Black Market Leadership

12/14/2025

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12/12/2023

https://www.city-journal.org/article/white-male-would-probably-already-be-gone

Former Vanderbilt professor Carol Swain discusses the situation of Harvard president Claudine Gay

12/09/2023

Here's the video of my presentation at Virginia Military Institute and VMI Center For Leadership and Ethics

Kevin Black, '99, educates on behavioral adaptability and its incredibly powerful role in leadership.

10/07/2023

https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/murdaugh-murders-the-movie-director-on-how-bill-pullman-came-in-guns-blazing-with-his-portrayal-of-alex-murdaugh-exclusive/ar-AA1hQ7ur?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=d75bd0d070854448a698b9882415e628&ei=8

Greg Beeman reveals how he brought the infamous double murder story to life

10/05/2023

09/12/2023

https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/companies-worker-management-feedback-feedforward-hr-9758d6a7

More companies are ditching anxiety-inducing corporate lingo for what they see as gentler terms. Reviews become ‘connect’ sessions.

08/21/2023

Our culture. "I didn't know what they were trying [to do]. 'What are you doing?' Everyone's just talking. It's just an hour and a half, 90 minutes, of talking, just talking, talking."

The YouTuber and wrestler said that the Christopher Nolan film was ‘all exposition, nothing happened’

08/05/2023

In 1981, Ivan Reitman’s ‘Ghostsmashers’ had nearly been completed when John Belushi unfortunately died and production was halted for a few months. When shooting resumed, Eddie Murphy, John Candy and Paul Reubens were unable to reprise their roles due to other contractual obligations (because of Beverly Hills Cop, Splash and Pee-Wee’s Big adventure respectively). Their roles were recast and the movie was finished as ‘ ’. Promotional materials have now surfaced from the vaults of Columbia Pictures.

I also did no fact checking I just want this rumor/legend to continue.

08/01/2023

07/05/2023

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12267117/Scientists-know-hit-physical-mental-prime-not-20s-30s.html

Fascinating article!

When it comes to reaching your peak abilities, the fountain of youth is not all it's cracked up to be, as the latest research shows older adults have the best vocabulary and problem-solving skills.