National Character and Leadership Symposium

This past weekend I spoke at the United State Air Force Academy’s 15 annual National Leadership and Character Development Symposium. Over 4,000 cadets, visiting students, business, education and military leaders gathered to spend several days exploring the theme Impassioned Citizenship: Can One Make a Difference? I was honored to be invited to speak. My work…

Eloquence

I don’t often use the word “ought” but I’m making an exception: if you’re a leader, you really ought to read Peggy Noonan’s column Declarations in the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal. Her insights are consistently exceptional. This past weekend she wrote about Barack Obama and his speaking skills. She agrees that he…