May 9th is the anniversary of the birthday of Sophie Scholl. Scholl is a celebrated heroine of modern Germany—indeed the world—for her historic service and sacrifice in resisting Hitler's Third Reich. …
Nuremberg and Command Responsibility
Robert McNamara & ‘The Fog of War’
Without planning it, I've fallen into an annual custom of watching Errol Morris's memorable documentary, The Fog of War. On reflection, I would suggest that anyone with leadership or management …
Daniel R Murphy | Three Most Important Lincoln Leadership Lessons
Steven Spielberg’s movie, Lincoln, is a real treat to watch. The acting is superb and the period sets and costumes are magnificent. More important however than all that are some of the lessons in …
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Thinkers and Talkers and Doers
How often have you heard something like the following? —I’m a doer. I don’t spend time on books or academic thinking or intellectual stuff. That’s just a distraction from getting things …
Gregory Craig and the Demise of the Lawyer-Statesman Ideal
UPDATE: Gregory Craig was acquitted of felony charges. Skadden Arps reportedly reached a settlement with Ukrainian ex-prime minister Tymoshenko. Longtime Washington establishment lawyer Gregory …
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