, of course, and we do this by talking big, owning cool stuff, and belonging to… Read More »
[November 18, 2015] No, we are not brave! This may come as a shock to many but nearly every person I’ve ever met, whether in the military or in civilian life, are cowards and so am I. We put up a good front … of course … and we do this by talking big, owning cool stuff, and… Read More »
[September 17, 2014] TheLeaderMaker.com is about to undergo some changes that should make the reading experience more worthwhile. The changes are largely based on reader input but also include some items I’ve wanted to add for a while. My intent is to make theLeaderMaker.com the go to place to read about senior leadership. Here are some of the… Read More »
[August 26, 2026] Failed leaders have awful, predictable consequences, and that is the position of Europe. Europe is in civilizational free fall. Guy Millière’s recent Gatestone piece lays out the case. They are not merely struggling, Europe is sliding toward civilizational erasure. The statistics don’t lie. What we see here is a tragedy of failed political leadership, and… Read More »
[January 30, 2025] With the issuance of several presidential Executive Orders, the U.S. military is undergoing radical changes that pushes for a fully merit-based system and a pushback on anti-woke policies of the Biden era. But, the question remains, is our military going anti-woke? We do know there is a serious reshaping of its approach to diversity, equity,… Read More »
[November 13, 2024] Under President Biden and Kamala Harris, FEMA has been slow to respond to hurricanes this year, which includes slow aid delivery, failure to quickly and accurately assess damage areas, and lacking knowledgeable leadership on the ground. Now we discover another massive scandal when it came out that FEMA workers have been directed to bypass the… Read More »
[April 8, 2024] Finally! Springtime is here, and the trees are budding, the flowers are blooming, and the pollen is putting my sinuses in overdrive. Yet, I must say that I do love spring, for it represents hope, and it is hope that allows us to hang onto the future for our families. There is always a need… Read More »
[December 2, 2023] I wrote an article about fake workplace victimization ten years ago. It was based on my observation of the Department of Army Civilizations (DACs). At the time, I recommended to the military that the best solution for them was to reduce civilian hires by more than 50%, keeping the best qualified and firing the rest. … Read More »
[November 1, 2023] Since the Hamas terror attacks on Israel almost a month ago, there has been much written about what sparked the massacres. Many in our media are quick to point out that there are always two sides to the story, and they go out of their way to inject Palestinian grievances whenever they can. But there… Read More »