SmallWarsJournal.com April 20, 2012 This Week at War In my Foreign Policy column, I explain why the Pentagon's plans fall short of the harsh future recently described by Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey. On April 12, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed what he called the "security paradox" at Harvard's …
The (Most?) Fundamental Leadership Question by Steve Farber
stevefarber.com Are you frustrated with some of the things you’re seeing around you at work? Do you wish that “those people” (whomever they might be) would just get their acts together and give you the resources, support, time, etc that you need to do what you need to do? Do you find yourself saying something …
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The 7 Greatest Pieces of Trash Talk in the History of War
by Jacopo Della Quercia cracked.com Some one-liners uttered by historical figures during the heat of battle are so awesome that they seem taken right out of a particularly bombastic Hollywood war movie. But we've already gone over those. The following quotes aren't like that: These are the real-life wartime quotes no one would ever put in a …
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Now is the Time for Gen Y Leaders by Scott Eblin
monsterthinking.com Here’s a thought experiment for you. Take a deep breath, clear your head and think for a little while about what kind of leadership the world is going to need in the future. Need a jump start? Just think about the rapidity of change in the global economy, global politics and consumer technology in …
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Leadership and Self-Awareness
by Mike Myatt Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Leader Beware – ignorant bliss, no matter how enjoyable, is still ignorant. If you’re in a position of leadership and don’t feel you have any blind spots, you’re either very naïve or very arrogant. All leaders have blind spots – the question is what are they doing about them? The reality …
12 Most Inescapable Leadership Teachings by David M. Dye
Leadership is a journey where the first steps are often the most difficult. Throughout that journey you learn through your own experiences and the lessons of others. However, those early lessons are often the most critical. These 12 most inescapable leadership teachings are a combination of both types of learning: wisdom gained from early mentors …
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Leadership, Culture or Strategy – Which one wins?
by Susan Radojevic, theleadershiphub.com Since the year 2000, we have been in what experts are now calling “the Creativity Age”, where technology, information and ease of global connections are accelerating the creation of new ideas at a record pace. Change like this can only mean one thing – opportunity! To seize this opportunity and gain …
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Disruptive Thinkers: The PME Debate Needs More Informed Thinkers
by Mike Mazarr LT Benjamin Kohlmann’s piece in SWJ (“The Military Needs More Disruptive Thinkers”) is a fascinating and provocative essay. It’s partly about the need for radical thinkers to disrupt military and defense bureaucracies—but much of the commentary targets professional military education (PME), and these parts of the essay share many of the characteristics …
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12 Things Highly Productive People Do Differently
by Marc and Angel Hack Life: http://www.marcandangel.com “Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless, add what is specifically your own.” – Bruce Lee Being highly productive is not an innate talent; it’s simply a matter of organizing your life so that you can efficiently get the right things done. So, what behaviors define highly productive …
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Why You Won’t Get Breakthrough Innovation by Being Nice by Simon Rucker
If you want to create a really transformational innovation, you'd better be in an organization that's designed to support, not merely tolerate, someone as challenging as Steve Jobs. Otherwise forget it. "No Simon," I know many of you are thinking, "that's not how it works these days: Innovation is all about flat structures, empathy, co-creation..." — you …
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