As part of this term’s work, my professor asked me to consider what I would put in a chapter or article concerning this term’s action research project. My group has been looking at the change management curriculum development process in an Army college (the Command & General Staff College). In terms of practices and concepts […]
Category: Planning
A reflection on Action Research in education (an inquiry in progress)
As part of my doctoral research at Colorado Tech, I am engaged in a prototype Action Research inquiry into our change managemnet curriculum. One of the outcomes of the preliminary rounds of action-feedback-reflection-planning, was the establishment of a blog that would serve multiple purposes in connecting various stakeholder groups and their needs to an emerging […]
“When you come to a fork in the road, take it” (Y. Berra)
Professor Roubini is the new “it” guy for economists, a pretty interesting character. he says the following, which is full of win. The government finds itself in the position of trying to coax people back into the same behaviors that they were engaged in before, so that all the people who earned their livelihood on supporting […]
Reflection on the “art of military logistics”
Reflecting outloud on a discussion I am having with a SAMS officer who is inquiring into doctrinal considerations of educating for the “art of logistics” based on his experiences in Afghanistan. In the same way that I think defining “science” for the purposes of the thesis is important, I think defining “the art of […]
Terrorism goes all in: welcome to the new world order
a quick review: with a hat tip to Melanie Phillips at Jewish World Review The Mumbai attacks accomplish the following very efficiently: separates Muslims from infidels: Muslims were spared, infidels were slaughtered indiscriminantly no negotiations or demands: sends the message this is war and we dont care targetted India’s center of western commerce and economic […]
Educational excellence in the Information Age
As we look at curriculum as part of our annual review, we have to consider how do we accomodate as much flexibility as possible for students and instriuctors (with their variety of interests, expereinces, and needs) and the institutional requirement to have field grade officers competent at some level with managing the existing system. What’s the […]
How can a trader be short term bullish in such a bear market?
Ready, Fire, Aim for chaotic markets
this picture and concept map reflects our emerging trading technique for chaotic markets, affectionately called, Ready-Fire-Aim which takes measured action within a framework of understanding, with finetuning for position sizing once we are in the trade and it begins to unfold
Framing the market condition to support trades in either direction
There is ample evidence to support both long and short side here. Follow the logic to see why i am very willing here to be long intraday, but am prepared to quickly reverse and go short on evidence of resumption of weakness. I believe this kind of market outlook will allow you to trade with […]
Automakers next in line for bailouts
Having relinquished the moral high ground by bailing out preferred insiders in the investment banks, the Goldman Sachs administration and President Paulson now have to decide who shall be the winners and losers in the auto industry next. The functional argument is that if you dont bail us out with public money, we will go […]