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fastcompany.com / view original DeM Banter: Hopefully you are not the idea killer....but are you an innovator & what kind...it's got me thinking... Innovation is essential to keeping an organization alive--everyone knows that. Then why do so few companies innovate? Part of the answer is that it's very hard for people who are invested in the current …
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Morning Advantage: View Original / HBR Blog Network DeM Banter: Sounds strangely familiar... 5:00 AM July 25, 2012 Most executives teams are surprisingly weak when it comes to strategy thinking, note Michael Birshan and Jayanti Kar in McKinsey Quarterly. Some leaders reach the C-suite because of functional expertise. Others are stronger on execution than on strategic thinking. …
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DeM Banter: N/A at this time... TheAtlantic.com July 23, 2012 Big-city campuses once produced superstars like Colin Powell. Today, those programs are dwindling -- which may lead to a whiter, more rural military. When cadet Kevin Poon arrives at St. John's University in the dark of early morning for physical training, he stands among about …
view original / blogs.hbr.org You can't make every worker happy, surely, and should a business even try? Evidence from our recent research suggests, actually, that the answer is yes. Or rather, our evidence shows that managers are giving up far too soon on their disgruntled employees, making them less productive than they could be, exposing their companies …
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view original / inc.com The same skills that made you a great entrepreneur and leader could also make you a terrible manager. It's frustrating to watch a business hover on the verge of great success yet never fully achieve it. One of the most common causes of unfulfilled expectations in many organizations is, surprisingly enough, the presence …
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blogs.hbr.org / view original DeM Banter: Like John Boyd or not... you can not deny his influence. Nice article in the discussion of strategy..."Yet as our decision-making accelerates, long-term strategy becomes even more crucial. Those of us who find time to step back and think about the big picture, even for a few minutes, have a major …
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By J. William DeMarco Been sitting in the new job for about a week. There is a recuring thought that comes to me serveral times a day... are we doing a good job at developing leaders? I really don't have a firm answer yet, but ponder it often and am looking for data. The elevator …
view original / forbes.com / August Turak DeM Banter: Had a great conversation yesterday with one of our Detachment Commanders regarding how we are training leaders...his comment: We are not teaching them how to be followers...how can they be leaders?" Of course I quickly harkened back to a very ugly (and very loud) Major that walked into the CC …
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Wall Street Journal July 20, 2012 Pg. 11 In a future conflict, an adversary unable to match our military supremacy on the battlefield might seek to exploit our computer vulnerabilities here at home. Last month I convened an emergency meeting of my cabinet and top homeland security, intelligence and defense officials. Across the country trains …
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view original / businessweek.com “I wanted a happy culture. So I fired all the unhappy people.” —A very successful CEO (who asked not to be named) We (your authors) teach our children to work hard and never, ever give up. We teach them to be grateful, to be full of wonder, to expect good things to happen, …
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