West Point Graduation Week – Day Seven
Today was the exclamation mark to a week of festivity, but represented so much more than celebratory activities. There are milestones in life, and then there are milestones truly etched...
West Point Graduation Week – Day Four
Today was all about our relatives meeting my son's friends. The relatives aren't just any relatives - one is our own VIP, George Callahan. George is a retired Chief Warrant...
West Point Graduation Week – Day Three
The weather sort of cooperated and we got our ride in today with a minimal amount of soaking. It was a great ride, but a little melancholy as well and...
I’m Just One
When I was twelve years old, my English teacher persuaded me to enter a speech contest. There were three rules for the contest. The speech had to be five to...
The Secret Ingredient for (Team) Happiness
"What is the nature of human happiness?" That's the seminal question Daniel Gilbert is focused on answering in the latest issue of the Harvard Business Review. I have heard managers...
Leadership Lessons from a Veteran of WWII, Korea & Viet Nam
To say there aren't many people like George Callahan is a gross understatement. George is 90 years old - a living history book as a veteran of WWII, Korea and...
Solitude… the essence of leadership?
In a speech to West Point plebes in 2009, William Deresiewicz concluded his remarks stating that solitude is the very essence of leadership. A common refrain in our country is...
The Opposite of Self-Reliant
Being dependent is the opposite of one who is self-reliant. Self-reliant doesn't necessarily mean you go it alone. On the contrary. Self-reliant means knowing which questions to ask, and having...
Listening + Enlightening = Teaching = Leadership
In my book, I wrote a chapter about hearing the unheard which underscored the subtitle of self-reliant leadership. That is, self-reliant leadership is synonymous with knowing which questions to ask...
Mentors and Coaches – Is there a difference?
Mentor - "A wise and trusted counselor or teacher." Coach - "A person who trains an athlete." One of my most rewarding career experiences came when I was an information...
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