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Communication Tips from Lincoln

Jared PeatmanNovember 19, 2018October 5, 2020

On the 155th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, it is worth pausing for a moment to consider Lincoln’s message on that November day. Arguably the greatest speech in world history, there is much we can learn from those 272 words about inspiring a shared vision, creating a culture of change, and tapping into universal values…. Read More

Courage… from the Civil War to John McCain

Jared PeatmanSeptember 6, 2018October 5, 2020

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity to act despite our fears.” – John McCain Senator John McCain was buried in the U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery on September 2, 2018. McCain, a six-term senator from Arizona and 2008 Republican presidential nominee, died of brain cancer at the age of 81. Flying from… Read More

Stirling Moss and the 1955 Mille Miglia: Lessons in Communication

Jared PeatmanAugust 15, 2018October 5, 2020  Leave a comment

In 1955, British racecar driver Stirling Moss took on his biggest challenge to date: the Mille Miglia. A 1,000-mile open road race across Italy, the race heavily favored the Italian drivers who had more knowledge of the course than an outsider could hope to possess. Moss had just signed on for Mercedes racing that season… Read More

Pickett’s Charge: A Broken Negotiation

Jared PeatmanJuly 3, 2018October 5, 2020  Leave a comment

On this anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, we are posting a piece from A Transformational Journey from Gettysburg, Steve Wiley’s book on leadership interspersed with history tie-ins from Jared Peatman. One hundred and fifty-five years ago today, the Battle of Gettysburg turned from a potential Confederate victory to stunning defeat due to General James… Read More

Leadership Insights from The Rifle Musket (Really!)

Jared PeatmanMay 29, 2018October 5, 2020

I am in the midst of working on a new book about Joshua Chamberlain, the 20th Maine, and the Battle of Gettysburg. As part of my background reading, I am trying to become more knowledgeable about the weapons the men carried and the battlefield tactics they used. The current master on that subject is Earl… Read More

Was “Grit” the Key to Abraham Lincoln’s Success?

Jared PeatmanMay 11, 2018October 5, 2020

Every few years a new leadership or performance theory emerges that gets everyone talking. Angela Duckworth’s work on “grit” is just such a theory. Duckworth boils her theory down into one very simple statement: “When you consider individuals in identical circumstances, what each achieves depends on just two things, talent and effort” (42). She continues,… Read More

Of Owls and Men

Jared PeatmanApril 24, 2018October 5, 2020  Leave a comment

In The Way of the Owl, martial arts expert and naturalist Frank Rivers uses the owl as a model for effective conflict management. The book is full of useful advice, such as: 1. A sharp blade is both safer and more effective than a dull one (6). 2. Security lies in knowledge, benevolence in training… Read More

Robert E. Lee’s Leadership Lessons

Jared PeatmanApril 9, 2018October 5, 2020  Leave a comment

Today marks the 153rd anniversary of the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House, effectively beginning the end of the Civil War. It’s a good day to think about leadership lessons from Lee, and a good day to read about the general. Elizabeth Brown Pryor’s Reading the Man is… Read More

Branding Insights from Davy Crockett

Jared PeatmanMarch 20, 2018October 5, 2020

One of the main characters in our Transformational Journey from the Alamo is, of course, Davy Crockett. Like so many American heroes, much of what we think we know about Crockett is not based in fact but rather consists of stories created over the years in order to “sell” something. For example, both the Walt… Read More

What Metrics Are You Overlooking?

Jared PeatmanMarch 19, 2018October 5, 2020  Leave a comment

For Civil War soldiers, the only thing worse than armed combat was the sheer danger and terror of sitting in camp. Of the 750,000 men to die during the war – a recent revision from the traditionally cited number of approximately 620,000 – two-thirds died of disease. That means that 340+ men died of disease… Read More

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