THE historian Victor Davis Hanson recently wrote a brutally clear-eyed piece in The National Review, looking back at America's different approaches to Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, Egypt, Pakistan and Afghanistan and how, sadly, none of them could be said to have worked yet. "Let us review the various American policy options for the Middle East …
Why Good Leaders Pause by Mitch Ditkoff
Yes, spending time to gain an understanding of the thought processes behind conflicting perspectives slows down the decision-making process. But it also creates a rich opportunity for much more robust solutions. Slowing down is not necessarily a sign of procrastination or indecision. More accurately, it is a sign of impending wisdom about to be applied. …
6 Reasons Not To Have A Facebook Page by Jeff Bullas
In 2009 Facebook launched in Indonesia and with that arrival according to “The Economist” a “vast field of dead blogs were discovered” numbering several thousand as people deserted their blogging platforms and moved to Facebook. Facebook is a phenomenon and its ease of use and spread has enabled tens of millions of people to have …
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What Is Plan B In Afghanistan? By Steve Coll
TheNewYorker.com March 14, 2012 Daily Comment The sound coming from Afghanistan these days—painfully familiar to those who have travelled there over the past three decades—is of fabric ripping. Periodically, Afghanistan unravels. The country remains very weak after decades of continual violence, emigration, upheaval, return, clandestine war waged by neighbors, and overt war waged by international …
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Problem-Solving: What Your Style Says About You
By Vanessa Merit Nornberg Which problem-solving technique do you use? Here's four examples--as well as what each conveys about you and your company (for better or worse). As a business owner, employer, and customer, nothing irks me more than lousy problem-solving skills. People may believe they are working hard to resolve problems, but often the …
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Rules Of The Game By Robert Haddick
SmallWarsJournal.com March 23, 2012 This Week at War On March 19, the New York Times described a classified U.S. Central Command war game conducted this month that simulated the outcome of an Israeli attack on Iran. According to U.S. officials who discussed the results with the newspaper, the game "forecasts that the [Israeli] strike would lead to …
The Politician By Yochi J. Dreazen
National Journal March 24, 2012 The Politician The new Defense secretary has a daunting agenda. To achieve it, he'll need to win over a skeptical institution. Good thing he's been practicing for four decades. "Have you seen my bin Laden corner?” It’s a late afternoon in March, and Leon Panetta is showing off mementos from …
The Leadership of John Wooden by Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D.
What John Wooden taught me and our students about leadership A decade ago, our Kravis Leadership Institute presented John Wooden with an award for outstanding leadership. As institute director, I had the great pleasure of spending time with Coach Wooden and presenting him with the award. He spoke about his well-known "Pyramid of Success,"a grouping of 25 behaviors …
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Future Schlock by P. J. O’Rourke
More than half a century ago, Disneyland opened its House of the Future attraction. I was 10, and I was attracted. In fact, I was in love. The Tomorrowland dwelling had a cruciform floor plan, a more elegant solution to bringing light and air into a “machine for living” than Le Corbusier had been able …
Why Great Leaders Inspire Others by Paul Spiegelman
Individuals follow leaders who appeal to causes, values, and convictions larger than themselves. Here's why. It is a truism that people want to believe in causes greater than themselves. That belief is central to the nature of purpose and its role in organizational intention, and even in the way we focus. It is also true …
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