Do we still need Presidents?

When our founding fathers gathered over 200 years ago, they wisely constructed a charter for our great country whereby a critical balance was achieved. Three branches of government, none of which with unilateral, absolute power, were required for any kind of sustained governmental action. It has worked well for these 200 years. But do we [...]

Not Chess, Mr. Spock…Poker!

The Enterprise was immobilized. Caught like a helpless animal in a trap, struggling fruitlessly to escape, knowing all the while that the inevitable end was drawing nearer and nearer. No power. Shields were down. Engines were offline. Soon, the Phesarius would open fire. The droning countdown of the Baalok creature both infuriated and terrified Kirk. [...]

New blog, book site themes coming soon

A few of you [OK...who am I kidding, more than a few of you] have commented on the .. uh.. “sparseness” of my book website and of the “sameness” of my blog web site. Truth is, I’ve been concentrating on content first, and have been planning on revamping the containers later. But fear not; plans [...]

True leaders know how to balance hype and reality

Let’s face it. People who call themselves leaders are like opinions. They are everywhere. Problem is you can’t easily tell a great leader from a crappy one. And, by the time you do, he’s probably off to his next “opportunity”. It’s even worse than that. An essential component of any great leader is to paint [...]

Leadership cannot be taught

…nor can it be learned. At least, not the core talent of leadership. You see, you can learn certain techniques of leadership – how leaders inspire others, how they create a palpable vision of the future and compel their teams to work passionately toward it. But you can’t learn how to BE a great leader. [...]