Failure Management
One thing we are not prepared for in life, nor is this topic generally taught in most academic institutions, is how to deal with failure. Maxwell (2000) points out that people in school are trained...
View ArticleOrganizational Knowledge and The Learning Process
According to business analysts, to achieve maximum results, organizational “knowledge” has to be captured and used. In one of the MBA courses at Ashford University, our professor revealed that...
View ArticleStyles of Leadership
When we are assigned leadership roles, most of us want to be accepted and liked. However, leaders that are concerned with just being accepted and liked, often find themselves going out of their way to...
View ArticleCultivating Leadership Styles
On Monday we began our initial examination on leadership styles and discussed whether being liked is more important than achieving end results. Today we continue this analysis by identifying different...
View ArticleThe Road to Effective Leadership (Conclusion)
This week our discussion has been focused on what it takes to develop effective leadership skills. In the book, Business Ethics (2013), Ferrell, et al., revealed that when well-publicized scandals...
View ArticleThe Nature of Conflict
This week we began a discussion on how to face conflicts in an attempt to manage them more effectively. Today, we continue our examination by first acknowledging a significant component: that...
View ArticleHonoring Those Who Serve
This week, as proud citizens of the United States, we will once again take the time to celebrate and reflect on the many services provided by our veterans as we honor all the great she-roes and heroes...
View ArticlePrayers for Paris
When I was part of a team of performing artists, I had the privilege of touring throughout France and spent a considerable amount of time in Paris. In fact, the first merry-go-round my daughter ever...
View ArticleAmerica Deserves Better! (Part 1)
The past few weeks I’ve been posting blogs focused on leadership based on my extensive research work in organizational management. My choice to focus on this topic was based on the fact that as a...
View ArticleVacation Time
******** “The appearance of things changes according to the emotions, and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.” Kahlil Gibran ******** For more...
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