So here’s some Christmas break guilty pleasure reading. I re-read the series over the summer while on a brief home assignment so that it was a good time to check this book…
Category: Movies and Television
Quick Review: Risen
I had no idea the movie Risen was being released, but saw it in the Philippines and the way movies are here – if you want to see a movie you better go…
The Right Stuff
Who are the right people to build around? What potential leaders have “the right stuff” and what informs your assessment of what makes for “right stuff” in the first place? The world…
Quick Thoughts on Wicked
Just finished the novel Wicked: The Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, the inspiration for the musical/broadway play of the same name which is no doubt…
Green Zone Leadership: Breaking Rules to Serve
This is a much delayed post in the series I’ve entitled “Green Zone Leadership,” which is a compilation of reflections and insights from reading Imperial Life in the Emerald City – the…
Interruptions of Progress
I had a chance to see “The Gangster Squad” and there was a great line that has stayed with me. First, I enjoyed the movie. It was like L.A. Confidential meets the…
Dangers for Discerners: Elementary
The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the Sherlock Holmes narrative, originally created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There have been two feature films released recently with the…
Quick Review: Lincoln (The Movie)
After my review yesterday on the book Lincoln’s Melancholy and mentioning that I had read that prior to seeing the movie, I wanted to share some of my reflections from my experience…
Stats Lie Pt. 10 -Quick Thots From The Movie Moneyball
I am re-posting this blog in preparation for my next few posts that will relate to the book Moneyball and because I think this post and those to come belong in my…