Cohesion – A Force Multiplier
Cohesion – the bonds of trust within a small group – is a force multiplier.
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Moral Courage
As big a business killer as the lack of doctrine, or the lack of sales, or the lack of capital is the leader’s lack of moral courage. Former Vice-Chairman of ...
Read MoreIs Your Business a Machine or an Organism?
Business organizations and business operations are complex systems. A complex system is any system composed of multiple parts, each of which must act individually according to its own ...
Read MoreSituational Awareness
In the book, Business Leadership, James Kouses wrote, “In more concrete terms, leaders do two things; See reality – size up the situation as it really is, not ...
Read MoreInfluencing Values
The Marines believe that a primary duty of your leadership is to influence the values and beliefs of those you lead.
Read More“Genghis John”
Despised within his own service, Air Force Col. John Boyd impacted the way Marines fight and is still having an impact on how businesses execute.
Read MoreYou Are In Command – Are You In Control?
To paraphrase the Marines, “Command and control is the means by which a leader recognizes what needs to be done and sees to it that appropriate actions are ...
Read MoreFighting and Winning With a Team
“Fighting power, as applied to business is the total focused effort of your people and resources to execute your mission.”
Read MoreA Template For Leadership
In the Marine Corps, whether you are a newly minted Private First Class just out of boot camp or the four-star Commandant of the Marine Corps each individual ...
Read MoreThe Leader’s Value Depends On The Leader’s Values
A graphic illustration of the importance of leadership values is that the Marines’ Warfighting Manual that tells how we break things in kill people is 113 pages. However, ...
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