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Leadership in Life


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What’s Wrong with This Picture?

I’ve come across this graphic a lot on the web, used for various “leadership” sites. The artist really does a nice job of representing what seems to be the prevailing perception of what leadership is…and misperception of what good leadership is.Oh, there are plenty of historical and current leaders that this graphic illustrates perfectly. One from the 1930′s comes to mind.

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Leadership in History


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Admiral Nimitz: the Moment of Truth

It was a bright, warm Hawaiian morning on 31 December 1941, when Admiral Chester W. Nimitz stepped aboard the submarine USS Grayling, moored in Pearl Harbor, for a brief 1000 ceremony in which he would assume command of the US Pacific Fleet, relieving Adm. Husband E. Kimmel of the position after the 7 December attack there. But, throughout the area, the mood was anything but bright.

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