Blogger's Note: Crisis, Complexity, and Confusion (C3) Washington Post May 20, 2012 Pg. 23 Perhaps when Chinese leaders began to speak over the past several years about a new “Beijing Consensus” and the triumph of the “China Model,” that was a warning that the bubble was about to burst. And we’re seeing that hubris play …
United States To Unveil Plans To Bolster NATO Alliance By Thom Shanker
Blogger's note: interesting there is no talk of tankers here. USAF carried the alliance in tanking during Libya operations, but better planning, sharing of resources, communication, collaboration, and a bit of creative thinking: 3Cs...we (NATO/remember the US is PART of the alliance) can solve that. Sounds like a job for the European Air Refueling Center …
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Welcome to the Machine…or how will this affect our people?
by J. William DeMarco Shouldn't that be the first question we ponder as leaders? Seems like most people evaluate events or decisions based on how they will be affected personally. Leaders need to ask not only how will this impact our people but they also need to look at how decisions will impact those above and next …
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5 Leadership Lessons From the Business Trenches Janine Popick
view original / inc.com In the age of Pinterest and Instagram, 11 years in business seems like a long time. Here's what longevity has taught me. Forget five things; I could probably write an entire book about all the successes and failures I've encountered since I opened the doors of my e-mail marketing company, VerticalResponse, …
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NATO In A Time Of Austerity By Stephane Abrial
International Herald Tribune May 18, 2012 Pg. 8 The goal in Chicago is to fundamentally change the way allies think about developing our future capabilities. In his valedictory speech last year, then-U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates argued that the partnership between the North American and European sides of the NATO alliance needed a new impulse. …
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5 Ways Process Is Killing Your Productivity by Lisa Bodell
fastcompany.com / view original Processes are supposed to help organizations scale up, improve efficiency for new hires and existing employees, and so on--but they can quickly get out of control. In a study of U.S. and European companies, The Boston Consulting Group found that “over the past fifteen years, the amount of procedures, vertical layers, interface structures, …
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Dempsey Describes Future Force at Warfighting Conference
View Original By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr. American Forces Press Service VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., May 16, 2012 – The U.S. military must leverage emerging technologies and capabilities to create Joint Force 2020, the fighting force of the future, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. . “Today, …
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Dear Boss, I Don’t Just Quit, I Give Up by Anonymous Fighter Pilot
View Original / Small Wars Journal Bloggers Note: think this guy might be off the mark a bit... this has been all over the SAASS network , see the post at bottom of the entry for a bit of the comments...Seems to me options are: Get in the arena and work to make the AF …
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How to Pick Yourself Up After a Failure by Ali Luke
pickthebrain.com / view original No one likes to fail. Whether it’s at work, at home, or in another area of your life, failure is painful – and it can also be costly in terms of time, money, or both. But failure is a normal part of life. If you never, ever suffer a failure, then you’re probably …
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Leaders: Are You Trustworthy? by Brian Evje
View original / Inc.com It's not fair to expect others to trust you if you can't trust yourself. But how do you know if you're trustworthy? It's more complicated than it might seem. You can’t expect others to trust you if you can’t trust yourself. Your first reaction to that statement may be, “Of course …
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