What is Happening to Us?

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Leaders – Do you Have the Courage to Stop this Trend?

What is happening to us?  Are we becoming addicted to bickering, point-scoring, sniping, and one-upmanship?  Is it only me or do you also notice [...]

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Leaders of the Future

Leaders of the Future at TCU

Dean Erikson and Dr. Gluckman

I find that students are such an exciting audience.   They are discerning and open, forthright and respectful, curious and imaginative.  That’s how I found the leadership faculty and students to be when I spoke at TCU’s Neely School of Business.  The topic was [...]

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Nelson Mandela – A Great Leader

The ONE Ability That Made Him A Great Leader !

If you haven’t seen the movie ‘Invictus’ yet, I can highly recommend it.   Apart from a truly astonishing performance by Morgan Freeman as Mandela, this movie beautifully depicts the unmatched, absolutely unique leadership style of Nelson Mandela.

Mandela spent twenty seven years in [...]

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The Spirit and Pain of Africa

The Spirit and Pain of Africa
The Differences Are Amazing

So here I am visiting family in Johannesburg, South Africa.  The contrast between Dallas, Texas, where I now live, and Johannesburg as it is today, is incredible.   Let’s start with the way people live.  People in Johannesburg are prisoners in their own homes. High brick [...]

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