Inside the Box: People don’t actually like creativity. By Jessica Olien

DeM Banter...and I get so tired of hearing how we need bold innovative leaders that are willing to make decisions...are they rewarded?  Do we have the eco-system in place to even support them? View Original / The Slate In the United States we are raised to appreciate the accomplishments of inventors and thinkers—creative people whose …

US Foreign Policy: Spin, or Spinning Out of Control? by Harald Malmgren

DeM Banter:  Seems like a nice complimentary piece to the Amber Alert on US Foreign Policy from earlier today.  I can't help but believe... it is all about Greater Good LEADERSHIP, Strategy, Mission, and Vision.  When it becomes personal or about personal power...vice the greater good--it all gets sideways.  Can anyone in the US articulate …

Next US Strategy Carries Heavy Expectations By PAUL McLEARY and JOHN T. BENNETT

DeM Banter:  Well...it looks like it will be something (good or bad...its a thing)...but we have to remember strategy is all about ways, ends, and means....if those three things are not clearly articulates it simply becomes a brochure of campaign issues and a wish list with a glossy cover.  Always interesting... Dec. 11, 2013 - …

Dempsey Addresses CEOs On Challenges Of Leadership By Jim Garamone

DeM Banter:  Not sure what to think about this...Competence, loyalty, trust, responsibility and accountability... the CJCS goes on to say, "I think we forgot a little about how we balance character and competence..."  “There have been missteps recently that we are trying to overcome — missteps that I attribute to 10 years of frenetic activity — and …

Should you worry or is US military at the ready? By PAULINE JELINEK

DeM Banter:  Funny the question never really gets answered in the article does it. What's implied is no... we should not worry...or maybe the DoD does not know what "ready" means ..of course that is not what the Services are say...it's what Barry M. Blechman of the Stimson Center says...funny I have not run into him around …

The Reshaping of Pacific Defense: Interview With PacAF Gen. Hawk Carlisle By ROBBIN LAIRD and ED TIMPERLAKE

DeM Banter:  Fighting Crisis, Complexity, and Confusion (C3) with Communication, Collaboration, and Creative Thinking...the three Cs... View Original / ROBBIN LAIRD / ED TIMPERLAKE /Breaking Defense / 27 Nov 13 We interviewed Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Pacific Air Forces, at the Air Force Association’s Pacific Forum in Los Angeles, about the challenges facing the U.S. and its allies in shaping a 21st …