Tag: Lessons

James Longstreet’s Lessons in Leadership

Leaders fail in different ways. Some are leaders in name only. They have followers aplenty yet live by the mantra of the 19th-century French politician Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin (oft-cited by Jonah Goldberg), “There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.” Any casual observer of modern American politics is depressingly familiar […]

7 Best Money Lessons Shared by Mark Cuban

Suzanne Cordeiro / Shutterstock / Suzanne Cordeiro / Shutterstock Mark Cuban, the renowned entrepreneur, investor and star of ‘Shark Tank’ is known for his straightforward financial advice. A self-made billionaire, Mark Cuban’s business ventures and investments have made him one of the wealthiest and most influential figures in the business world. Check Out: 5 Frugal […]

Amphibious combat vehicle’s first deployment may yield repair lessons

The U.S. Marine Corps is monitoring the first deployment of its amphibious combat vehicle to see if these extended operations from a ship yield new lessons on maintaining and operating the vehicle, according to the service’s top program official. The ACV had its operational debut this month at the Philippines-based Balikatan exercise, during which the […]

Lessons learned from Fort Bliss Black Start Exercise: Brendan Gallagher

A widespread power outage at a military installation can rapidly degrade the quality of life for tens of thousands of people, while also generating serious impacts to readiness, communications, public safety, and the ability to project combat power. To help address this, the Department of Defense has directed military installations to conduct a “Black Start […]

A $1 haircut and lifetime of lessons from Mom

Most middle schoolers don’t brag about their mom cutting their hair. I’m glad I got to. That’s because my mom owned a salon, and that business has always meant the world to her. My mother, Debbie Revell, just hung up her scissors after a long successful career in the salon industry. She’s the hardest working […]

Maddow Blog | Unlearned lessons: Trump plans to close pandemic preparedness office

Given the federal difficulties in responding to the Covid pandemic, it didn’t come as too great of a surprise when President Joe Biden created a White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy. Its remit was obvious: Officials in this office would be responsible for monitoring future crises and helping coordinate federal responses. Unfortunately, […]