Presidential Stewardship
Article II of the Constitution specifies the powers vested to the President of the United States. He is explicitly charged to take care that the laws enacted by Congress are …
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t
Written by: Emily Fritcke Jim Collin’s bestselling management book, Good to Great, is the product of over five years of research that explores how good organizations can be transformed into …
Read MoreMichelle Obama on the Rise of ‘Citizen Diplomacy’
On her recent trip to China, First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama discussed the advantages of ‘citizen diplomacy’ throughout the world. Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Adviser, made …
Read MoreDiscovering America through the Prose of a Foreigner
In 1959, Italo Calvino, arguably Italy’s most important postwar novelist, received a grant from the Ford Foundation to travel throughout the United States. For six months, between 1959 and 1960, …
Read MoreLeadership Lessons from an Autocratic Leader
“It’s only the dreamers who ever move mountains.” – Fitzcarraldo Werner Herzog’s 1982 film Fitzcarraldo tells the story of Irishman, Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, who is known to the natives of …
Read MoreLiterature and Leadership
Written by: Emily Fritcke Edited by: Javaria Tareen On February 26, 2014, Dr. James Stavridis, Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, retired U.S. Navy …
Read MoreA Lesson on Integrity from the Author of “Persuasion”
By: Emily Fritcke Sales guru and best-selling author, Zig Ziglar, pronounced himself as the “Undisputed King of Motivation.” His career soared in the 1970s and encompassed multi-million dollar book sales, …
Read MoreThe State of a Democratic Union
The State of the Union address that takes place each year, giving the President the opportunity to address Congress and the American people, is one of the nation’s best arenas …
Read MoreLessons on Leadership from My Mother
The most influential lesson I have learned regarding leadership was modeled by my mother. It is a not a lesson that was imparted only one occasion, nor was it one …
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