Archive: Norm R. Augustine
Never Bluff
This question has a short answer.
By Norm R. Augustine | May 5, 2009; 03:25 PM ET | Comments (0)
Flying Coach
When cuts are being imposed on employees in times of hardship, leaders should not take pay cuts along with the employees. They should take them before the employees.
By Norm R. Augustine | March 18, 2009; 10:49 AM ET | Comments (0)
Planting Ivy in the Urinals
To answer this question is to chose between being branded a male chauvinist pig by half the world's population and a weak-kneed wobbly wimp by the other half. Copernicus may have had the best answer to such tricky questions.
By Norm R. Augustine | March 10, 2009; 10:47 AM ET | Comments (0)
Decision Making, Government-Style
In government, with the possible exception of the military during combat, decisions are not made, they are negotiated.
By Norm R. Augustine | March 4, 2009; 12:23 PM ET | Comments (5)
Tie Up Your Camel
Making deals with people you don't trust is a formula for disaster. If you can't avoid them, be wary and hedge your bets.
By Norm R. Augustine | February 24, 2009; 11:58 AM ET | Comments (0)
Brutal Realism, Honestly Explained
From my experience in the post-Cold War downsizing of the aerospace industry, my advice is: Act decisively but with compassion, knowing that people can cope better with bad news than uncertainty.
By Norm R. Augustine | February 9, 2009; 12:18 PM ET | Comments (0)
Warner the Exception
When it comes to aging under-performers, my experience is that such individuals, unlike fine wines, rarely improve with age.
By Norm R. Augustine | January 29, 2009; 12:21 PM ET | Comments (0)
Citizens Must Sacrifice, Too
People worry about what a leader is not saying, because it is not that they can't stand bad news-- they just can't stand uncertainty.
By Norm R. Augustine | January 21, 2009; 10:35 AM ET | Comments (0)
Getting Back on the Horse
Current expectations are so great that unless Obama proves to be a Lincolnesque leader, disappointment throughout the nation and the world will be inevitable.
By Norm R. Augustine | January 14, 2009; 11:03 AM ET | Comments (0)
Failure Not An Option
President Obama will need to be every bit as good a leader as he appears to be and Republicans (like me) and Democrats alike had better give him all appropriate support.
By Norm R. Augustine | January 12, 2009; 02:04 PM ET | Comments (0)
If Nothing Else, We've Been Safe
President Bush's overall greatest achievement was that America has not suffered another 9/11 tragedy.
By Norm R. Augustine | January 7, 2009; 10:19 AM ET | Comments (25)
Regulation-Free Leadership
Is Santa FAA-licensed? Do his elves wear safety goggles? Free of regulation, Santa gets the job done.
By Norm R. Augustine | December 22, 2008; 02:33 PM ET | Comments (3)
It's All About Character
Tell the truth and tell it fast.
By Norm R. Augustine | December 15, 2008; 02:24 PM ET | Comments (1)
The National Security Angle
One cannot prevail militarily with a service economy alone.
By Norm R. Augustine | December 8, 2008; 03:20 PM ET | Comments (0)
