DeM Banter: Nice thought piece...stuff we have been yelling about here for quite some time, nice to see we are not totally off our rockers. View Original / Strategy & Policy WASHINGTON: Where's the strategic beef? That's what Andrew Krepinevich wants to know. "When the administration came out with its strategic guidance [in] January, I thought the guidance made a lot …
Strengths, Monticello, and a 289 HiPo! DeMarco Banter
"No duty the Executive had to perform was so trying as to put the right man in the right place." -Thomas Jefferson This is in fact a paraphrase of Jefferson's actual statement, in an 1801 letter to the merchants of New Haven, Connecticut: "Of the various Executive duties, no one excites more anxious concern than …
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We Wait Too Long to Train Our Leaders by Jack Zenger
DeM Banter: Very telling article...especially in light of some of the issues we are working in the office regarding ensuring our college students fully understand basic leadership principles and their leadership strengths. Leadership is the key to success in any endeavor...so...the earlier the better...no? What do you think? View Original / HBR Blog Network Years ago, I …
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Will Obama End The War On Terror? By Daniel Klaidman
DeM Banter: will need to get out and see the movie this week, I have some personal baggage with the way we have marched out many of these "assets"...but....??? Any thoughts on strategic direction in terms of the war? Newsweek December 24, 2012 Zero Dark Thirty spotlights America’s finest hour in the battle against al …
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The Ultimate Management Test: Are Your Leaders Creating Leaders? By Margaret Heffernan
view original / inc.com DeM Banter: Could not agree with Margaret any stronger... are we leaving leaders in our wake or disgruntled employees? That is indeed the ultimate test of a leader...and his/her legacy. The conventional view of leadership is of something done by heroic soloists. Nothing could be further from the truth. The myth of heroic …
Leadership “Fads”…REALLY? DeMarco Counter Banter
I came across an article yesterday, 5 Leadership Fads to Ignore by Steve Tobak in inc.com (view original). I usually quite fond of Mr. Tobak's work...honestly, he is a man who has produced some great, thought provoking articles... just click here. I am all about the strong contrarian article, hence the reason I clicked on the link....but this …
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When The U.S. Shoots, A Human Should Be Pulling The Trigger By Conor Friedersdorf
TheAtlantic.com December 14, 2012 DeM Banter: what could possibly go wrong? You know this is coming...and think of all the money we could save is pay, benefits, training, now, roll in some of the culture issues mentioned below, and wow...brilliant! Time to invest in some cyberwarfare thingamabobs. .... Weapons systems that fire autonomously are the …
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American Drones Ignite New Arms Race From Gaza To Iran To China
DeM Banter: really at some point I will let this go...probably wont happen today though... huffingtonpost.com / Nov 28th 2012 WASHINGTON -- The drone wars are here. While President Obama ponders new legal and moral guidelines to govern America's growing use of armed robot aircraft, the world outside the White House is engaged in a …
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Four Reasons Why Leaders Lack Influence by Joseph Grenny
DeM Banter: interesting read...only a small portion of the actual article at the link below. I ponder what this says about the state of leadership and leadership education. Do these leaders want to be poor leaders? Or is there a chance they simply don't know any better? What can we do to address? View Original …
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What I’ve Learned: Leon Panetta By Cal Fussman
DeM Banter: interesting interview from Esquire with the SECDEF... Esquire January 2013 'Could I imagine a world without cursing? Hell, no!' Secretary of Defense, 74, Arlington, Virginia Panetta served eight terms in Congress and later became President Clinton's chief of staff. He was director of the CIA from 2009 through 2011, a period that included …
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