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Photo by Daria Shevtsova from Pexels The Leader must understand collectivism in the modern individualistic workplace as it relates to the most basic needs of the employee. Perhaps the most essential characteristics employees seek from a leader are those of honesty and truthfulness. These combined characteristics are known as integrity. Integrity, and the commitment to doing what is … Continue reading Leadership in the New Age – The Fourth Key

Photo by Gladson Xavier from Pexels "Recognize that while the personality of a leader is important, how those essential character traits combine to make up that personality – those individual strengths and weaknesses – may differ tremendously depending on circumstance, environment, and reaction to the employee pool." To perform effectively and inspire the best from their team, the … Continue reading Leadership in the New Age – The Third Key

Photo by fauxels from Pexels "The Leader must have a deep understanding of the workplace personality, character, and conscience." For employees today, the workplace fulfills many of those all-important human social needs, especially those rooted in mutual respect whose foundations are built on in-person communication. At the most primal level, human beings are social animals driven by a … Continue reading Leadership in the New Age – The Second Key

Photo by Daria Shevtsova from Pexels "The Leader already knows and understands their strengths and weaknesses. They acknowledge them, own them, build on them, and are self-aware." What does it mean to know and understand your strengths and weaknesses, to own them, and to be self-aware? First, it is essential to realize that we are talking about individual … Continue reading Leadership in the New Age – The First Key

As we all slowly define our 'new normal of existence' within the boundaries of the current pandemic, I have noticed that there is and has been a single constant throughout. There is a collective desire for legitimate leadership. Perhaps you have heard it said that a time of crisis builds character. Nothing could be further … Continue reading Leadership in the New Age – An Introduction

School Shooters: Roots of Violence? (Retrieved from https://www.shopswell.com/)   Since I last wrote an article in this series – almost five weeks ago now – the world has drastically changed. As far as bringing out the best and the worst in people, I can’t yet say that it has changed for the better, but it’s … Continue reading Leakage

How Medical Technology is Saving Lives. From Americas Biopharmaceutical Companies  (retrieved from https://innovation.org/). Google images.   The earliest recorded school shooting in America occurred on July 26, 1764, when four Lenape Indians entered a schoolhouse near present-day Greencastle, Pennsylvania and shot and killed the schoolmaster and nine or ten school children (unsure) leaving only two … Continue reading The Killing Season – And an Increasing Propensity for Violence (Article 4)

Space Invaders. From Google Chrome (retrieved from https://chrome.google.com/). Public domain. I was around 10-years old and on a family visit to my Uncle Den’s house on the Gold Coast. That’s where I was first exposed to – and immediately fell in mad, passionate, 10-year old love with – ‘Space Invaders’ and the Atari © console. … Continue reading Dampened Emotional Response and Controversial Sources of Pain (Article 3)

The Mind. From “Life expectancy mapped for people with mental disorders” by University of Queensland, 2019, (https://medicalexpress.com/) COO Public Domain.   I was sitting across from Jaimie, his feet up on the beaten, scarred wooden coffee table between us, he was relaxed on the worn-out living room couch. Well-worn and showing signs of considerable use? … Continue reading Narcissistic, Sociopath, Paranoid, Psychopath, Attention Seeker, Loner, Autistic, Druggie, or Just Plain Mentally Unwell? (Article 2)

Psychology and the mind of a shooter. From “Psychology of New Mexico Shooting of James Boyd” by Misterleflo, 2019 (https://favpng.com/) and DMCA.   It’s 38 degrees outside - it’s cold for L.A. The wind has been howling as it does seasonally here, blowing down from the pass with tornado strength gusts. After three tepid days … Continue reading The Psyche of a Shooter (Article 1)