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Forbes.com August 7, 2012 CIO Network: Insights and ideas for technology leaders. Five Business Lessons From The US Navy Written by Craig Malloy, CEO ofBloomfire, an Austin startup that offers knowledge sharing applications for teams and organizations. Craig previously served as Founder/CEO of ViaVideo (acquired by Polycom), Founder/CEO LifeSize (acquired by Logitech), and is a …
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View Original / Forbes / Mike Myatt DeM Banter: I would only offer, this goes beyond business to government, to the military, to life... and it makes me wonder...it really makes me wonder (come on when all else fails and you run out of words...quote Zeppelin) Why do businesses fail? If you’re willing to strip away all …
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defensenews.com / view original The U.S. Air Force is widening the use of UAVs such as the MQ-1 Predator.Photo by: U.S. Air Force NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Predator UAVs are becoming key players in the U.S. Air Force’s premier combat exercises — Red Flag — signaling yet another major cultural shift in the way the …
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forbes.com / view original Making the decision to change jobs or careers can be scary, especially in the current economy. But at times, it becomes necessary. You can be happy and fulfilled one day, but then circumstances and situations change and you’re left wondering why everything suddenly seems to suck. If you’re in this situation, …
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Co-written with Robert Ward Stories about the decline of the Air Force are flooding the media. For example, in AOL Defense Mackenzie Eaglen and Doug Birkey claim that the Air Force is "slowly going out of business" because of budget cuts and won't be able to modernize its fleet, maintain military supremacy or adapt to …
DeM Banter: Probably too close to this to comment... Government Executive August 15, 2012 America’s military community has long felt disconnected from the civilian population it protects. In the latest survey from the nonprofit military support group Blue Star Families, 95 percent of respondents, who included service members, veterans, spouses and children, agreed with the …
View Original / Inc.com DeM Banter: Lots to work on here...guess it is time to get started...and only the biggest geeks will get the photo...anyone know the original actor who played the role? Charisma isn't something you have. It's something you earn. Here's how. Some people instantly make us feel important. Some people instantly make …
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view original / thediplomat.com DeM Banter: A more realistic view of "the Pivot?" Since the disappearance of the Soviet Union, China has become America’s default adversary, the power against which the United States measures itself militarily, at least when there is no more proximate enemy in sight. With America’s war in Iraq over and the one in Afghanistan winding …
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DeM Banter: Are we pondering the 2nd and 3rd order effects? There is good here...to be sure, but are we looking at the strategic implications of proliferation and the empowerment of robotic warfare? Perhaps we are... Danger Room (Wired.com) August 13, 2012 More secret bases. More and better unmanned warplanes. More frequent and deadly robotic …
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view original / forbes.com DeM Banter: Great stuff... knew there was a reason I loved jazz... Frank J. Barrett, a professor of management and global public policy at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif., is also a jazz pianist who has led his own trios and quartets and traveled with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra. In his …
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