The city spent $650K to make sure the KKK rally was safe. Everybody had a plan. Tornadoes rip through the city. Everybody wants to help- no one had a plan. I’ve been kinda quiet. I’m not the HMFIC. Look it up. I’ve run for office more times than anyone who’s been elected in Dayton. I’m Read More
Last night, I had the honor of attending the Dayton Public Schools Superintendent’s Scholars ceremony for kids getting straight A’s (yep- one of the Esrati household is brighter than most). There, we got to hear and later meet an exceptional student from Thurgood Marshall High School- Ashley Cooper. Ms. Cooper has a 4.1 gpa, is Read More
When there is a lack of leadership- we look to building consensus. Nothing wrong with collective hand-holding- as long as it’s in church, but when it comes to politics and policy- generally, what you get when you get a crowd together is mediocrity. In church- you have an ultimate leader. One who clearly states what’s Read More
Seth Godin is a blogger- only he has a million readers. He’s taken his blog and turned it into books. The current one on leadership, Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us has been a top seller on Amazon. He has an excerpt on his blog today: Leadership is scarce because few people are willing Read More
True leaders, as I learned in the Army, have their number 2 prepped at all times to step up and take their place. Elected politicians are terrified of anyone remotely qualified to take their place and will stop at nothing to disparage the “opposition” at every turn (see Clinton/Obama race if you need an example). Read More
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