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Military.com September 20, 2012 DeM Banter: just thinking...there are several lessons here for AF Training here. All very applicable to any form of training...would like to see how they do it... Road trip? FORT BENNING, Ga. – The Ranger Training Brigade here recently overhauled the graded, combat patrol portion of Ranger School to make it …
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View Original / inc.com DeM Banter: really love Jeff Haden's work and his thoughts. Pitch perfect! Great piece...thoughts? Those bosses who inspire, motivate, and make employees feel better about themselves? Here's what they do differently from everyone else. Let's get this out of the way. By "leaders" I'm not referring to the guy who doubles …
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ForeignPolicy.com September 17, 2012 In an exclusive interview with FP, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta sounds off on the U.S. embassy attacks, al Qaeda, and what Americans need to prepare for. In his Pentagon office last Friday evening, a smiling but tired-looking Leon Panetta drank a Sprite on ice and sat for an extensive interview …
View Original Posted : Tuesday Sep 18, 2012 13:43:43 EDT DeM Banter: great stuff...when was the last time we heard senior leaders talk like this? NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force is going back to the basics, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III said Tuesday. Speaking at the Air Force Association’s Air and …
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View Original / TIM KREIDER DeM Banter: An article passed to me by Linda Poteat. When I first read the article... I could not help but sense Tim was bragging about what a great life he has...but then I harkened back to a post I wrote a while back...No time to think (NT3), and I know--we …
View Original / Stanford GSB DeM Banter: follow up to The Jerks post a while ago. Roger Long passed the article below, seems sound and makes me feel safe is continuing to be a jerk...well, I do believe the concept of being a bit rough around the edges or abrasive is something that has its …
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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 …
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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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 …
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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