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inc.com / view original DeM Banter: WHAT! No fried food? Good notes...and advice If you want to be the best in your industry, you have to get rid of your outdated management style. You might not feel it day-to-day, but business management is in a major transition. The old days of command-and-control leadership are fading in favor …
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DeM Banter: would love to see AF/PA get some stories like this out... this is about the 4th or 5th from the Army in as many months. We have a new project.... Washington Post November 7, 2012 Pg. B1 More students enrolling, seeing chances to serve their country, build a resume and find a job …
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DeM Banter: The continued RISE of the drones... my crystal ball says... there will be a lot more of this as we attempt to drive costs down...not that there is not an initial huge cost in these robots, but over time... savings could be realized, but what does that do for the ethics of war? …
DeM Banter: Life in the US Democracy... or should we say Republic, for or against the results, that's largely irrelevant now... as always, we must focus on the strategic... So... we all ready for this? Wall Street Journal November 7, 2012 Pg. 15 President Barack Obama's reelection will provide him with little time to celebrate in the …
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View Original / Forbes / Mike Myatt DeM Banter: Another great post by Mike Myatt...thing to ponder...all the time...everyday... Ask 5 people for their opinions on optimizing “span of control” and you’ll likely receive 5 different opinions. These well meaning opinions will often cite a few different rules of thumb on size and composition, and …
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DeM Banter: More on the pivot that does not seem to be, but there are second and third order effects and impacts even in the concept. Tag onto that the shrinking military budget and ponder what do we do about Europe? Who have we turned to time and time again and who turns to us …
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DeM Banter: Reading through Pat Conroy's "My Losing Season," great book....but listening to Mr Conroy talk about "The Boo" made me re-read the eulogy from the Colonel's funeral...if you ever wonder..."did I live a life that mattered?" Col Courvoisie did...the world is indeed a slightly lesser place when I ponder the loss of Col Courvoisie …
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DeM Banter: MORE DRONES! Washington Post November 2, 2012 Pg. 16 Drone War The covert campaign against U.S. enemies should be brought out of the shadows. IT'S BEEN 10 years since the first strike by an armed U.S. drone killed an al-Qaeda leader and five associates in Yemen. Since then, according to unofficial counts, there …
inc.com / view original / Leigh Buchanan DeM Banter: Good scoop on thought leaders...always wondered, but afraid to ask? Read on... Inc. editor-at-large Leigh Buchanan interviews Clay Christensen's publicity advisor about how entrepreneurs can be thought leaders too. Clayton Christensen, Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. All CEOs lead their companies: that's line No. …
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DeM Banter: Good historical rundown with present day implication... but short on solutions. What would a solution look like? Straight cuts? New choices? Thoughts? New York Times November 5, 2012 Pg. 27 Annapolis, Md.--IN 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower left office warning of the growing power of the military-industrial complex in American life. Most people …
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