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Washington Times March 26, 2012 Pg. 1 Arms systems cuts look likely Defense analysts and Capitol Hill insiders are anticipating that automatic federal budget cuts will occur Jan. 1 and force the armed forces to scrap plans for new weapons systems. Washington's polarized political landscape shows no signs of a compromise on taxes and spending …
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Another piece I came across during some morning reading and reflection... there really are two types of leaders: 1) Leaders that are about the greater good--These leaders intrinsically attract other leaders 2) Leaders that are about personal power--These leaders, at best, will attract followers (some point there will be more on "greater good and personal …
Washington Post March 25, 2012 Pg. 19 The inescapable foreign policy issue for U.S. presidential candidates this year is whether American power is declining and, if so, what to do about it. This strategic conundrum lies behind every challenge the United States faces, from Egypt to Afghanistan to China. For your election-year reading table, I …
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Interview with Richard Strange – the Godfather of Punk Rock What’s the link between Twiggy, Led Zeppelin, Andy Warhol, Spiritualized, Bill Nelson, Johnny Rotten, Jack Nicholson, William Burroughs, Martin Scorsese, Marianne Faithfull, Harry Potter, Jarvis Cocker and Robin Hood? Richard Strange of course! Richard Strange is ‘punk rock’s illegitimate Godfather’, having preceded the Sex Pistols, The …
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Yes, spending time to gain an understanding of the thought processes behind conflicting perspectives slows down the decision-making process. But it also creates a rich opportunity for much more robust solutions. Slowing down is not necessarily a sign of procrastination or indecision. More accurately, it is a sign of impending wisdom about to be applied. …
In 2009 Facebook launched in Indonesia and with that arrival according to “The Economist” a “vast field of dead blogs were discovered” numbering several thousand as people deserted their blogging platforms and moved to Facebook. Facebook is a phenomenon and its ease of use and spread has enabled tens of millions of people to have …
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By Vanessa Merit Nornberg Which problem-solving technique do you use? Here's four examples--as well as what each conveys about you and your company (for better or worse). As a business owner, employer, and customer, nothing irks me more than lousy problem-solving skills. People may believe they are working hard to resolve problems, but often the …
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SmallWarsJournal.com March 23, 2012 This Week at War On March 19, the New York Times described a classified U.S. Central Command war game conducted this month that simulated the outcome of an Israeli attack on Iran. According to U.S. officials who discussed the results with the newspaper, the game "forecasts that the [Israeli] strike would lead to …
National Journal March 24, 2012 The Politician The new Defense secretary has a daunting agenda. To achieve it, he'll need to win over a skeptical institution. Good thing he's been practicing for four decades. "Have you seen my bin Laden corner?” It’s a late afternoon in March, and Leon Panetta is showing off mementos from …
What John Wooden taught me and our students about leadership A decade ago, our Kravis Leadership Institute presented John Wooden with an award for outstanding leadership. As institute director, I had the great pleasure of spending time with Coach Wooden and presenting him with the award. He spoke about his well-known "Pyramid of Success,"a grouping of 25 behaviors …
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