Day: February 11, 2012

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Strategic Thinking: Providing the Competitive Edge by Dan McCauley

Editor's Note: In this essay, Dan McCauley states, "Given today’s dynamic and information-laden strategic environment, senior leaders cannot possibly possess the depth and breadth of information essential for informed decision making. Leaders depend upon their staffs to provide analysis, assessments, and insights into the operating environment." When considering his discussion of strategic thinking, ask yourself, …

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U.S. Sees Few Good Options In Syria Officials fear violence on ground could go on for months

Washington Post February 11, 2012 Pg. 1 U.S. Sees Few Good Options In Syria Officials fear violence on ground could go on for months By Karen DeYoung and Liz Sly The Obama administration and its allies see few, if any, viable options to end the carnage in Syria as President Bashar al-Assad's forces continue their …

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Talent Shortage or Talent Failure? by C. William Guy

Doom and gloom population predictions have pervaded the press for several decades. Following the Baby Boomer generation (approx. 76 million births from 1946 to 1964), in the 1970’s the U.S. government enacted a host of laws and bureaucracy to encourage population control. Population problems were regularly highlighted on the front pages of newspapers, on TV …

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