Author: Doug Wilson

Leadership In Pictures: The Subtleties of Great Leadership

Great leadership is grossly misunderstood. It is not that there is not enough knowledge about leadership: books, articles and seminars abound. There is just little understanding about what really makes leaders great. The first aspect of greatness was discussed in Drawing #1:Who Leaders Should Be. (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/leadership-series-pictures-drawing-1-doug-wilson?trk=prof-post). Without the character illustrated there, nothing else matters. Building… Continue reading Leadership In Pictures: The Subtleties of Great Leadership

Leadership in A Series of Pictures – Drawing 1

This is the first of several leadership drawings presented for consideration and discussion. Leadership is a very simple yet a very complicated action. The diagram below is designed to illustrate the many ingredients of the “recipe” for great leadership. Just as in cooking, it is the ways these ingredients blend together that create the unique… Continue reading Leadership in A Series of Pictures – Drawing 1

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“It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who’s actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs… Continue reading Untitled

Looking Into The Souls Of Psychopathic Leaders

In her article “7 Things Rich People and Psychopaths Have In Common”, Morgan Quinn reviews multiple studies on psychopathic behaviors. (http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/money/7-things-rich-people-and-psychopaths-have-common). The research Quinn cites in her article is summarized below with a fictitious leadership example (in italics) drawn from multiple real life examples. These examples are placed in the setting of a new leader… Continue reading Looking Into The Souls Of Psychopathic Leaders

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“Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men.” General George Patton

An Open Letter to Leaders: You Are Not A Great Leader And Probably Never Will Be

Lets face it. Most of the readers on LinkedIn are searching for the Holy Grail – a leadership secret that will vault them far beyond their competition. (And most writers are offering that magic bullet which they, and they alone, have discovered). Yet leadership greatness is rare and does not come easily or without a… Continue reading An Open Letter to Leaders: You Are Not A Great Leader And Probably Never Will Be

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Read my new article about an important national issue: The Decline of Entrepreneurship: Are We Hearing “The Death Rattles” Of Business?

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“A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.” – Max Lucado