Leaders Clarify
In a subtropical forest in Africa a troop of gorillas is in the midst of their daily activities when a twig snaps in the brush. [...]
Now, more than ever before
"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, [...]
Leadership has always been hard
As the year 1776 drew to a close, the American experiment was in trouble. In recent months the Colonial forces had suffered much at the [...]
Level 5 failure
In Good to Great, Jim Collins researched and codified a surprising fact: that leadership matters a great deal in taking organizations from good to great. [...]
The Organizational Hunger Games
In the movie, The Hunger Games, North America has been destroyed by some unknown apocalyptic event and the nation of Panem exists in its place. [...]
Victims, villains and rescuers
Dudley Do-Right was the hero of a segment of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, a cartoon entertainment show from my youth. Dudley was a dim-witted [...]
Political correctness is killing business
Top photo: Dad on left in "Ol' B29" amtrac. Bottom: Dad marked with "x" - "Chow time on Saipan" Click on picture to enlarge. [...]
Who do you trust?
We encounter people in life who give us – with the best of intentions – advice and counsel that is inherently biased. In the 1967 [...]
Three secrets for improved performance in today’s economy
Times are tough and the economic seas are rough. The future is rife with uncertainty. So, what else is new? We, who are beyond a [...]
What do your subordinates say about you?
This story is told by David Kirk Hart, former professor at Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management. It comes to me by way of my [...]