There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle. ~ Deepak Chopra At times I find myself tackling BIG problems… in fact, I love big problems…and perhaps it is the curse of vision…that as …
3 Questions of the Interrobang: DeMarco Banter
What in the heck is an interrobang? Well… it used to be a key on a typewriter… An interrobang is an exclamation point inside a question mark. This punctuation mark can ask a question in an excited manner, express excitement or disbelief in the form of a question, or ask a rhetorical question. American Martin K. …
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Nehemiah And the Nine Lessons of Leadership from Catalyst: DeMarco Banter
Having just returned from Catalyst...an amazing Christian leadership conference where 13,000 leaders from across the United States and around the world converged on Atlanta—truly a revolution of ideas that challenged the process and encouraged all to think unconventionally...but, now I am forced to sit and ponder--what do I do with all that I have learned, …
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What are you? A Leader? DeMarco Banter…
By J. William DeMarco Huge issue... so many of us think of leadership in terms of position... i.e. I am the manager.... I am the CEO... so I am a leader or positional leadership vice authentic leadership. Many others see leadership only in terms of action...you know these people... LOOK at me... I'M LEADING! Leadership …
4 Simple Steps in Understanding… Everyone Wants to Succeed–DeMarco Banter
Something I have believed in since day one... Everyone wants to succeed and everyone wants to contribute. Of course, I should caveat....the difference is the level of motivation and what motivates the individual. While working for a General Officer several years ago...we had a problem with an individual in the squadron. The General looked at …
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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 …
Top 10 BIG Leadership Thoughts –DeMarco Banter
One of the greatest gifts I have ever received was from Senior Master Sergeant Andy Aupiu. On his retirement from the USAF he passed to me The Maxwell Leadership Bible. Doing some reading through Proverbs today.... I came across some Maxwellian concepts on powerful leaders and how they think...just thought I would share. 1) BIG: …
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Wondering Where the Lions Are: Abstract
By J. William DeMarco In 2007-08 I was fortunate enough to be selected a a National Security Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Â An outstanding year spent with some of the foremost personalities in National Security on both the Right and the Left sides of the aisle. Â While there we were required …
Creator or Reactor? DeMarco Banter
You can't react and create at the same time -Jeff Goins I heard this comment several days ago on a podcast... I love a powerful quote and the good ones just stick with me and I find myself rolling it around in my brain for days...just like a sour apple Blow Pop (remember those?). I …
Ode To Cheese
Great new work from that up and coming new teen poet... Luke DeMarco... great stuff! Â Ode To Cheese.
