Seeing The Forest For The Trees, An Air Force Perspective
Posted on25 Dec 2017
Tagsproblem solving, anchoring, details, military, Talent, trees, vision, air force, aircraft-forest-tree analogy
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“He isn’t seeing the forest for the trees!” That means he’s so wrapped up in the details that he doesn’t see the... Read More
Military Tapping Unconscious Thinking in People
When the U.S. military looks into something, you know there’s something to it. The military tapping unconscious thinking in people tackles two... Read More
Advance Work for Positioning Group Interactions
Posted on10 Nov 2014
Tagscomedians, conversation techniques, military, politics, warfare, group interactions, Leveraging Group Interactions Series, musicians, advance teams, advance work
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Previously in this series I dealt with the aftermath of group interactions. Here I deal with the advance work. Typically, we think... Read More
Board War Games Superior to High-tech Simulations
Posted on10 Apr 2014
Tagsalternatives, complexity, computer simulations, computers, creativity, decision-making process, low-tech, military, quantify, rules, The Economist, think outside the box, The Matrix
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Computer games have all but wiped out regular board games. Why then, do American military officials rely more on board games to... Read More
Leadership, The Secret (Pt 2): Training Implications
Posted on18 Nov 2013
Tagschange, competition, organizational culture, inertia, innovation, leadership, military, Personality, process, Real-time personality assessment, relationships, strategy, training, vision, internal communications, Leadership - The Secret Series, precedence, bureaucratization, self-help, military-leadership analogy, analogy collection
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Since leadership’s secret is centered on the hearts and minds of groups’ members, how does it reflect in training? Simply, training centers... Read More
Best Sun Tzu Quote: Pinnacle of Skill
Posted on18 Feb 2013
Tagsapproaches, change, change management, coaching, employees, fear, fun, ignorance, inertia, Influence, leadership, management, management by walking around, military, problem solving, resistance to change, training, uncertainty, warfare, Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Sun Tzu Top 7 Quotes Series
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Before his writings became a business management guide, I had read Sun Tzu’s The Art of War back in the early eighties.... Read More
Change Management – Tactic #8: Management by Walking Around
No matter how detailed and passionate someone describes his vacation to you, nothing compares to being there. The same holds true for... Read More
Extremely Unified Groups: More Aggressive, More Destructive
Posted on20 Aug 2012
Tagsplanning, organizational culture, Daisy Yuhas, Disruptive Innovation & People Analogy, dissent, group, innovation, leadership, military, people, creativity, product of our environment, Scientific American, Scott Wiltermuth, standardization, Stanford Prison Experiment, synchronicity, team building, University of Southern California, USC Marshall School of Business, adaptability, aggressive, business planning, compliance
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Groups change people; a person in a group is very different alone. Subliminal influences encourage groups to accept those who adopt its... Read More
Arguing The Opposing Viewpoint As Problem-Solving Method
Posted on14 Jun 2012
TagsBefore You Make That Big Decision, Clay Johnson, Daniel Klein, decisions, Information Diet, management, military, PBS NewsHour, problem solving, The Atlantic
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While on the debate and student congress team in high school, practice included arguing the opposing viewpoint. This helped us find arguments... Read More
How Reading Fiction Improves Social Skills And More
Posted on24 May 2012
Tagsexperience, Personality, military, Maja Djikic, Keith Oatley, Jordan Peterson, Jennifer Tackett, introspection, fiction, planning, empathy, emotions, Dalhousie University, computer simulations, Chris Moore, business planning, busines, problem solving, Raymond Mar, Sara Zoeterman, Scientific American, social skills, University of Toronto, what-if scenarios, York University
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Most see book worms as socially inept. They use fiction as escape. Yet, studies show that reading fiction improves social skills. This... Read More
