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Strategy: An Executive’s Definition by Ken Favaro
Strategy-business.com March 5th 2012 The question “What is strategy?” has spurred numerous doctoral dissertations, countless hours of research, and hearty disagreement among serious management thinkers. Perhaps this is why many executives also struggle with it. Nonetheless, decision makers seeking to steer a business to sustained success need a succinct and pragmatic response. After all, it …
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Military Points To Risks Of A Syrian Intervention
New York Times March 12, 2012 Pg. 10 By Elisabeth Bumiller WASHINGTON — Despite growing calls for the United States to help stop the bloodshed in Syria, senior Pentagon officials are stepping up their warnings that military intervention would be a daunting and protracted operation, requiring at least weeks of exclusively American airstrikes, with the …
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Great work Gwyn, thank you
The other day, while channel surfing, I caught a glimpse of Spencer Tracy playing Santiago in Ernest Hemingway’s, The Old Man and the Sea. It didn’t register much at the time because as you may know, when one channel surfs, the little grey cells kind of take a nap. Later though, I began to think about that story and the lessons it has to teach us.
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For those who are unfamiliar with the story, Santiago is an old fisherman living in a village not far from Havana. Fishing is his livelihood and yet he has failed to catch any fish in eighty-four days. The young boy, who usually goes out with him, is instructed by his father to stay away from the old man. He is bad luck. So Santiago goes fishing alone.
On the eighty-fifth day, he decides to go out further than he…
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The Lords of Discipline (a few quotes and thoughts)
"He who lives without discipline dies without honor." Icelandic Proverb It would appear that discipline is one of those things in that the minute you might believe you have it... you have lost it. It is a life's pursuit. I can not help but harken back to a quote attributed to Margaret Thatcher... something like... …
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No Good Answers: US stuck with Mideast mess By Victor Davis Hanson
New York Post March 10, 2012 Pg. 19 Americans — left and right — are sick of thankless Mideast nation-building. Yet democratization was not our first choice, but rather a last resort after prior failures. The United States had long ago supplied Afghan insurgents, who expelled the Soviets after a decade of fighting. Then we …
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U.S., Partners Weigh Military Moves To Curb Syrian Carnage
Washington Post March 11, 2012 Pg. 1 By Karen DeYoung The Obama administration and its allies and international partners have begun serious discussions about potential military involvement in Syria, even as they continue to press for nonviolent solutions to the carnage there. With little progress made in the two weeks since 70 countries and international …
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Skeptics Doubt U.S. Can Be Certain About Iran’s Nuclear Progress
Los Angeles Times March 11, 2012 Iran's record of deceit fuels worry over President Obama's assurances that he'll know if Tehran starts trying to build a nuclear weapon. By Ken Dilanian, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington--Despite President Obama's assurances that the United States will know if Tehran begins to secretly build a nuclear bomb, …
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The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us and What We Can Do About It By Joshua Cooper Ramo
Several weeks ago the 100th Operations Group hosted Statoil's Chief Global Strategist and Business Developer, Mr John Knight. John mentioned "The Age of the Unthinkable" shaped much of Statoil's new Global look... and launched Statoil to new and exciting growth. I had read the book when it was first released but needed to go back …
What Do All Thought Leaders Have in Common?
by Peter Winick I have had the privilege of working with some of the greatest thought leaders of our time. I learn something from each of them during every interaction and (hopefully) more often than not they learn something from me as well. The range of expertise that my clients have is vast; sales, leadership, management, communications, strategy, …
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