A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz Nixonland by Rick Perlstein Who Writes The Narratives Of What We Believe? Have you ever wondered how it is that we come to accept certain versions of history and what we believe about ourselves and those we associate with? I’m not talking [...]
Before all else, goodness can make an organization; no matter your job, no matter your position, no matter your rank, if you show genuine goodness towards all people, they will go out of their way to help you succeed. 1 of 9
The Making of Tomorrow by Raoul de Roussy de Sales Men of Responsibility by Dirk U. Stikker One of the truths of sociology and business is that we tend to think that what happens today will happen tomorrow and that what we see today somehow happened yesterday and the day [...]
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card “Whatever your gravity is when you get to the door, remember — the enemy’s gate is down. If you step through your own door like you’re out for a stroll, you’re a big target and you deserve to get hit. With more than a [...]
The Age of Battles by Russell F. Weigley One of the most oft-heard comments about history is that those who fail to learn from it are bound to repeat it. I would say that is true only if people actually learned anything from history. Therein lies the hardest part. How [...]
The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis How do we know what we know about history? At some point all of us ought to have wondered how we know what we know about what happened in the past. I first wondered about this concept one day back in [...]
Hope is Not a Plan edited by Thomas Mowle Upon returning from Baghdad in December of 2004, Tom Ruby stayed in touch with several of his colleagues from the Coalition staff, both civilian and military. They collaborated on a project to bring the inside story of the workings of the [...]
The Pope and the CEO by Andreas Widmer Former Swiss Guard and now internationally known CEO, Andreas Widmer discusses lessons he learned directly from Pope John Paul II while serving in Pope’s personal guard. […]
Stone’s Fall by Iain Pears The real life murder of an Oxford professor in 1663 and its surrounding circumstances doesn’t sound like one of those plots that people immediately think of as the basis for a great novel. But Iain Pears’s Instance at the Fingerpost was a classic that hooked [...]
The Difference by Scott Page Lots of people have heard about the concept of the Wisdom of Crowds. When I read the book of that name by James Surowiecki in 2004, it kinda threw me for a loop. All throughout my professional career up to that point, I had worked [...]
Patuxent Defense Forum Presentation; St. Mary’s College of Maryland, April 30, 2014 It is really wonderful to be back at St Mary’s. I’ve been to many conferences and campuses, but this place is a tremendous melding of academic rigor, wonderful scenery, and American history. Thank you, Dr. Cain, and your staff, [...]
