J. W. Publius - Publius Postulates: Executive Leadership

Copyright 2014

ISBN: 9781483525488

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Author

My name is J W Publius. Madison, Hamilton, and Jay were published as Publius. They did OK. If you are a thumb muscled gamer with OMG for a vocabulary and have no knowledge of the Federalist, ask for your money back. In Latin Publius is public. I spent my entire career working for the public. Publius was the chief man of the island of Malta according to the Christian bible. I was a Chief man. Publius Valerius Publicola led the over throw of the last Roman king. Way to go, Publius! You may soon get a hint as to the level of my passion to over throw what I label as egg carton bureaucracy. Proceeding... Virgils name was Publius. Ovids name was Publius.

And then... there was that really famous guy, Sryus, the Roman slave from Syria. His name was Publius and he was a writer of Latin maxims. I too, am a maxim writer. Read my maxims which relate to the attitude of my postulates at the end of this book.

Publius begins with Pub and that wets my Irish. Fact is, a professor once commented that only a drunk could have written this book; Hic, what an ignorant ass. Publius contains ublius and with a silent P that sounds sexy. Sexy sells. The J W announces that I do not consider myself to be a reincarnation of Publius. That certainly is in keeping with my often announced, I dont know everything which, by the way, is a real impediment to academic employment. Was it not Pink Floyd that proposed the Publius Enigma? What can be cooler than a leadership book that quotes Pink Floyd?

Publius Postulates is guaranteed to cause many professors to lose bowl control and arrogant government bureaucrats to abandon the KY jelly they hide in their desk drawers. Smiles will be abundant from the reader who identifies the many leadership dorks working in the same company.

My feet do stink and I occasionally love Jesus ... when my prayers are answered. I believe that most modern professorial pontification in the field of leadership and Bart Simpson have much in common. Likewise, household name authors with 15 sure steps to becoming the CEO of Standard Oil by next week and the Rev. Jim Jones of Kool-Aid fame are brothers in the occult. So, Im pandering my antidote.

-Author

Table of Contents Awareness

Postulates are not numbered by importance. Number 1 is the first postulate that I wrote, and so forth. As additional information for the amateur psychology types and for those who understand Salvador Dali, each of whom are cautioned not to read this book, the postulates do not necessarily build upon one another. How is this? There is no order.

The book is short and not intended as a candidate for scholarly or literary honors. Really, the table of contents is but a preview. Speaking of a preview, there are bracketed commentaries [ ] which accompany various Table of Contents postulates. These bracketed dabs of literary license appeared as involuntary keyboard strokes, a compulsion of the combination of male bovine excrement and serious revulsion.

As a duty of the Table of Contents Awareness, if at this point having read about the author, the reader, thats you Slugger, must decide if being labeled as a dumbass, if it fits, is offensive to an attitude of intellectual entitlement and established doctrine. If so, read quickly, skip frequently, squint, and keep the intellectual doors locked as the book car speeds through the leadership hood.

If courage prevails when the book is read and digested and any illumination is achieved, enter QED (Quod Erat Demonstrandum) and the book title, Publius Postulates, into your favorite social media. If unfamiliar with QED, a potential indicator of illiteracy, then enter OMG; God, help this planet.

Introduction

Publius Postulates may be applied universally but they are situationally oriented to public law enforcement and the public service sector leadership at the most senior level because thats who I am. This book addresses organizational generals not ensigns, CEOs not district managers. Too, the larger the organization the more important and appropriate some postulates become. I do not suggest how to become the CEO; instead I address what I think is necessary in order to be a successful CEO. One is not awarded a secret set of postulates, as I designate them, upon being named organizational leader; so its quite OK to digest my postulates in advance.

Though these postulates are my original thoughts, I make no claim to exclusive thinking. Many postulates have as a basis, ideas or concepts as old as mans organized efforts. Many of the principles embedded in these postulates have been addressed by a succession of writers and thinkers both contemporary and historical.

These postulates are my collection of leadership truths, those that I used, which are offered to stimulate the readers evaluation of leadership and for possible adoption or condemnation. I make no claim to total mastery of the study of leadership. I dont know it all...but neither does anyone else, despite the many claims.

This is an advisory and warning for university and college professors who eat all their meals in the faculty dining room, believe that the edge of campus is also the demarcation line for correct thinking, and generally revel in the safety of membership in the elite professorial intelligentsia; beware. If you claim expertise in the discipline of leadership via research or observation or experimentation or, in some cases, intuitive genius, but have never actually lead anyone, much less served as a real world organizational senior executive, read this work at your peril. I am not responsible for adverse reactions such as embarrassing high pitched squeals of indignation or pain associated with grasping the chest and dislodging the pocket protector.

Leading the seminar discussion on the dynamic application of self-esteem to the underdeveloped and opportunity denied potential contributor to dihemospherical relationships does not count as experience as an executive leader. Caution too, is advised for those who believe that plants have feelings.

If you are the author of works similar in title to 154 STEPS TO BECOMING A LEADER or 17 INDESPENCABLE TRAITS OF A SUCESSFUL LEADER or HOW TO BECOME A WORLD CLASS LEADER and have never led an organization in the real world, dont read this work if your mental health is a concern.

Anyone who requires 100 page chapters to make a single point and believes that leadership is an absolute should, more profitably, spend ones time attempting to get a life! George Eliot wrote, Blessed be the man, having nothing to say, abstains from giving us wordy evidence of the fact.

This incomplete work was first read in raw prose form and not edited, by a Washington DC management journal editor.

This person was offended by the language, distressed by the incorrectness of some of the postulates, and generally disgusted by the unprofessional character of the entire work. I was able to further develop my writing style and the content of my postulates based upon this persons opinions.