Publius' Postulates

Publius' Postulates is an executive leader's suggestive guide to conduct and principle. It is a warning what not to do, as well as, an encouragement to adopt the postulates of Publius. It exhibits no tolerance for political correctness which is represented as deceptive, a promotion for factual avoidance, and destructive to accurate communication. The author offers the book as an antidote to "professorial pontification and Kool-Aid dribble." There are over fifty topics in short chapters and a like number of original maxims, all without regard to individual reader sensitivity. J. W. Publius makes the claim that there are so many leadership writings because there are so many "sorry-ass executive leaders." The book is humorous if the reader is not a professor without "real world" experience or one who believes in "Utopia."

Publius' Postulates is an executive leader's suggestive guide to conduct and principle. It is a warning what not to do, as well as, an encouragement to adopt the postulates of Publius. It exhibits no tolerance for political correctness which is represented as deceptive, a promotion for factual avoidance, and destructive to accurate communication. The author offers the book as an antidote to "professorial pontification and Kool-Aid dribble." There are over fifty topics in short chapters and a like number of original maxims, all without regard to individual reader sensitivity. J. W. Publius makes the claim that there are so many leadership writings because there are so many "sorry-ass executive leaders." The book is humorous if the reader is not a professor without "real world" experience or one who believes in "Utopia." The author abhors extended and repetitive chapters attempting to satisfy academic standards for intellectual exhaustion and therefore, limits discussion of a single thought to a small number of paragraphs or pages, those deemed necessary to communicate the idea, not to create "boring catalogs of trivial ramblings."

J. W. Publius is a Vietnam veteran combat paratroop and aviation commander. His 30 year professional career was as a law enforcement executive and CEO. He is an alumnus of the University of North Carolina, the University of Nebraska, and Eastern Kentucky University. J. W. specialized in organizational leadership and attended the Jepson School of Leadership, University of Richmond and the Executive Leadership course at the FBI National Academy. He taught adjunctly in several prominent colleges, sharing his knowledge and experiences as an organizational leader. J. W. is best known for his colorful and unabridged commentary. His presentations and writings are resplendent with sarcastic humor and totally devoid of political correctness. As an active consultant in the disciplines of public and private organizational management his observations and counsel is diversely sought. As a leader in the arena of charitable giving he has raised large sums in support of many leading national charities.