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“Luke, you work like, what, three days a week right?” That was a question one of my non-believer friends asked a few weeks ago. I tried my best not to get irritated or defensive. I explained that, in reality, I work 5 days a week, 9 to 5, (or 8:30-4:30, but who’s counting?), not including …
Continue reading "Confessions of a Christian Workaholic (Guest post by Luke DeMarco)"
I consider myself fortunate—twice a year I get to return to the town of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Walking the streets in Cambridge is always a treat and there is nothing better than grabbing a cappuccino at Nero’s Coffee right across the street from King’s College and just pondering all the historical figures that …
Very cool to work with Dr Wildermuth on this interview/podcast. We discuss some interesting leadership concepts, questions, personality and team dynamics. I do have to note--I had no idea the camera was on--apologies for the strange facial expressions--I guess some might call it "natural" Please visit Mel's blog and website at: Mel Wildermuth
The clip below has also been published by GiANT Worldwide Current leadership literature is rife with ink spilled on authenticity. This authenticity concept always brings certain questions to mind: First, do we really know who we are? Second, if we really knew ourselves, then why would we want to be anybody else? Third, have we slipped so far …
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DeM Banter: Always a big fan of reading lists...and a big Bowie fan...so this is pretty cool. View Original From poetry to history to theory of mind, with plenty of fiction and a few magazines for good measure. Creativity is a combinatorial force — it rests on our ability to fuse, usuallyunconsciously, existing concepts, memories, bits of information, …
Continue reading "David Bowie’s 75 Must-Read Books by Maria Popova"
DeM Banter: I have been out of the office for a bit... but I did see the CSAF's email. So we are looking to update our Performance Report system to grade "dignity and respect?" Let me guess... it will be a Pass or Fail... and everyone will pass. If you don't --it will nuke your career …
Continue reading "Airmen to be evaluated on how they create positive work environment By Tom Roeder"
DeM Banter: Maybe we need a Tony Stark right about now...??? Not sure he comes with the suit..... http://www.defencetalk.com / View Original / October 21st, 2013 U.S. Special Operations Command wants its operators to be protected with what it informally calls an Iron Man suit, named after the fictional superhero. In September, U.S. Special Operations Command, known as SOCOM, made …
Continue reading "‘Iron Man’-style suit in early stages of development By Army News Service"
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: The Art of Manliness, a stellar blog that has grown into books, a storefront and beyond. I started reading the blog years ago....and introduced Luke to it. As the years go on, Luke asked me if I had continued to read....and I had to admit it slipped from my "crosscheck." Well, it's back... …
Continue reading "The American Boy by Theodore Roosevelt (and the Art of Manliness)"
DeM Banter: always interesting to see what sticks from the debates...horses and bayonets, not the most important topic but it sure received a great deal of tweets, press coverage, parodies (from the left and the right) and comments. Mr. Obama also may have misspoken when he said the U.S. has fewer bayonets than it did …
Continue reading "Marines Speak Up For Bayonets by Elisabeth Bumiller"
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