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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, …
By J. William DeMarco Yesterday we posted the 11 Ways You Allow Your Life to Suck by Jeff Haden... one thing that hit me huge was #3: 3. You don’t try to be last. Everyone likes to be first. But often it’s better to be last: The last to give up, the last to leave, the last …
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inc.com / view original / Jeff Haden Is your personal or professional life unsatisfying? Here's how you--more than anything else--might be holding yourself back. Not happy with your life, either personally or professionally? If that's the case the culprit isn't your upbringing, a lack of opportunities, bad luck, or other people holding you back. The culprit is you. If …
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blogs.hbr.org / view original DeM Banter: Ah yes...the dreaded... "You're Fired" e-SSS (Staff Summary Sticky), I thought it was a joke...maybe not...??? What's the one factor that most affects how satisfied, engaged, and committed you are at work? All of our research over the years points to one answer — and that's the answer to the question: …
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By J. William DeMarco Not sure why Vision is just a big deal for me. If we have leaders that do not point the way... we get caught in an eternal grind where status quo is the best we can hope for. I used to fly with a "crusty" old Major back in the early …
