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view original / theatlantic.com From Vietnam to Afghanistan, 12-month deployments and institutional norms have made long-term planning more difficult. In 2010, the U.S. adopted a new tactic in southern Afghanistan: it began to bulldoze entire villages to clear them of IEDs. The policy -- reminiscent of Vietnam, of destroying villages to save them -- spoke to a deeper issue …
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View original Lack of Trust – Caused by Institutional Corruption – Is Killing the Economy The signs are everywhere: Americans have lost trust in our institutions. Deeper question: how do we get better?
view original / greatleadershipbydan.com / by Beth Armknecht Miller Guest post by Great Leadership regular contributor Beth Armknecht Miller: The Top 5 Leadership Mistakes: which one would your team members say you make? Over the years, I have worked with hundreds of leaders many who have displayed specific leadership shortfalls, that when improved, have had a positive impact on …
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By J. William DeMarco Over the years I have come to recognize there are really two basic types of leaders. Those that are about "personal power" and those that are motivated by the "greater good." Of course, we are all human...and probably slide on the scale of personal power and greater good more than we …
view original / bigisthenewsmall.com Leadership is about growth and increase. Growing and developing as a leader is of high importance; however it doesn’t have to be as difficult as we often make it out to be. Below are 13 Simple Ways To Increase Your Leadership 1. Read – Books, Blogs… 2. Find a Mentor – Find someone that you trust, …
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view original / m.wired.com / Thirty years ago, when John Naisbitt was writing Megatrends, his prescient vision of America’s future, he used a simple yet powerful tool to spot new ideas that were bubbling in the zeitgeist: the newspaper. He didn’t just read it, though. He took out a ruler and measured it. The more …
view original / fastcompany.com / AARON LEVIE A fascinating trend is consuming Silicon Valley and beginning to eat away at rest of the world:the radical simplification of everything. Want to spot the next great technology or business opportunity? Just look for any market that lacks a minimally complex solution to a sufficiently large problem. Take book publishing, for instance. Or …
view original / diegobasch.com / Diego Basch I've been working in the tech sector for over two decades now. That means I've had more bosses than I can remember. The ones who left an indelible impression in my brain were in the extremes: either great or horrible. There are many books written about how to be a great …
By J. William DeMarco Innovation = Curiosity + Appreciation + Imagination Came across this equation a good while ago... placed it on a 3x5 card and reflect on it often--probably deserves some deeper thought. “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” - Steve Jobs Curiosity is an emotion related to natural inquisitive behavior such …
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