I can’t tell you his name. He says that would be bragging and he doesn’t brag, even though he has a lot to brag about. He joined his company as a management trainee more than half a century ago. He retired as CEO of their international business. He’s certainly had a lot of great business  »  Read More

There are two ways to study leadership. You can read books and articles about leadership. Or you can observe leaders and read books and articles about leaders. Learning from actual leaders, especially ones you can question, should be a big part of your learning. Leadership is situational and you can assess the situation  »  Read More

Anyone can talk a good game. The proof is in the behavior and the performance. Pay more attention to how your team members act than to what they say to find out what’s important to them. Pay more attention to how they perform so you don’t get misled by empty promises. Identify the people whose actions and words  »  Read More

Bernard Cornwell’s Richard Sharpe series is the kind of historical fiction I love. The series traces a compelling character through a range of historical events. Those events are the Peninsular War (1808 –1814) and the Battle of Waterloo. The historical detail is incredible, so there’s lots of things to  »  Read More