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Getting a New Perspective…with Literature
Earlier this week, Maura Kelly wrote an excellent piece for The Atlantic called The Slow Books Manifesto, “Read books. As often as you can. Mostly classics.” Ms Kelly writes: In our leisure moments,...
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Frederick the Great, Baron Von Steuben, and the Value of Practice, Practice,...
Frederick the Great During a recent trip to London, I took along John McAuley Palmer’s Washington – Lincoln – Wilson Three War Statesmen. Previously at zenpundit.com, I reviewed Palmer’s excellent and...
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Candid Communications & Tweaking Curiosity, Tools to Consider
THINKPAK, by Michael Michalko As mentioned in a previous post, innovation and curiosity are on the minds of leaders across the spectrum. However, the connection between rhetoric and desire to action...
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Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command – currently reading
Inventing Grand Strategy and Teaching Command, by Jon Tetsuro Sumida This monograph piqued my interest several weeks ago, as I consider whether or not to re-read Alfred Thayer Mahan‘s classic The...
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Questions to Consider When Reflecting on Your Organization’s Culture
A quick checklist that may help you assess the health of your culture and attitude towards excellence: Is honesty and candor valued and practiced in your organization? Are there exceptions? Can “you...
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Two Articles of Interest on Culture and Things to Look for in Healthy,...
At the CNN Money site, Shelley DuBois has written an excellent article on the importance of healthy organizational cultures. Ms. DuBois introduces a Chief Culture Officer into the executive team of a...
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To Be or To Do…a Working Introduction?
As many of you know, I’ve had some difficulty getting over a hump with my little To Be or To Do book. In another life, I studied theology, and one set of books used and somehow lost was called,...
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Failure and Potential
CDR Salamander has a post today called “Be Nice to Nerds,” a TED talk by Regina Dugan. Dugan asks a question which captures the essence of To Be or To Do: “What would you do if you knew you could not...
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New Release: Creating a Lean R&D System, by Terry Barnhart
Creating a Lean R&D System, by Terry Barnhart Friend of this blog, and friend, Terry Barnhart’s new book is available on Amazon. Terry is one of the leading thinkers among those who admire John...
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On Vision
Vision is what you see for tomorrow, and is an aspiration informed by insight and driven by desire. Your vision is a mental image of something that has not yet occurred or a state not yet achieved....
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