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DeM Banter: does this bother anyone else? We really don't know what strategy is anymore...do we? National Security Strategy....really? Do we have one? 90% of all government plans should stem from there...at least on a foreign policy level...although one could argue...THAT is a primary job of the Federal Government and perhaps an NSS would in …
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I was glancing through a book this AM... The Top 10 Mistakes Leaders Make by Hans Finzel, and came across a chapter titled "No Room For Mavericks," and of course if got me to thinking...Many of today’s most inspiring businesses were created by maverick leaders who colored outside of lines and thought outside of the …
“The bad news is, time flies, the good news is, you’re the pilot.” Orrin Woodward Intentionality is a philosophical concept defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as "the power of minds to be about, to represent, or to stand for, things, properties and states of affairs." The terminology of 'intentionality' can also be confusing, …
DeM Banter: Something we have been asking here at The Mastermind Century Group for a good while now. What do you want the military to do? Answer that question... and remain true to that answer...and you will have your budget. "The audience is listening..." Washington Times February 26, 2013 Pg. B1 Sending the unprepared is …
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DeM Banter: always enjoy Gen Welsh's thoughts, words, and vision...odd note for him to end on, ...And at some point in the future, the Air Force “will be the best Air Force in the world.” Would like to see that transcript... AirForceTimes.com February 21, 2013 ORLANDO, Fla. — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark …
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It has been several years now that I have been interested in pulling apart the Crisis, Complexity and Confusion (C3) we increasingly find ourselves living in. About the best I have come up with in doing so is to engage in Communication, Collaboration, and Creative thinking (3Cs). I see much of the C3 in the …
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We all have probably used the term High Maintenance in reference to a friend, a sibling, a girlfriend/boyfriend...but what about leaders? What about yourself? I came across an interesting article in Forbes by Cheryl Conner that lays out 13 traits of high maintenance people...and I immediately thought of several General Officers, former bosses...and then I …
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DeM Banter: Nice article ... although I still look at the two leadership types as "Greater Good" and "Personal Power," but I do like the incremental vs disruptive leader as well. Wonder how to parse those? I think one could put those together..but could you have a Personal Power / Disruptive Leader? It might seem …
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A warm body doesn't mean I'm alive No, I'm not alright I know that I'm not right Feel like I travel but I never arrive I wanna thrive not just survive --Switchfoot The USAF has a Survival School at Fairchild AFB in Washington State... the object there is very much to survive, but as leaders …
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DeM Banter: don't want to get too dystopian, but what a great article from VDH. I am still struggling with why America believes it is smarter than history. We should be learning from failed empires not copying them, history it filled with nations that have followed the trajectory we are on and who have failed …
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