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October 08, 2025When Leaders Lead Badly

By Dr. Scott. In my last blog, Leaders Leading Badly , we began a short series on the impact that ineffective and even bad leadership has on individuals and organizations. As I continued to reflect and research on this topic, one sub-topic kept coming up and that was what to do when a particular leader is leading badly. The advice in this area, though often positively spun, is yet another example of why leaders need to put in the effort to lead as effectively as they can or suffer the consequences. With that in mind, this week, we look at three pieces of advice for followers whose leader is leading badly. An underlying theme this week is the notion that when leaders lead badly, it becomes the responsibility of the followers to fill in the gaps, make the best of the situation, or become another casualty to high turn-over rates at ineffective organizations. This reversal of responsibilities is, of course, not ideal and becomes the catalyst for a whole slew o... Read more

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September 04, 2025Corporate Security Case Study: Rick Rescorla

By: Dr. Ken Gemlich You may be asking yourself, “who is Rick Rescorla?” In this blog, we’ll answer just that as we take a look at Rescorla’s life, training, and contributions to corporate security. Specifically, we’ll examine his decisive actions that saved thousands of lives during the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. Early Life and Service Though Rick Rescorla is not universally well known, he was a decorated, three-time hero. Rescorla started off life in 1939, in Hayle, United Kingdom. His hometown, during World War 2, teemed with American soldiers preparing for the Normandy landings. Richard idolized these soldiers and wanted to grow up and be one. Following his boyhood dreams, at age 16, Rescorla left home and joined the British Army as a paratrooper and went on to serve during the Cyprus emergency that occurred from 1957-1960. After his service, he left England to become a police officer in Rhodesia, where he met American Soldiers who tried to c... Read more

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September 02, 2025 New Quality Management Certificates Launching Soon Dr. Scott Eidson, EVP of the Madison School of Professional Development, announced this week that the MSPD will be launching new certificate programs in Quality Management. Throughout 2025, MEG has continued to produce new certificate programs across several disciplines including business, leadership, artificial intelligence, information technology, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). The new course launching in September 2025 is ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and will b...

May 30, 2025 New Free Success in Business Certification Launched New Free Success in Business Certification Launched The fourth, free certificate in the Madison School of Professional Development Success in Business S...

June 05, 2025 New IT Programs Launch 9 June 2025 New IT Programs Launch 9 June 2025 New programs and services continue to roll out here at Madison Education Group and the Madison Schoo...

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