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Archive for February, 2009
More Leadership from SEN Grassley
Posted in Leadership, tagged Ethical conduct, Leaders of Character, Senator Grassley, Whistle blowers on February 27, 2009 | 3 Comments »
On War #293: The Price of Bad Tactics
Posted in Adaptability, How to develop adaptability, Learning Organizations, tagged developing leaders for 4th generation warfare, True light infantry, William S. Lind on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
By William S. Lind
February 23, 2009
For the gazillionth time, the U.S. military in Afghanistan had to announce last week that an American airstrike killed civilians. The incident followed a familiar pattern. We first announced that 15 insurgents were killed, then had to climb down, finding after an official investigation that only three of the dead [...]
Stanford University Press Picks Up ADM
Posted in Learning Organizations, Uncategorized, tagged America's Defense Meltdown, Straus Reform Project, Winslow Wheeler on February 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am most pleased to announce that Stanford University Press has taken over publication of America’s Defense Meltdown. The hardcover edition will be available March 20, but the Kindle Edition is available now (for $9.99).
The editor of the volume, Winslow Wheeler, has announced that CDI has exhausted the original printing. Many thanks to the Stanford [...]
On linear Education by Gary Gagliardi of The Science of Strategy Institute
Posted in How to develop adaptability, Leadership, Learning Organizations, Professional Development, tagged Fred Leland, Gary Gagliardi, LESC.net, Linear vs complexity, Science of Strategy Institute, Sun Tzu on February 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Gary Gagliardi Note: This article is inspired by the work of Maj. Donald E. Vandergriff’s in his book, Raising the Bar, Creating and Nurturing Adaptability to Deal with the Changing Face of War.)
The original concepts of traditional strategy were not so much forgotten as buried. We think of strategy today as planning because linear thinking [...]
On War #292: Two Elections
Posted in Learning Organizations, tagged 4th Generation Warfare, America's Leadership Crisis, William S. Lind on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By William S. Lind
February 17, 2009
In many Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, the story line depends on some sort of magic elixir or potion. Similarly, the advocates for Brave New World tell us the comic opera called “democracy” flows from the magic of elections. Just hold elections and presto!, wars vanish. Regrettably, BNW’s music is not [...]
Kriegspiel After Action Report
Posted in How to develop adaptability, tagged Adaptive Leader Methodology (ALM), Deciding Under Pressure and Fast workshop, Decision Making, Kriegspiel, Tactical Decison Games on February 13, 2009 | 5 Comments »
I took time off to go down to Richmond and the Museum of the Confederacy on Friday the 6 February to participate in this decision making exercise as a guest of the Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS)-(I was a student of Amphibious Warfare School 1990-91). Every once and a while, I also volunteer to [...]
THERE IS LEADERSHIP in OUR NATION…SEN GRASSLEY!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Franklin C Spinney, President OBama breaking promise, Senator Grassley, Waiver to Ethics Rules, William Lynn appointment on February 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Again, my mentor and close friend Chuck Spinney scores a bulls eye on the continuing saga over the appointment of William Lynn as the number two guy in the Pentagon (Department of Defense). My big gripe with this appointment is with the President’s pledge to change the way Washington does business, then he issues [...]
Shovel load F-22s To the Rescue, Business as usual!
Posted in Decision Making, Strategy, tagged America's Defense Meltdown, Franklin C Spinney, Lincoln fired generals so should Obama, Winslow Wheeler on February 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
My close friend and mentor, Chuck Spinney has written a preface to an article about the how the Military Industrial Congressional Complex (MICC) continues to shovel expensive and unneeded weapons into the economic recovery program. Again, while I support the President, it appears he is beginning to be sucked into the beltway with weapons we [...]
Sneak peak video of 24 March workshop…
Posted in How to develop adaptability, Leadership, Professional Development, tagged Adaptive Leader Methodology (ALM), Deciding Under Pressure and Fast workshop, Don Vandergriff, LESC.net on February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Deciding Under Pressure…and Fast Workshop Video Sneak Peak 24 March 2009 Tuesday March 24th 2009 (8:30AM-4:30PM) Taunton Holiday Inn 700 Myles Standish Blvd. Taunton, MA 02780
Here is a video clip of me conducting his Deciding Under Pressure and Fast Workshop for the British Council’s TransAtlantic Network 2020 September 28-1 October 2008 in Belfast Ireland (it was a [...]
Obama Report Card & Poverty of Imagination by James Kunstler
Posted in Decision Making, Learning Organizations, tagged Cheerleading Effect, James H. Kunstler, Leadership Crisis, President Obama's challenges on February 9, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I want to start doing a monthly report card on the President Obama administration. Though, I like the man personally (have not met him but heard enough stories and judge him by his actions), I believe he is being ill-served by his staff, and a willingness to compromise (bi-partisan) at any costs (has to explain [...]
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