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  • Our Tragic Love Affair

    I am perplexed. When’s the last time we had an ugly President? Taft? He wasn’t pretty, but had a commanding presence. Johnson? Not pretty, but he had moxie…until they messed up Vietnam and he got tired (realized he couldn’t win). Nixon? He looked weird all right, but how weird for 1968? Not all that weird.…

  • On staying in front of IT

    Due to the overwhelming response I received from my last post on leadership (/snark, but seriously, thanks for the email mention Cracker), I thought I would continue to riff on that leadership theme. See, to my way of thinking, there are two ways to deal with a problem; react or anticipate. Both have their plusses…

  • Leadership is…Leadership is not…

    Leadership is:Having a clear vision for the futureKnowing how to articulate that visionKnowing how to motivate the stakeholders in your (community, business, or other organization) to support that visionBuilding consensusCompromiseSpeaking to the people, not at themRecognizing when you’re wrongRecognizing when your right, but perceived wrongKnowing what that is, and how to manage the differenceBeing flexible…

  • This is What I Was Talking About

    Waaaaayyy back on March 29th, I posted a little rant about the US Attorney scandal. In this post, I focused on the over-politicization of the US Attorney offices and specifically with the firing of Carol Lam, the San Diego US Attorney, who has put a good deal of Republicans in the pokey(Duke Cunningham, etc.). In…

  • The Power of Positive Action

    In today’s Commercial Appeal, Emmanuel A. Tom writes a reasoned if naive editorial admonishing Memphians to embrace the power of positive thinking through the power of their word. While this is certainly an aspect of the problem, word alone is not enough, action is the key to making a better Memphis. Certainly the power of…

  • Warfighter or Peacekeeper?

    Since the beginning of the Bush II Administration, there has been a shift in the terminology used to describe American soldiers. Back in the 90’s American troops were called “Peacekeepers”, now they are called “Warfighters”. I’ve often wondered if this was simply a difference in mission, or if there was something implicit in the terminologies…