Leadership

This past Saturday I went to visit my mother and we took a trip out to the cemetery where my dad and grandmother are. My dad was a veteran of two wars, and even though he wasn’t killed in war he gave more than 2 decades of his life to the service and that says […]

Many years ago I was in a very interesting spot. I was still a regular employee and there was a time crunch on something that was out of my control for a long time. When I finally had the opportunity to really do something I was told that I had to have the problem solved […]

“I have a unique set of skills which I have acquired over many years…” Liam Neeson in Taken I am an independent consultant. Come June I’ll have been a consultant for 12 years. Most people who try to work for themselves don’t make it to 3 years, let alone 12, and even though all of […]

This is going to surprise some people, but even though I’ve worked for myself for nearly 12 years, I’ve had a couple of occasions here and there to interview for a regular job. Sometimes you see an opportunity, realize that the money’s not bad and the benefits might be great and, well, if it’s local […]

Now there’s a provocative title isn’t it? In the world of leaders, almost no one would consider a gang leader as being anything other than despicable. I’d agree with that statement, whether we’re talking street gangs or organized crime. And yet, one can’t deny that gang leaders seem to garner great power and authority, moreso […]