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They Had No Right to Win
“They had no right to win. Yet they did, and in doing so they changed the course of a war…even against the greatest of odds,…
December 8, 2011After-Action Report
How to maximize learning from an experience? How to wring out every little bit of knowledge possible of every significant situation or major event? Too…
December 6, 2011Not My Job vs. 360-Degree Awareness
Every organization has its weaknesses, known failure paths where danger lurks and breakdowns tend to happen. If you have any knowledge of human frailties, if…
December 1, 2011Matrix Reporting Relationships Explained (aka Dotted-Line Responsibility)
We live in a complex world. Few things are easy or simple, and if they were, they would already have been done. In business, matrix…
November 22, 2011What Gets In Your Way?
Presuming – you know what you want in life – you’ve taken the time to think things through – come up with a “roles and…
November 8, 2011It’s the Mind That Matters
“Physically, there is not much difference between No. 78 in the world and Nos. 2, 3, 1, and 5,” said Novak Djokovic, the top-ranked men’s…
November 3, 2011Hard Work Required
“I think he finally got the message that he’s got a lot of talent and he has a lot of ability but without the work,…
October 25, 2011Unconscious Living
Ran across a golf book recently called “Unconscious Putting,” by Dave Stockton with Rudy Matthew. Its thesis is that while the long game in golf…
October 20, 2011On “Willpower: The Greatest Human Strength,” by Roy Baumeister and John Tierney
Science has turned its attention of late to the study of willpower, and it should be no surprise that research has shown that self-control is…
October 11, 2011A Commander’s Creed: Netanyahu and the Raid on Entebbe
On June 27, 1976, Palestinian terrorists hijacked Air France Flight 139 and flew it to Entebbe, Uganda. All non-Israeli passengers, except one French citizen, were…
September 2, 2011The Power of an Auteur
When it comes to design, Apple is run by a committee of one: Steve Jobs. Jobs reputedly concerns himself with the most minute details of…
August 26, 2011