by J. William DeMarco In the Military we have a rather unique "tradition" of the exit interview. When a commander is about to leave, public affairs or in the case of the Bloody Hundredth, the Wing Historian will give a quick interview regarding accomplishments, plans and vision. It seemed to last no more than five minutes …
NATO’s Blind Spot
Washington Post May 22, 2012 Pg. 14 NATO's Blind Spot A summit in Chicago ignores the thousands dying in Syria. NATO's "victory" in Libya, senior U.S. officials recently wrote, was a "model intervention," a "teachable moment." "The first lesson is that NATO is uniquely positioned to respond quickly and effectively to international crises," the U.S. …
Retired General Talks Frankly On Defense Spending By Walter Pincus
Washington Post May 22, 2012 Pg. 13 Fine Print Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright aired some fresh ideas about U.S. defense policies last week. About the same time, the House was preparing to pass next year's Pentagon authorization bill and, in the process, illustrating Cartwright's point that the nation isn't downsizing correctly. The former …
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White House Team Picks Attack Targets By Kimberly Dozier
Miami Herald May 22, 2012 Pg. 3 A change has been made in how the U.S. determines which terrorists should be targeted for drone attacks. Associated Press WASHINGTON — White House counterterror chief John Brennan has seized the lead in choosing which terrorists will be targeted for drone attacks or raids, establishing a new procedure …
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7 Signs of a Bad Leader by Bernardo Tirado
view original / my.psychologytoday.comBloggers note: You all know 'em, you all have worked for them, anything to add? Guilty of any? Many of us remember our worst leaders and for some of us we still are working with them.Below are 7 signs to find out if you are reporting into a bad leader. Feel free to respond …
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House Puts Squeeze On Military’s ‘Musical Arsenal’ By Walter Pincus
Washingtonpost.com May 18, 2012 Checkpoint Washington: Reporting on diplomacy, intelligence and military affairs Drum roll, please. The House, for a second year in a row, has approved a measure limiting Pentagon spending on military bands next year to only $200 million. An amendment by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, …
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How To Cut $600 Billion Not On The Radar At Pentagon Planners fear showing sequestration is doable By Rowan Scarborough,
Washington Times May 21, 2012 Pg. 1 The Washington Times For Pentagon planners, automatic spending cuts slated to begin in January have become the $600 billion contingency they can’t plan for. Military planners are under strict orders not to devise scenarios for meeting the demands of “sequestration,” as the automatic, across-the-board spending reductions are called. …
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Surrounded by Heroes
By J. William DeMarco Read a great article from Inc.com this AM on humility: Inspire People to Follow: Practice Humility by John Baldoni ...maybe I should be listening. For me personally it is hard not to be humble when I see all the great people in the USAF, but many times our actions might not reflect our feelings. I am …
INNOVATION: LEARNING FROM THE BEST by Mick Ukleja
view original / leadershiptraq.com Blogger's note: So many great points in this post...huge for organizations to understand, give space, and time to think... Create a space inside your organization to create, to build, to innovate. Also realize not everyone is a creative...and that's okay. There's a tension between efficiencies and effectiveness that has to be addressed...but innovation …
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