Leadership Skills
Team Building
So many prepper and survival websites and talking heads. They push the idea that they would survive on their own. Many are tough guys, etc. Although such a feat is possible for the short term, […]
Sociology
Leadership Skills
Leaders Need Sociology Skills
Political and social leaders would be well served to acquaint themselves with the complexities of the theory of Mechanical and Organic Solidarity. But it should not end there. There are other theories that enhance, extend […]
Perspectives
Survival Mindset™
If you wish to survive a serious challenge or threat, the most important tool you will need is a Survival Mindset. “Survival Experts” push people prepare with things; weapons, food, and gear. The fact is […]
Sociology
The Hawthorne Studies of 1924
The Discovery of Informal Organization Once you have familiarized yourself with the theories proffered by Durkheim, Tönnies, and Lenski another piece in the puzzle is the Hawthorne Studies of 1924. The Hawthorne Studies of 1924 […]
Leadership, Philosophy, Psychology, & Sociology
Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski
Gerhard Emmanuel Lenski Lenski Ground Breaking Postulates in Sociology Lenski tracked history, attempting to apply the theories of others that came before him. The following were his findings: Societal extinction indeed occurs The process of […]
Sociology
Pitirim Aleksandrovich Sorokin
Pitirim A. Sorokin was a notable sociologist who lived from 1889–1968. He was one of the first social scientists (sociologists) to raise the alarm about what he saw as an emerging modern materialist culture. Sorokin […]
Sociology
Ferdinand Tönnies
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft Your understanding of Durkheim’s theory should be melded with what is learned in the concepts of German sociologist; Ferdinand Tönnies and his two conceptual models for types of human association: Gemeinschaft and […]
Sociology
Émile Durkheim The Father of Sociology
Émile Durkheim formally established the academic discipline that we now know as sociology. You should know and understand his take on society, cohesion, collective conscious and solidarity. Anyone who expects to survive in the world […]
Leadership, Philosophy, Psychology, & Sociology
Sociology – Your Survival Depends Upon Understanding It
Whether your circumstances cause you to lead or follow, your survival factor will greatly increase if you understand the key points of human sociology. Political and social leaders would be well served to acquaint themselves […]