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Air University, Since our birth as Airmen, we have been charged with thinking about ways for the Air Force to secure the American way of life now and in the future. There is no better way to build a foundation for this thinking than by deliberately developing the habits of mind capable of understanding the rapidly changing world …
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Today's Topic: Finding the Hero in You Why Is This Important? Some of us were born to be the hero of a story of epic proportions, but others are perhaps a hero of one small child; it could be your own or a child across an ocean, but both require this idea of a hero's soul, …
No time to choose when the truth must die. No time to lose or say goodbye. No time to prepare for the victim that’s there. No time to suffer or blink. And there’s no time to think.” –-Bob Dylan Perhaps we should all have an ever so slight fear of getting bogged down in details. I can’t help but …
The leadership literature is rife with concepts regarding the need for bold leaders at all levels who encourage innovation, embrace new thinking, and take risks to achieve success. As a United States Air Force Officer and pilot by trade, I know the USAF is all about innovation and has historically been so. Just ponder Orville …
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Excellent report from Gallup: Worth a read, but if nothing else--please check out the Executive Summary below. The majority of managers working in the U.S. today are wrong for their role. That’s not to say these people don’t have talent. On the contrary, their talent probably made them quite successful in their previous, non-managerial role. But …
A New Year. So, what is your something for 2015? I have found that having a “something”—one thing—to pursue in a New Year is powerful. Communicate, Collaborate, and get Creative is something we have been preaching at The Mastermind Century Group since its inception over three years ago. 2015 will be our year of collaboration. …
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“NOW IS NOT A TIME FOR SADNESS AND DESPAIR, BUT A TIME FOR HEROES, CHAMPIONS, IN GREAT DEEDS” -ANONYMOUS When we think about heroes–we all have certain images come to mind. It might be an image of Superman, a soldier, a police officer, a doctor, a firefighter—but the definition of a hero is really pretty …
DeM Banter: Things I ponder today... when I ask folks name the greatest airpower practitioner or theorist of the last 30 years...people struggle. Usually it will come down to John Boyd or John Warden...but they were never promoted above colonel....interesting. I have heard all the reasons why... Warden had a tough time as a Wing …
DeM Banter: we sure have been talking about this for a while, but it doesn't seem the nation is concerned. All of the cuts in R&D, the military, and defense as a whole are a choice...what is our focus and what do we as a nation stand for...what causes us concern...what causes joy? Do we …
DeM Banter: love the Sun Tzu quote the author uses below...and we have it posted several times here on the blog. What do we do about it? Interesting we have been saying...we (the US) won in Iraq...history would say...no...you simply retreated from the battlefield. The enemy gets a vote...and he's voting now. This situation demands …
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