I dedicated quite a bit of space in my book "The Intrepid Brotherhood" to the practice of constructive discharge or constructive termination. Today it is called quiet firing. This is a great description of that questionable practice....

I did this interview with John DeSimone shortly after we had completed the manuscript for "The Intrepid Brotherhood". We both felt that the greatest value of our work was as case study material for business and leadership courses at the collegiate level. It really is...

As a first-time independent author, I am humbled and thrilled to announce that "The Intrepid Brotherhood" has been conferred a Silver Award in the Non-Fiction - Gov/Politics category by Readers' Favorite. Readers' Favorite is a site that has earned the respect of...

Today I am going to try to juxtapose some Aristotle quotes with themes from contemporary leadership philosophies, especially Leadership First (The Inspirational Leader) https://www.leadershipfirst.net/. The purpose is simply to show that the path to great leadership...

Ed Warren and his wife Lorraine were "paranormal investigators", or ghost hunters. They had a colorful and controversial career. Perhaps in contrast to others in their industry, they believed strongly in demonology and possession so they approached their work with a...

All of the podcast hosts that I have interviewed with have asked me about my references to the Greek philosopher Aristotle in my book The Intrepid Brotherhood. Many readers have probably wondered about the same thing. When asked, I have tried to provide my...

Happy Labor Day! Dan McConnell asked me to include some links to his more recent work. Glad to oblige. Dan McConnell, Cartoonist | Facebook Dan McConnell (@cartoonydan) • Instagram photos and videos Stay Courageous, Gordon

I was privileged to be granted permission to use some of the cartoon sketches of Cashmere artist Dan McConnell in my book "The Intrepid Brotherhood". All of the sketches that I used were produced by Dan during the actual timeline of the events related in the story, so...

I am thrilled to share a recent review of my book from "Reader Views Book Reviews". In my opinion, it is very perceptive and insightful. My only wish is that the reviewer would have made it clear that we were an obvious exception to the "deadwood" scenario and that we...

I had a great time talking to Doug about my book and about leadership in general. I really enjoyed this session so, if you have 45 minutes to spare, please take the time to watch (yep, it's got video!) Hopefully, it will inspire you to watch more of Doug's podcasts...