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This is part 2, of a two-part interview, where we discuss "How to Innovate" from both the Air Force level and personal level with Retired Colonel Bill DeMarco. If you didn't hear part 1 (click here), please do. In this part 2, we further explore innovation from a personal standpoint, including determining your innovative profile …
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I just finished reading the book (as well as a group study on) The Way of the Warrior: An Ancient Path to Inner Peace by Erwin Raphael McManus. A fabulous book that really looks at the Christian in a new and somewhat counterintuitive way—but then again it’s Erwin McManus—it’s what he does. The book has …
It was an honor to be asked to have a paper I penned almost 15 years ago to be included in a new volume published by Air University Press and edited by Shannon Caudill. The book examines both the art and science of one of the most important aspects of Air Force military operations . …
Please visit our website for a complete list of LEDx2.0 speakers and an archive from LEDx1.0: www.ledxau.com or check us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEDxAU I was first exposed to a TED Conference while at Stanford University in April 2008. I was lucky to see Thomas P.M. Barnett’s talk on rethinking America’s military strategy and I was …
I consider myself fortunate—twice a year I get to return to the town of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Walking the streets in Cambridge is always a treat and there is nothing better than grabbing a cappuccino at Nero’s Coffee right across the street from King’s College and just pondering all the historical figures that …
January 1989 I arrived at Reese AFB in Lubbock, TX to report for Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT). Traditions run deep in pilot training, and one is the designing of the class patch. I have always enjoyed doodling so I volunteered to draft the patch—another tradition or superstition is the officer that designs the patch usually …
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“Live as if you’ll die tomorrow, Learn as if you’ll live forever.” -Mahatma Gandhi Well, that seems like a good rule of thumb. According to the Pew Research Institute, half of adults read fewer than five books per year. And men read thirteen percent fewer books than women. I don’t know if you’re above average …
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Monday, July 16, 1990 / View Original Interesting as we get ready to teach a block on leading millennials--all we have to do is look back and find--really there is nothing new. Take a look at the article below regarding the NEW Generation X as they entered the work force in 1990. The twentysomething generation …
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A version of this post appears on the GiANT Worldwide blog as well If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you. -Les Brown I am one of those annoying individuals who simply loves the New Year. It’s a …
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I came across this in my morning email--and it resonates as a warning and a concern for all of our "Pioneer, Creative, and possibly Connector" (NT, NF) types. Moreover as we push at major transformations at work, we have to remember that every team member is of the highest value and all have much to …
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