Foreign Affairs May 1, 2012 After six months as chief of staff, I can see clearly that the coming decade will be a vital period of transition for the U.S. Army. The service will have to adjust to three major changes: declining budgets, due to the country's worsened fiscal situation; a shift in emphasis to …
What Happened to Strategy? by david
view original / theleaderlab.org Over the past 50 years, strategy has been examined, factored and reduced to a few simple formulas. In that time, strategy has moved from the realm of senior leaders to the hoards MBAs and consultants. That’s the thrust of the argument Cynthia Montgomery makes in The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs. Montgomery …
Pentagon Preps Chopping Block For Next Round Of Base Closures
Washington Times April 27, 2012 Pg. 1 By Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times Defense Department officials are quick to say the formal process of selecting U.S. military bases for closure will not begin until Congress says so. But people inside the Pentagon already are talking about candidates for the politically charged process that often triggers …
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Sweet Home Alabama… What was Lynyrd thinking?
A song I grew up with for sure... and as we face our impending departure from England and the Bloody Hundredth... we find the song resonating in our ears... but as in all things...the song is much more complicated than it first appears. I do recall my Junior year high school music teacher... Mr Jordan--trying …
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Do More in Less Time: Tips From an Efficiency Expert by Howard Greenstein
View Orginal / Howard Greenstein / Jason Womack Jason Womack's book Your Best Just Got Better explains how to keep from being interrupted. It also identifies the perfect time of day to make a difficult call. Author Jason Womack's broad grin and twinkling eyes aren't an act--he has been happy every single time I've met him. After teaching high school for …
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Mentoring: Who benefits? The Jedi or the Padiwan: DeMarco Banter
I am truly blessed to work with some of the most outstanding young minds and leaders in the world... they honestly humble me everyday. The United States Air Force recruits and trains the finest people in the world and to be an “old man” and a “positional” leader is a gift I relish daily. …
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Decline or Decadence? – Victor Davis Hanson – National Review Online
View Original / Victor Davis Hanson Almost daily we read of America’s “waning power” and “inevitable decline,” as observers argue over the consequences of defense cuts and budget crises. Yet much of the new American “leading from behind” strategy is more a matter of choice than of necessity. Apparently, both left-wing critics of U.S. foreign …
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What Doesn’t Motivate Creativity Can Kill It by Steve Kramer, Teresa Amabile
blogs.hbr.org / view original Management is widely viewed as a foe of innovation. The thinking goes that too much management strangles innovation (just let a thousand flowers bloom!). But we have found a much more nuanced picture. You really can manage for innovation, but it starts by knowing what drives creativity in the people who generate and develop the …
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The Best Running Songs Ever by Andrew Daniels
DeMarco Banter: Not the norm for the M100Group, but love this playlist...knee is not what it used to be, but great for the gym, mountain biking, stationary...whatever... great list. menshealth.com / view original 1. Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run No man has ever been as adept as The Boss at capturing the feeling of escape in rock …
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Leadership is Turning Values & Vision into Steps Forward by Strategic Monk
DeMarco Banter: been following Greg (The Strategic Monk) for a good while now, highly recommend at least checking out his awesome website (link below). Great piece here...Definitely want to learn more from him... ______________________________________________ strategicmonk.com / view original Leadership is about turning values and vision into tangible steps forward. Leaders first lead themselves. Your leadership flows out …
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