By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [November 14, 2017] When I was a young man, back in the day of tube radios and black rotary telephones, my friends and I spent a lot of time appreciating the fine ladies we dated. We never obsessed over their race, religion, or even their sexual orientation (it never came up)… Read More »
[August 31, 2023] When I began this leadership blog almost ten years ago, I had a few friends write an occasional column. Sadako Red, a pen name, became more popular because of his wit and penchant for getting into sticky situations and his nimble ability to extract himself from the most uncomfortable and dangerous situations. And no one… Read More »
[September 3, 2022] An idea of mine took fruition as I doodled on the back of a Delta Airlines napkin. How could I put so many of my thoughts out to be challenged and improved upon by others? This blog began precisely nine years ago today, in 2013, and that idea was made real. Over the years, my… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [October 18, 2021] Nothing is more galling than missing an obvious opportunity to do good or to succeed and we all know it. We know it in our bones! We know that to do so means a missed chance that will never show itself again. I was once young and had… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [August 19, 2020] Anytime we step out boldly to make changes, we take a chance that we might fail. But the only way to get better is to try. I’m no politician; don’t want to be now nor ever. The City of Baltimore – you know the one that I can… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [March 15, 2020] Duty is the essence of humanness. No words written are more pointed to the reason modern men and women are so unhappy … unhappy because they fail to realize that not doing one’s “duty” is the denial of our obligation to act righteously. For the past several weeks,… Read More »
Below are a composition of the Guest Bloggers that have contributed to www.theleadermaker.com. Please visit them and wish them well. Sadako Red Disclaimer: I chose the pen name Sadako Red in order to remove any notoriety reflecting on my other real job as a very senior executive in the Department of Defense. My opinion is my opinion only… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [November 17, 2019] Just when I was beginning to think I understood people … Last month, I gave a guest lecture on “The motivations of America’s Founding Father Samuel Adams;” not that it matters much, but I’m considered an expert in early-American politics. I gave my speech at Georgetown University here… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [August 10, 2019] I was sitting on the sand of my favorite beach in Ocean City, Maryland (the home of artistic Xpression, the boardwalk, and sundaes in the park) when I overheard several of my sand-buddy neighbors arguing over what to do about “white supremacy.” Now, if you’re going to make… Read More »
By guest blogger Sadako Red [see disclaimer] [January 9, 2019] Years ago Dr. Condoleezza Rice said something I never forgot. She said the “United States of America had made enormous progress in race relations, and it is still the best place on Earth to be a minority.” She is correct, of course, and I couldn’t have said it… Read More »