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DeM Banter: With the unrest in the world... it is amazing we lack any sort of real national strategy or prioritization to deal with it...or at least prepare for it. When drafting "Wondering Where The Lions Are" I came across this quote that has stuck in my head ever since..“Most people assume there are all …
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DeM Banter: Not sure what to think about this...Competence, loyalty, trust, responsibility and accountability... the CJCS goes on to say, "I think we forgot a little about how we balance character and competence..." “There have been missteps recently that we are trying to overcome — missteps that I attribute to 10 years of frenetic activity — and …
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DeM Banter: Another case of being "smarter than history?" Do we really see a fight with China? Or do we see more issues in the Mid-East? I certainly know which one is "easier" to plan for..."H.R." McMaster...another great Hoover Fellow... gazette.com / View Original / November 24th, 2013 Herbert Raymond "H.R." McMaster, now a two-star general of some renown, returned …
DeM Banter: I can not say I am a huge fan of this article...but I like it in thought. The author might be a tad... well... out there, but he has a couple good ideas. I believe spiritually...James and I are quite different... but alas, he is published in Forbes... I am not. http://www.forbes.com / View Original / November …
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I know... I know everything! I am everything! -Connor MacLeod (of the Clan MacLeod) Sure, a quote like that is fine from The Highlander, but have you ever heard it or felt it from a boss? It would seem many leaders feel a great temptation to pretend they know everything...or at least everything the future holds. Perhaps, …
DeM Banter: So I've got a few resumes out..."what are we going to today Brain...????" View Original Defense industry leaders are growing uneasy over the number of unfilled senior civilian posts at the Pentagon. Many of the current vacancies have not been filled because the Obama administration has not yet named candidates. Others are positions …
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DeM Banter: Tracking success is obviously important...but knowing where the potholes are is pretty darn necessary as well...Classic excerpts from Think and Grow Rich, by Napolean Hill below.something to ponder on a Wednesday. http://www.business2community.com / View Original / November 20th, 2013 “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.“A leader is …
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Appetite ....what is it? Appetite: an inherent craving <an insatiable appetite for work> Appetite exists in all higher life-forms and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs. Appetite has a relationship with every individual's behavior. Appetitive and consummatory behaviors are the only processes that involve energy intake, whereas all other behaviors affect …
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Well, why should I remember you? I love that song. “Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a 1985 song performed by the band Simple Minds. The song is best known for being played during the opening and closing credits of the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club. The song resonated among the Gen Xers of …
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DeM Banter: IF this could work...and IF this were the only thing needed... would the culture of the DoD accept it? IF this could take hold... it is only a small drop in a massive bucket. A couple lines that are of concern..."unconventional warfare in Iraq and Afghanistan have “distorted” the skills of the U.S. …
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