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Guest post: MORE THAN A GOOD IDEA, By Anita Ayers Henderlight
We are honored to have a guest post from our cousin, Anita Ayers Henderlight. Anita is the executive director of Africa Education & Leadership Initiative (Africa ELI). For Anita, To Be or To Do...
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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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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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The First Battle — a review
The First Battle, Operation Starlite and the Beginning of the Blood Debt in Vietnam, by Otto J. Lehrack, Lt.Col., USMC, Ret. This is an older book, but important. A few weeks ago I was having lunch...
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”That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” — Neil Armstrong
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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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Boyd and Beyond 2012, Quantico, VA — a quickie recap
Photo Credit, J. Court Shipman For the third consecutive year, Boyd and Beyond was held at Quantico, Virginia. This year we had a record turn-out, approaching 100 on Saturday. In fact, had we had 138...
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Cultures with a To Be or To Do Ethos
Five essential elements of a To Be or To Do Culture: 1. A measurable and realistic vision, pursued by engaged, competent, responsible and accountable people who strive for harmony. 2. Individual...
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Boyd and Beyond 2012 Local DC Event
Jim Hasik's White Board Outline At the suggestion of Adam Elkus, we were privileged to host our first “local” Boyd and Beyond event on 15 December. We had 14 attend, and five speakers. Logistically, we...
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Paradigms
Our daughter commenced the eighth grade last week, and mentioned in passing at dinner on the second day of school she’d learned a new word. “Paradigm,” she said, and proceeded to...
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