The power of a leader to implement change is based on doing what those who follow will accept and those who are opposed can’t resist. There is an element of effective leadership that few recognize and even fewer understand. Yet it is an aspect of leadership that gives the leader the license to do great [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Politics and Politicians Gone Awry'
Credibility Creates the Capital a Leader Needs to Invest in Change
April 22nd, 2013 · 3 Comments · Building Better Business Managers, Business Management, Politics and Politicians Gone Awry
Tags: Bob MacDonald·business leadership·John Adams·leadership·Lyndon Johnson·Thomas Jefferson
Guns are as Natural to the American Way of Life as Violence
April 15th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Business Management, Politics and Politicians Gone Awry
To preserve all that’s great about America, gun ownership must be protected—maybe even expanded. There are those who believe that America is moving toward a crisis tipping-point and that the outcome will determine if the country can continue its “exceptionalism” as the dominant economic, military and political leader in the world. There is dread spreading [...]
Tags: Bob MacDonald·gun control·right to bear arms·Second Amendment
Being Too Smart May be Hazardous to Your Success
April 8th, 2013 · No Comments · Building Better Business Managers, Business Management, Politics and Politicians Gone Awry
The more one knows, the more difficult it is to find a simple solution to a complex problem If you have been following the posturing and negotiations (a term used loosely) between President Obama and the leaders of Congress seeking a solution to the budget-busting costs of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, you can stop [...]
Tags: Bob MacDonald·Business Management·entitlements·Medicaid·Medicare·Problem solving·Social Security
