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DeM Banter: Not sure what to think about this...Competence, loyalty, trust, responsibility and accountability... the CJCS goes on to say, "I think we forgot a little about how we balance character and competence..." “There have been missteps recently that we are trying to overcome — missteps that I attribute to 10 years of frenetic activity — and …
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DeM Banter: Funny the question never really gets answered in the article does it. What's implied is no... we should not worry...or maybe the DoD does not know what "ready" means ..of course that is not what the Services are say...it's what Barry M. Blechman of the Stimson Center says...funny I have not run into him around …
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DeM Banter: Fighting Crisis, Complexity, and Confusion (C3) with Communication, Collaboration, and Creative Thinking...the three Cs... View Original / ROBBIN LAIRD / ED TIMPERLAKE /Breaking Defense / 27 Nov 13 We interviewed Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the commander of Pacific Air Forces, at the Air Force Association’s Pacific Forum in Los Angeles, about the challenges facing the U.S. and its allies in shaping a 21st …
DeM Banter: Another case of being "smarter than history?" Do we really see a fight with China? Or do we see more issues in the Mid-East? I certainly know which one is "easier" to plan for..."H.R." McMaster...another great Hoover Fellow... gazette.com / View Original / November 24th, 2013 Herbert Raymond "H.R." McMaster, now a two-star general of some renown, returned …
DeM Banter: highly recommend Les McKeown's work...yup, I'll be pondering all three... View Original / inc.com / 24 Nov 13 Do you rise again and again to the very edge of success, only to fall back down? You may be guilty of one of these leadership styles. It's an oft-quoted leadership trope: Because of his …
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DeM Banter: I can not say I am a huge fan of this article...but I like it in thought. The author might be a tad... well... out there, but he has a couple good ideas. I believe spiritually...James and I are quite different... but alas, he is published in Forbes... I am not. http://www.forbes.com / View Original / November …
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I know... I know everything! I am everything! -Connor MacLeod (of the Clan MacLeod) Sure, a quote like that is fine from The Highlander, but have you ever heard it or felt it from a boss? It would seem many leaders feel a great temptation to pretend they know everything...or at least everything the future holds. Perhaps, …
DeM Banter: So I've got a few resumes out..."what are we going to today Brain...????" View Original Defense industry leaders are growing uneasy over the number of unfilled senior civilian posts at the Pentagon. Many of the current vacancies have not been filled because the Obama administration has not yet named candidates. Others are positions …
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DeM Banter: ...what could possibly go wrong? View Original / NY Times / 19 Nov 2013 SIMI VALLEY, Ca. – The four-star commander of all Air Force combat jets earned an audible gasp from the audience of national security specialists with his disclosure about American vulnerabilities brought on by the spending stalemate back in Washington. …
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DeM Banter: Tracking success is obviously important...but knowing where the potholes are is pretty darn necessary as well...Classic excerpts from Think and Grow Rich, by Napolean Hill below.something to ponder on a Wednesday. http://www.business2community.com / View Original / November 20th, 2013 “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.“A leader is …
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