Sheepdogs resemble the wolf, with fangs and the capacity for violence. He is a constant reminder that there are wolves in the land. The sheep would prefer a world without the sheepdog…until the wolf arrives.
Eyes on the Shepherd
leadership
Are you comfortable calling yourself a leader? You should be.
We’ve made leadership about changing the world, and there is no world. There’s only six billion understandings of it.
Emotional Intelligence: What is it?
For most leaders, Emotional Intelligence will become their ceiling – their effectiveness at leading others will hinge less on the leadership skills they develop over time and more on their ability to “know thyself” and others.
Quality of a Leader
In one word, every commander should keep constantly before him the great truth, that to be well obeyed, he must be perfectly esteemed.
Leadership…
The best leadership draws out your best while going undetected.
A Tale of Two Leaders
Petraeus’ resignation was essential and he knew it because he is an authentic leader. For Senator Feinstein to publicly wish it wasn’t so, is simply poor leadership. Poor leadership that we have become very tolerant of.
Control, Influence and Everything Else
Like everything else in life, your success and your actions are governed by your attitude, what you choose to focus on and how you choose to look at those things. Everything can be divided into three spheres…
Robert E. Lee and the Abuse of Principle
Accepting that Robert E. Lee possessed fine ideals and a sterling character, we should use his sad life as a warning, not a model.
Staying the Path
You who would now raise your hand and take the oath to serve and protect on behalf of the masses will be faced with challenges of the conscience and the spirit that will test your mettle and will either serve to harden your resolve to stay the path of righteousness or bend you in ways large or small that will collectively diminish us as a professional body and tarnish our proverbial shield.
A Spoke in the Wheel
Deitrich Bonhoeffer’s transition from theologian to conspirator in an assassination plot is important reading for anyone looking for insight on applying Christian ethics to life today.