On the anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill’s birthday, perhaps it’s appropriate to play this extraordinary advertisement from Hovis Bread. Churchill is, arguably, the linchpin of the history reviewed.
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Lincoln Thanksgiving Proclamation
Joe Paterno Too Old? The Age-Old Question of Old Age
- Too old to serve?
Many people have reacted to the Joe Paterno leadership tragedy with a simple solution: impose mandatory retirement as a norm.
Noting that Paterno is 84 years old–and served as Penn State’s coach for nearly 46 years–they conclude that such an approach could have prevented the current crisis.
Was Paterno too old to serve effectively?
Leadership Requires Management: The Paterno Tragedy
Paterno's position relied on the character of others.
Why should anyone care what Joe taught us, or taught anybody, for that matter? And the answer is this: Because two opposite things are true. The charges that have been leveled are truly sickening, and Joe Paterno is a truly good man.
–Chris Raymond, Penn State ’87
Peter Drucker famously warned that there’s nothing more hazardous to an enterprise than forty years of success.
Joe Paterno and his Penn State colossus collapsed after more than forty-five years.
Margot Morrell: Shackleton’s Lessons on Coaching Yourself
Netflix and Reed Hastings: Who Are They Serving?
Theodore Roosevelt Leadership: Birthday Commemoration
The anniversary of TR’s birthday, October 27th, is an appropriate time to commemorate his historic leadership.
And, just perhaps, it’s useful to reflect on our national leadership–and what TR called the “national character.”
How do we stack up? What can we do better? What can we make better? What can we begin on this very day, in this very hour?
Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Legacy: The Strenuous Life
Roosevelt's Greatest Achievement Was Reforming Himself.
[Note: This appreciation of Theodore Roosevelt's leadership legacy is occasioned by the anniversary of his birthday, October 27th.]
What is a leader’s greatest legacy?
With the passage of time, even the greatest accomplishments can be forgotten or overtaken by subsequent events. What one generation reveres, another overlooks—or takes for granted.
Daniel R. Murphy: Leadership Begins with One
Humility Examined in ‘Humilitas’ by John Dickson
The timeless topic of humility appears more timely than ever today.
Self-regard, self-assertion, self-consciousness…..self-, self-, self-… these are the found on the surface everywhere. Regrettably, they’re also found underneath the surface, time and again, when one gets to the root of common problems.
John Dickson, a Ph.D. from the highly regarded Macquarie University in Sydney, has produced a thoughtful, serviceable book on humility. He combines a historian’s perspective with a practical bent. The result is enchanting.
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