Entries by James (Jamie) Fischer

Leading from the Front

Leading from the Front The trenches of WWI are legendary for their horrors: knee-deep mud, rotting flesh, ever-present vermin, and constant threat of death were difficulties facing the front-line soldier beyond the homesickness, fatigue, battle, and regimented chaos common to war.  Many suggest that the senior leadership, particularly the British, lost touch with the reality […]

Courage in the Moment

Introduction by James (Jamie) Fischer At Ethical Leaders in Action, we have been focused a lot these days on Moral Courage, one of the Elements of Moral Action.  If you saw Chad’s recent video post, https://ethinact.com/video-the-elements-of-moral-action-part-1/, you know that we observe three elements which lead to Moral Action: Moral Motivation, Moral Clarity, and Moral Courage. […]

Command and Control

See a list of other posts in this series at Blog Post Series Command and Control It sounds intimidating, doesn’t it?  Command conjures up images of the great general on horseback or the company president barking orders as their eager assistants take notes.  Control gives the impression of the puppet master pulling strings, or maybe life […]