DeM Banter: once again... so many issues here... but I think it is all summed up at the end of the article... and we have to remember--this is indeed all about choices... but it is also about holding the appropriate leader responsible for said choices... both good and bad. “What do you want your military …
Time For Minutemen Is Past By Julian ‘Jules’ Tolbert and Stephen J. Mariano
DeM Banter: Again... it is all about choices...and risk. How much risk do we want to assume? My fear is we accept a lot of risk more out of ignorance than anything else... we don't hear much of this debate in the public square... it seems we are more concerned in the tactical arena...not so …
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10 Characteristics of Great Team Leaders by Tyler Reagin
DeM Banter: As mentioned is yesterday's post...huge fan of Catalyst. Big fan of list such as this...as it forces us to take inventory of how we are doing as a leader...so, how you doing leader? I encourage you to read Tyler's entire piece... good info. View Original / Catalyst 1. Leverage Influence for the …
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Bat Out of Hell Leadership: DeMarco Banter
The Catalyst Podcast has to be one of the best leadership podcasts out there. Erwin McManus was on the other day (episode 226). McManus is an American author, lecturer, artist, entrepreneur, and pastor-- McManus is (left and is now back) the lead pastor of Mosaic Church, a Christian community in Los Angeles, California which has been named one of the most influential …
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Globalization Creates A New Worry: Enemy Convergence By Thom Shanker
DeM Banter: not sure this is new....well the use of the word "Convergence" may be... At War (NYTimes.com) May 30, 2013 At War: Notes From the Front Lines WASHINGTON — Adm. James G. Stavridis, who stepped down this month as NATO’s supreme commander, has been at war in two wars — overseeing the alliance’s role …
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Lincoln’s Call To Service—and Ours By Stanley McChrystal
DeM Banter: something I have been pondering for a good while...do we need a draft? I'm not sure, but we need service and commitment to our nation... We need civic duty. Thoughts? Wall Street Journal May 30, 2013 Pg. 15 A proposal that would help young Americans understand that civic duty is not restricted to …
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5 Classic Movies, 5 Leadership Lessons by Samuel Bacharach
DeM Banter: Just the facts ma'am.... straight data pull, but the author has some good data on each movie below...encourage you to click on "View Original" to read more... View Original / PRAGMATIC LEADERSHIP / May 17, 2013 / inc.com 1) Lawrence of Arabia (1962): Make them believe in the win-win 2) The Caine Mutiny …
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‘Leadership’ is the military’s snake oil by BRUCE FLEMING
DeM Banter: WARNING! Here in lies the tension between the academic and the practitioner. I have been pondering this one for several days... so like Professor Fleming's article or not...it should make you think. My fear, most folks believe exactly what he is selling... leadership just is...you might be one, you might not...but who cares, …
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6 WAYS TO BE A MORE COURAGEOUS LEADER by Brad Lomenick
View Original 1. Set scary standards. Your level of excellence and expectation for your product, service, or experience should be something that is nearly unattainable... 2. Allow for failure. The road to success is many times paved through multiple failures.... 3. Make decisions. Leaders are decision makers, and must do it constantly. 4. Reward innovation. …
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Viral James Mattis Email About Reading by Geoffrey Ingersoll
DeM Banter: Like I always say... if we are not trying to get better... what in the heck are we doing? And... that we don't learn from history is the lesson of history... well, I didn't say that... “That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of …
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