Listening to some Don Henley this morning...Sunset Grill--a couple things jumped to mind. The song references Sunset Grill, a hamburger restaurant at 7439 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California But as much as there is nothing better than a good burger... this is about leadership... and the last stanza of the song struck me as …
The End: What was Jim thinking….???
"The End" is a song by The Doors. Originally written by Jim Morrison as a song about breaking up with girlfriend Mary Werbelow, it evolved through months of performances at Los Angeles' Whisky a Go Go into a nearly 12-minute opus on their self-titled album. The band would perform the song to close their last …
7 Qualities of a Linchpin on the Road Less Traveled: DeMarco Banter
Traveling and speaking with many young leaders…as I have been fortunate enough to do as of late--I often get the question…how to I become a leader? How do you answer that in a short Q & A forum?… Linchpin by Seth Godin is a book I fall back to many times. Simple…become indispensable! “You are …
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May the Best Ideas Win: By J. William DeMarco
Eisenhower took office at a time of wars both cold and hot. One of his first actions was a complete rethinking of foreign policy. Can we learn from Ike’s example? By J. William DeMarco. Link to published article in Stanford's Hoover Digest: http://www.hoover.org/publications/hoover-digest/article/5776 Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft. —Winston …
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“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”—DeMarco Banter
I Still Haven't Found What I’m Looking For... What a strange dichotomy… What a strange paradox…to have found Christ, but not what you are looking for. A searching spirituality? A succinct theology? Or, a vulnerable integrity? https://youtu.be/e3-5YC_oHjE U2 — Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For from Adam Fromm on Vimeo. In the third …
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Courage “in quotes:” DeMarco Banter
I am sure most leaders out there know courage. Whenever, where ever one sees significant progress in an organization... it is simply because the leader made courageous decisions. Usually when you see indecision, or an organization floundering... it is the opposite: a leader or leaders standing in fear of making a decision. We have all …
Mistakes, Classmates, Risks, Leadership, and 5 Questions: DeMarco Banter
One of the greatest things about the work I do is having the opportunity to speak with young leaders. If you have ever stood on a stage and asked a group such as this for questions, it usually starts with silence until the first student gets up the nerve, and then the questions usually just …
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Beware The Me Monster—turning ME into WE
A version of this post also appears on GiANT Worldwide's Weekly Leadership Blog: I am a fortunate man. I spend time with the America’s finest leaders teaching leadership courses at Air University, working with Auburn, GiANT Worldwide, Cambridge—I get to learn from some of the finest leaders in the world. BUT, something that seems to …
Consiglieri: Odd Title—Stellar Followership…and Leadership
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. -Machiavelli Having several near back to back command jobs and two serving as a “vice”, I have spent a great deal of time contemplating, studying, and reading about how to be the best #2 possible. …
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The Drifter & The Devil
The drifter makes no attempt to discipline or control his thoughts, and he never learns the difference between positive thinking and negative thinking. He allows his mind to drift with any stray thought which may float into it. People who drift in connection with their thought habits are sure to drift on other subjects as …
