You Don’t Know The Power of The Dark Side and Horrible Bosses: DeMarco Banter

I've been doing some light reading this week...light reading usually means pointless reading in usual DeMarco Fashion...books like Death Star by Michael Reeves and Steve Perry (don't think it is the same Perry of Journey fame...but you never know). The book chronicles the building of the Death Star and career of Grand Moff Willhuff Tarkin. …

6 Actions of Great Managers by Karl Stark, Bill Stewart

DeM Banter: Great points to remember EVERYDAY... no matter your position.... inc.com / view original There are plenty of good business leaders out there, but what separates the good from the great? Consider these qualities when assessing your own leadership skills. How would you measure yourself as a manager? There are plenty of good business …

Mentoring Priorities to Strategies and Leadership: DeMarco Banter

We spend a lot of time in my line of work attempting to determine which young folks will make the best leaders as they grow, experience, and mature. We lean heavily on things like academic grade point averages, standardized testing, and such. As I glance through some of history's greatest leaders it strikes me time …

Pentagon Unveils Plan To Curtail Unethical Conduct By Senior Officers By Gordon Lubold

DeM Banter: But wait...there's more... I still struggle with this...is it really a "training" issue? Will "...forcing the Defense Department to expand training, emphasize ethics in military education and require a new way to assess the character of officers by their peers – and their subordinates," answer the issue? Or is this really two separate …

Conduct at Issue as Military Officers Face a New Review By THOM SHANKER

DeM Banter: Always interesting...but still wondering why we are not talking about "the system" of how we select said leader? Are we assuming the selection system is sound, but some of the people are bad? This system can produce stellar general officers like Gen Welsh and Gen Selva...so it can work, but can it be …

Servant Leader: Have you answered your call? DeMarco Banter

To command is to serve, nothing more and nothing less. -Andre Malraux serv·ant [sur-vuh nt] noun 1. a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties. 2. a person in the service of another. 3. a person employed by the government: a public servant. Origin: 1175–1225; Middle English < Old French, noun use of present …