Over the weekend I read 13 Hours by Michael Zuchoff, which I had wanted to read since seeing the “13 Hours” movie that came out in the fall. The book and the…
Category: History
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…
The Rush and Good Feeling of Progress
In honor of Black History Month I’m re-posting the following blog I posted a few months ago inspired by the accounts of James Meredith breaking the color barrier at Ole Miss. __________________…
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…
Green Zone Leadership: Throwing Resources
The past few days I’ve posted on themes related to the movie The Green Zone from a couple years back and the book that inspired that movie, Imperial Life in the Emerald…
Green Zone Leadership: Agendas
The past few days I’ve posted on themes related to the movie The Green Zone from a couple years back and the book that inspired that movie, Imperial Life in the Emerald…
Thoughts on Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Are you leading from the Green Zone? I wrote a blog post a couple years ago by that title here after seeing the movie The Green Zone. The movie The Green Zone…
Reflections on the LA Riots Pt 3 – Getting Along
“Can’t we all just get along?” This is one of those soundbites that I can always recall. I can hear it like it was yesterday. Maybe I can because this line was…
Personal Reflections on the LA Riots Part 1
It’s crazy to believe that the LA Riots or “civil unrest” was 20 years ago. As the media has been starting to take people back to what happened 20 years ago, I’ve…