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DeM Banter: need to find the transcripts as the article seems a bit shallow, but could not agree more with the General ... "It's the tsunami coming." Drones are an issue and our education system is well beyond "in crisis." More than anything we need Strategy, Vision, and Leadership...still...wondering where the lions are.....thoughts? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette …
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View Original / SWIM WITH THE SHARKS / Inc.com DeM Banter: This is a bit of a wow list... covers so many "issues" and concepts in nine short point... in 1958. Most "truths" simply don't ever change. Here's a set of simple rules to live and work by--from a very unexpected source. Gordon Dean was an American …
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inc.com / view original DeM Banter: And... imagine if we then rewarded these personalities for what we all know they could bring to the fight? So cool... We need the personalities... not the clones. It's natural to hire like-minded people. But by doing so, you might be missing crucial ingredients for your company's success. Typically, leaders think to …
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View Original / Inc.com / Jeff Haden DeM Banter: I have yet to read anything from Jef Haden that is NOT spot on... please search him out... great writer with big ideas! Forget vision, passion, and other B-school platitudes. Here are the nitty-gritty details on what makes leaders great. First he spoke about the importance …
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blogs.hbr.org / view original DeM Banter: Still a bit frustrated that we still don't seem to "get it," we still hang on to the ways of the not so distant past...but that too shall pass...we need to embrace and guide the future. When I say, "Social is and can be more than media," people resist. It's as …
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View Original DeM Banter: thanks Javie for sending the article...believe we need to examine ways to teach the craft of leadership in more intentional ways Doug Conant was the president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company from 2001 to 2011, reversing the firm’s precipitous decline in market value and employee engagement. Conant joined Campbell Soup …
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DeM Banter: ....profound....as Sgt Raab says..."This is uncomfortable, isn’t it? Then I guess we’d better start talking....." At War (NYTimes.com) September 27, 2012 Sometimes we think it’s better to linger in silence, hoping that our problems will go away. But when we don’t talk about our problems, they get worse. And we get worse, too …
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By J. William DeMarco Huge issue... so many of us think of leadership in terms of position... i.e. I am the manager.... I am the CEO... so I am a leader or positional leadership vice authentic leadership. Many others see leadership only in terms of action...you know these people... LOOK at me... I'M LEADING! Leadership …
DeM Banter: Wow... such powerful leadership lessons here....a leader with a mission, a vision, a message, and he is getting it out there. Good stuff and he is making Airmen around the world... proud to be Airmen again. Air Force Times October 1, 2012 Pg. 22 Cover story Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III …
View Original / HBR DeM Banter: Welcome to the information or maybe the social age. Geospatial and cultural awareness, obvious in today's day and age...but so tough to train to and assign forces with said skills. There are still many senior leaders that don't understand and frankly don't care about the power of social media. …
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