1: “What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important,” said former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

This quotation provides insight into one of the most accomplished individuals of the 20th century.  

He “was a highly effective leader and executive. He became known for his prolific, almost superhuman productivity,”  Sahil Bloom writes in his book  The 5 Types of Wealth.

Here are some of his … continue reading

1: In early June of 1944, the success or failure of the D-Day invasion rested on the shoulders of Dwight D. Eisenhower, write Raymond Kethledge and Michael Erwin in Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude.

In early December of the prior year, the President told Ike to move to England to become the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Forces. After six months of planning, “the critical variable, out of … continue reading

1: Dwight Eisenhower was furious.  

D-Day was only weeks away. As the Supreme Commander of the Allied invasion of Europe, Ike was under tremendous pressure. Daily, he confronted leadership questions of the utmost complexity, write Raymond Kethledge and Michael Erwin in Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude.

And, General George S. Patton had stepped in it. Again.

In a speech to a British social club, Patton had said: … continue reading

1: Five days after Pearl Harbor, Dwight D. Eisenhower received orders to report immediately to the War Department in Washington, D.C. Stationed in San Antonio at the time, Ike was a one-star general and had no idea why he had been summoned. He took the next plane to Washington, write Raymond Kethledge and Michael Erwin in Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude.

Upon arriving, Ike was ushered immediately into … continue reading