A Curator of Strategy, Leadership, Spirituality, and Rock and Roll…. "Changing the world…one "contact" at a time…."
This article also appears on the GiANT Worldwide Blog I am sure I am not the only who wakes up in the middle of the night thinking. In a groggy, 2 a.m. state of mind, it is a struggle to grasp coherent thoughts, and usually around the time I should be getting up, things begin …
Continue reading "What’s More Important: Discipline or Intentionality?"
We are living in a strange era, yet I say that and ponder this: Did George Washington feel the same? Did George C. Marshall think his era was one of rapid change? It seems all throughout history we have lived in times of crisis, complexity, and confusion (C3). What has changed today is the speed …
Continue reading "Embrace The Tension: The Unilateral Diversity Tension Trap"
It’s been several years ago—but I was chided as a cheerleader. I think it was intended to be derogatory in nature, but the context was— I kept boasting about how good our people were in our organization. But…let’s think about this— cheer·lead·er ˈCHi(ə)rˌlēdər/ noun noun: cheerleader; plural noun: cheerleaders 1.a person who leads cheers and …
Continue reading "The Greater Good Leader…and/or The Cheerleader"
Little darlin', come with me Won't you help me share my load From the dark end of the street To the bright side of the road Into this life we're born Baby sometimes we don't know why And time seems to go by so fast In the twinkling of an eye Let's enjoy it while …
Continue reading "Trust…On The Bright Side of the Road–DeMarco Banter"
“A leader without true followers, is simply going on a walk”. ~Unknown Follow me. Isn’t that our request—our demand as a leader? Why? Why would anyone follow me? Come on…it’s only two words, but it is really asking a lot. Trust is key. Why would anyone follow me if they did not trust me, my …
An Officer Corps That Can’t Score By William S. Lind, I read this article a few days ago and have spent days thinking how totally hosed we all were. In the article Mr Lind makes some very good points—and he ponders where are today’s reformers, where are the men such as Col John Boyd USAF, Col …
I've been blessed with a few invitations to go out and speak with some amazing leaders. The video below is from a trip to San Francisco and an engagement at Pocket Gems. In the end... I am sure I learned more from the folks at Pocket Gems than they learned from me--but what an amazing …
Continue reading "Hungry, Humble, Heroes of the Heart (H4): DeMarco Banter"
DeM Banter: Interesting piece, short...and actually falls a bit short of where I thought the former CJCS was going...but the line: "When you get to these wars, I worry that America has paid us very well, the compensation's good, [so the culture says] 'please go off and fight our dirty little wars and let us get …
DeM Banter: If all of the sudden we are high-fiving ourselves for this great measure and budget cutting--isn't it interesting that no one is talking about the 900lb gorilla in the room or the very large pink elephant in the corner? None of these distinguished gentlemen are affected by the budget cuts and if we …
DeM Banter: The tone of this article is interesting... is the implication really that we don't need this sort of training--especially in this day and age? I very much recall the similar training we received at The Citadel and found it if the highest value (of course I have let much it it slip every …
Continue reading "Becoming an Officer and a Gentleman By Mark Thompson"
Mastermind Century Group 