DeM Banter: Important Article... CSAF Priorities... "Winning the fight, strengthening the team and shaping the future." Quotes from Gen McNabb, McPeak, and Dr Chiabotti... what more could you ask for on a Monday morning! Air Force Times September 24, 2012 Pg. S1 Cover story ISR and mobility roles in Afghanistan, embassy security and other hot …
The Audacity Of Democracy By Akhil Reed Amar
DeM Banter: Are we still audacious? Do we remember our radical roots? Where are the crazy dreamers? Where are the BHAGs (Big Hairy Audacious Goals) that will keep America on her trajectory of greatness? Los Angeles Times September 16, 2012 Pg. 31 225 years ago, the U.S. Constitution gave birth to a new era of …
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It’s Not About The Video By Ross Douthat
New York Times September 16, 2012 Pg. SR12 DeM Banter: could not agree more...it could not be more NOT about the video...was WWI really about Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria? "Study history , study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft." - Winston Churchill THE greatest mistake to be made right now, with our embassies under assault and crowds chanting anti-American …
Experimentation Is The New Planning by Dave Gray
View Original/Fast Company DeM Banter: To some this is so obvious, yet to others it is the sign of sheer radical and crazy mad behavior. Strategy is huge! Increasingly we justify a lack of strategy with constant change...that is no excuse. As an organization--BIG, small, dominant, or tiny (and buried in a massive bureaucracy) we …
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U.S. Compound In Libya Was ‘Too Far Outside The Wire’ It’s time to drop the rhetoric, defend our interests By Col. Ken Allard
DeM Banter: more to ponder on a Saturday AM....love the quote "wishful thinking and political correctness sometimes trump tough lessons suggested by hard strategic choices and realpolitik." would have to offer...strategic choices do require something of a strategy...not just existing. Washington Times September 13, 2012 Pg. B4 Who is to blame when embassies are overrun …
In Violence Over Anti-Muslim Video, A New World Disorder By Nathan Gardels
DeM Banter: great thought piece...if you agree or not, it should cause you to ponder what this will look like in 6 months, a year...5 years...??? Christian Science Monitor (csmonitor.com) September 14, 2012 Welcome to our new world, where no one is in control – neither the West of its social media nor Arab rulers …
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A Leadership Paradox…
By J. William DeMarco We have been spending a large amount of time as of late...pondering what qualifies a person to be a leader? We are consulting with leadership coaches, RAND and other think tanks...and it is indeed interesting that this question is so hard to pin down with a solid answer. Can we predict …
Why We Must Rethink How We Lead the Millennials by Karl Moore
forbes.com / view original The class always went silent whenever I taught the classic IBM structured sales call. Students enjoyed learning about the professional side of sales, a revelation for many. However, one day during an executive course, a sales manager in his 30s put up his hand and said, “Professor Moore, we don’t do …
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Calls For Phantom Defense Cuts Must Stop By Mackenzie Eaglen
View original Battleland (Time.com) September 13, 2012 Battleland: Where military intelligence is not a contradiction in terms Fiscal restraint is en vogue and increasingly the cover many are using to push other agendas. Republicans spent a week in Tampa monitoring America’s mounting national debt at their recent convention. Democrats included a call for “tough” spending …
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It’s all about the Team!
It's all about the Team! By J. William DeMarco I have been lucky to work with some amazing teams. It's always a sad day when it is time to pack it up...move on and leave a powerful team, but in the military...we do that often. We talk a ton about Communication, Collaboration, and Creative Thinking...and …
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