I know... I know everything! I am everything! -Connor MacLeod (of the Clan MacLeod) Sure, a quote like that is fine from The Highlander, but have you ever heard it or felt it from a boss? It would seem many leaders feel a great temptation to pretend they know everything...or at least everything the future holds. Perhaps, …
Defense Senior Civilian Vacancies On the Rise By Sandra I. Erwin
DeM Banter: So I've got a few resumes out..."what are we going to today Brain...????" View Original Defense industry leaders are growing uneasy over the number of unfilled senior civilian posts at the Pentagon. Many of the current vacancies have not been filled because the Obama administration has not yet named candidates. Others are positions …
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Waging War on a Shoestring By THOM SHANKER
DeM Banter: ...what could possibly go wrong? View Original / NY Times / 19 Nov 2013 SIMI VALLEY, Ca. – The four-star commander of all Air Force combat jets earned an audible gasp from the audience of national security specialists with his disclosure about American vulnerabilities brought on by the spending stalemate back in Washington. …
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10 Causes of Leadership Failure By Matt Laddin
DeM Banter: Tracking success is obviously important...but knowing where the potholes are is pretty darn necessary as well...Classic excerpts from Think and Grow Rich, by Napolean Hill below.something to ponder on a Wednesday. http://www.business2community.com / View Original / November 20th, 2013 “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.“A leader is …
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The Next Bin Laden by Michael Hirsh
DeM Banter: I was fortunate to hear Mr Hirsh speak about a year ago in DC...and I have been pondering his talk ever since... his premise...AQ continues to morph and we are on about AQ4.0 right about now...yet we continue to ponder and fight AQ1.0 and the operating system has totally changed. Oh...all this as …
Special Report – The Pentagon’s doctored ledgers conceal epic waste BY SCOT J. PALTROW
DeM Banter: Leadership challenge? The implication is this is simply too hard...or that's what one would get from reading the article...really? Who is accountable? The Services? It was an OSD decision to place all of this under one roof--so is it OSD and the SecDef? Or is is some guy name Matt Foley "35 years …
We are not ‘tired of war’. We are tired of lack of leadership to win one: The Spectator UK
DeM Banter: Always interesting to get the British perspective... View Original / The spectator As we wear poppies, let's remember we're still a nation that seeks to shape the world — not be shaped by it One remarkable fact of recent years is that even as the veterans of the first world war have died …
How big an Army do we need? BY MICHAEL O’HANLON
DeM Banter: Are we indeed NOW smarter than history? Interesting times...any bets on how long until we turn this around (will it be too late) ? And...isn't the sequester the ultimate non-decision decision ever? Need more coffee.... Los Angles Times / View Original / 18 Nov 2013November 15, 2013Almost every time this country finishes a major …
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Can the Defense Budget Shrink Without Risking National Security? By Eric Schnurer
DeM Banter: Nice thought piece... but I would offer; if it were so easy... it would have been done by now. I know I keep beating on this...but WHAT DO YOU WANT THE US MILITARY TO DO? This is the job of the Executive to develop and deploy a National Security Strategy. There will be …
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Appetite…Cravings…And Leadership –DeMarco Banter
Appetite ....what is it? Appetite: an inherent craving <an insatiable appetite for work> Appetite exists in all higher life-forms and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs. Appetite has a relationship with every individual's behavior. Appetitive and consummatory behaviors are the only processes that involve energy intake, whereas all other behaviors affect …
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