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DeM Banter: Amen! As I worked on my SDE thesis...my advisor Dr David Mets told me... America won't change until it has a Death Sentence. I really wanted to argue with him, but his 85 years of life experiences trumps mine and in historical hindsight he is right. WWII is a great example, but the …
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view original / inc.com The same skills that made you a great entrepreneur and leader could also make you a terrible manager. It's frustrating to watch a business hover on the verge of great success yet never fully achieve it. One of the most common causes of unfulfilled expectations in many organizations is, surprisingly enough, the presence …
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DeM Banter: Interesting thoughts along the same lines we have been screaming about...the pivot does not really seem possible given the lack of strategy, current global events and funding...but note the bias from the two authors...they are "advisors" to Mr Romney...always good to know where the author is coming from... Politico.com July 22, 2012 President Barack …
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DeM Banter: love VDH, not sure what to make of this, but it did cause me to pause and think, so that is something. Thoughts? Tribune Media Services, Victor Davis Hanson Posted 07/17/2012 at 4:00 pm EST In the Arabic media, there are reports that Muslim clerics -- energized by the sudden emergence of Egypt's …
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DeM Banter: There is SO much going on here... we miss it when we focus purely on Defense cuts. What does America want to do? What do we stand for? What do we want our future to look like (5 year plan, 25 year plan, 50 year)? These are questions our politicians are not necessarily …
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blogs.hbr.org / view original DeM Banter: Like John Boyd or not... you can not deny his influence. Nice article in the discussion of strategy..."Yet as our decision-making accelerates, long-term strategy becomes even more crucial. Those of us who find time to step back and think about the big picture, even for a few minutes, have a major …
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By J. William DeMarco Been sitting in the new job for about a week. There is a recuring thought that comes to me serveral times a day... are we doing a good job at developing leaders? I really don't have a firm answer yet, but ponder it often and am looking for data. The elevator …
SmallWarsJournal.com July 20, 2012 This Week At War In my Foreign Policy column, I explain how Iran is tripping up the "Pacific Pivot." Contrary to its plans, the Pacific is now the Pentagon's "economy of force" theater of operations. Gen. James Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, is accelerating a military buildup around the Persian Gulf, with …
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view original / forbes.com / August Turak DeM Banter: Had a great conversation yesterday with one of our Detachment Commanders regarding how we are training leaders...his comment: We are not teaching them how to be followers...how can they be leaders?" Of course I quickly harkened back to a very ugly (and very loud) Major that walked into the CC …
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DeM Banter: Perhaps a more unbiased view here...now, I really like this piece...plenty to issues and blame to go around, dose not matter if you are an elephant or a donkey. I am sure it seemed like a BRILLIANT idea right up until...??? Christian Science Monitor (csmonitor.com) July 20, 2012 With $1.2 trillion in mandated …
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