Washington Post January 15, 2012 Pg. 12 Syria Qatar Leader Favors Sending Arab Troops The leader of Qatar said recently that Arab troops should be sent to Syria to stop a crackdown that has killed thousands since March. Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani’s comments to CBS’s “60 Minutes,” aired Sunday evening, are the first by …
The Next 100 Years
The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman From the book: THE NEXT 100 YEARS by George Friedman. Copyright © 2009 by George Friedman. Used by arrangement with The Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. 272 pages Take-Aways Geopolitics and geography shape …
30 Secrets to Successful Leadership
Blogger note: Was thinking 30 Principles was too many in the M100G Principles of Command, but heck if "LeadershipFreak" is using 30, who am I to judge? https://m100group.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/the-mastermind-century-group-principles-of-command-2/ Successful leaders exhibit these 30 qualities, behaviors, and skills. Item one is first because it’s most important. The rest are listed randomly. Borrowed from Dan: http://leadershipfreak.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/30-secrets-to-successful-leadership/ You’re ready to …
Look What Hasn’t Changed By Robert Kagan
Washington Post January 8, 2012 Pg. 15 Look What Hasn't Changed By Robert Kagan We keep hearing that the world has changed fundamentally and that the old issues which used to occupy us no longer matter. The new era is about globalization, the Internet, non-state actors, the diffusion of power, the rise of Asia and …
The Mastermind Century Group Principles of Command
The Principles below are more borrowed... or perhaps collected over the years--but they have served very well through a myriad of commandand staff tours. Of course to even imply that this Airman has all of these down would be a gross overstatement and assumption. But, keeping these principles near and reviewing them often does help to …
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ARCHIVE: Lost Childhood: Fear or Promise or…. on being Holden Caulfield
ARCHIVE: Lost Childhood: Fear or Promise or.... on being Holden Caulfield. Now… I find myself the father of a teenager… I am forced to confront my own childhood… have I really lost it (my childhood, not my sanity)? I know many that would say… Bill? No way he is still a kid… some might …
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Bob Dylan The Times They Are A-Changin’
Songs that cause me to think...deep...Come gather 'roundpeopleWherever you roamAnd admit that the watersAround you have grownAnd accept it that soonYou'll be drenched to the boneIf your time to youIs worth savin'Then you better start swimmin'Or you'll sink like a stoneFor the times they are a-changin'.Come writers and criticsWho prophesize with your penAnd keep your …
Band Budgets Facing The Music: The Marine Corps is getting rid of a few good bands
CQ Weekly December 22, 2011 Pg. 2637 Vantage Point Band Budgets Facing The Music By John M. Donnelly, CQ Staff The Marine Corps is getting rid of a few good bands. In an economy move, the Corps is deactivating a 50-member band at its logistics base in Albany, Ga., and a band of similar size …
CQ Weekly December 22, 2011 Pg. 2637 Vantage Point Band Budgets Facing The Music By John M. Donnelly, CQ Staff The Marine Corps is getting rid of a few good bands. In an economy move, the Corps is deactivating a 50-member band at its logistics base in Albany, Ga., and a band of similar size …
Leadership Questions
Original post: Thursday, January 1, 2009 2 years ago (okay...now 4 years ago)... today I think. One of the Masterminds sent an email to me while I was deployed and asked the questions below. I was just looking through some old emails and came across it... Thought it was interesting.... love to get others thoughts. …
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