by J. William DeMarco Remember when that phrase, decals, T-shirts, tennis shoes—were popular. I was totally jealous… I desperately wanted to come up with a cool phrase...sell it and make a ton of money off it! But… Looking through a few quotes today and I started pondering courage, fear…. and leadership... “The most striking thing …
Are You a Transmitter or a Receiver? By Scott Eblin
view original / eblingroup.com / One of the things I love most about leadership coaching is the opportunity to see lots of different executives in action. I get to see them in team meetings, in presentations, in one-on-one’s, and just walking around the plant or office. In addition to the first-hand observations, I usually collect …
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To replicate Silicon Valley’s success, focus on culture by Victor Hwang
washingtonpost.com / view original / Victor Hwang Silicon Valley is widely regarded as the ultimate success as an incubator of start-ups and entrepreneurship. Yet most businesspeople, leaders and innovators around the world have learned the wrong lessons from it. They focus primarily on its ingredients — its obvious assets, like venture capital, skilled workers and universities. What they have largely ignored is …
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GREATER THINGS: Interagency Collaboration and Planning in the “New” Global Security Environment From The Industrial to the Information Revolution
By J. William DeMarco, Curt Rauhut, and Kurt Waymire Joint Forces Staff College, November 2009 The only constant is change, continuing change, inevitable change that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will …
The U.S. Army In A Time Of Transition Building a flexible force By Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Army Chief of Staff
Foreign Affairs May 1, 2012 After six months as chief of staff, I can see clearly that the coming decade will be a vital period of transition for the U.S. Army. The service will have to adjust to three major changes: declining budgets, due to the country's worsened fiscal situation; a shift in emphasis to …
What Happened to Strategy? by david
view original / theleaderlab.org Over the past 50 years, strategy has been examined, factored and reduced to a few simple formulas. In that time, strategy has moved from the realm of senior leaders to the hoards MBAs and consultants. That’s the thrust of the argument Cynthia Montgomery makes in The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs. Montgomery …
Do More in Less Time: Tips From an Efficiency Expert by Howard Greenstein
View Orginal / Howard Greenstein / Jason Womack Jason Womack's book Your Best Just Got Better explains how to keep from being interrupted. It also identifies the perfect time of day to make a difficult call. Author Jason Womack's broad grin and twinkling eyes aren't an act--he has been happy every single time I've met him. After teaching high school for …
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Mentoring: Who benefits? The Jedi or the Padiwan: DeMarco Banter
I am truly blessed to work with some of the most outstanding young minds and leaders in the world... they honestly humble me everyday. The United States Air Force recruits and trains the finest people in the world and to be an “old man” and a “positional” leader is a gift I relish daily. …
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What Doesn’t Motivate Creativity Can Kill It by Steve Kramer, Teresa Amabile
blogs.hbr.org / view original Management is widely viewed as a foe of innovation. The thinking goes that too much management strangles innovation (just let a thousand flowers bloom!). But we have found a much more nuanced picture. You really can manage for innovation, but it starts by knowing what drives creativity in the people who generate and develop the …
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Leadership is Turning Values & Vision into Steps Forward by Strategic Monk
DeMarco Banter: been following Greg (The Strategic Monk) for a good while now, highly recommend at least checking out his awesome website (link below). Great piece here...Definitely want to learn more from him... ______________________________________________ strategicmonk.com / view original Leadership is about turning values and vision into tangible steps forward. Leaders first lead themselves. Your leadership flows out …
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