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Wall Street Journal July 5, 2012 With the heart of an infantryman, the president must feel what Churchill called 'stress of soul' for each of the wounded and the dead. In either 2013 or 2017, a new president will take office. The economy notwithstanding, the world will remain a dangerous place, and military intervention may …
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Blogger's Note: singing my song, but what are we doing to train our future leaders on how to create, formulate, and nurture strategic ideas? There are some ASG grads out there, I know....I would have to say we are not doing a great job, further...not sure it is considered a high value ability or commodity. …
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inc.com November 30th Is boring suddenly good...and inspirational bad? Stanford professor Bob Sutton explains what he's learned from hundreds of conversations with Silicon Valley's brightest stars. For Bob Sutton, leadership is not a set of abstract principles and behaviors but an expression of human comedy and tragedy. The Stanford professor knows the academic research, but …
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Los Angeles Times July 4, 2012 Pg. D4 Book Review The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King -- The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea. By Walter R. Borneman. Little, Brown: 561 pp., $29.99 In his superbly reported new book, "The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King -- The Five-Star Admirals Who Won …
Blooger's Note: Will need to pick up Geoff Smart's book: Leadocracy: Hiring More Great Leaders (Like You) into Government sounds like a must read! Fast Company July 3rd 2012 6:43 AM We don't think of leadership as some set of fuzzy, intangible character qualities that some people are born with and others are not. We …
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view original / fastcompany.com July 3rd 2012 6:21 AM Now inscribed on the Library of Congress, James Madison's words are as true today as they were in 1829: “The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world.” In forging such a nation, …
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view original / blogs.hbr.org "A 'no' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble." So said Mahatma Gandhi, and we all know how his conviction played out on the world stage. But what is less well known is how this same discipline played out privately with …
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View Original To a small business owner, to an employee--to anyone--there is only one way to determine success. That's right. One. No kaleidoscope, no cornucopia, no "we're all snowflakes," no we're all individuals. One. Sure, success in business and in life means different things to different people. (Very different things in some instances; check out …
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view original / inc.com Artists, designers, and programmers are different, difficult, and--depending on your strategy--delightful. When I tell people that I spent 13 years producing radio and TV programs and then another 15 years running software companies, they always look puzzled and ask: What's the connection? The answer is simple: talent. Both industries depend crucially …
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The most successful people in business approach their work differently than most. See how they think--and why it works. I'm fortunate enough to know a number of remarkably successful people. Regardless of industry or profession, they all share the same perspectives and beliefs. And they act on those beliefs: 1. Time doesn't fill me. I …
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