Team Obama is placing their bets on the idea of Leadership being responsible for results. The latest manifestation of this is in the call for the resignation of the CEO of GM, Rick Wagoner. The proposition is that Obama, from his vantage point of President, USA (CEO, USA?) is in a position to determine that […]
Tag: strategy
St Obama continues to spend, while China licks its chops and waits
“ We’re in a government-dependent financial system; I never thought I would live to see the day… We’ve got to fight to get away from that.”– Paul Volcker Meanwhile China lays the ground work for the slow but steady disassembly of the US economic strength worldwide by proposing an IMF managed global reserve currency which […]
Reflections on Validity in qualitative research
Was working on my final draft for my research proposal and had the following reflection about the issue of Validity in qualitative research. Since I am aiming for transformational changes in our strong military culture, and am using individual Voice (narratives, stories , interviews etc) as the basis for describing the current situation and […]
Reflections on Qualitative Research techniques: interviewing
Wow 1: Lofland and Lofland p.37. “…It is precisely the “spy quality” of covert research in closed settings that raises questions about it propriety in social science” It strikes me that even if you take care to protect individuals by withholding their names, your results may end up introducing harm if the organization you are […]
Force Generation curriculum project update
In one of our top level curriculum review meetings yesterday, our Deputy Commandant mentioned in his concluding remarks that there was a real “buzz” in the Army among the senior leaders concerning “Force Generation”, and he attributed it to the initiative I have been describing here which is holding out a lot of promise for […]
The market is in a Washout pattern here
the entire mkt is in a Washout Pattern (WO) pattern here meaning: there is reason to buy the mechanical entry a nickel above the hi of today there is reason to buy evidence of momentum prior to the mechanical entry in order to front run it, so that u can get a better average price […]
A reflection on Gold price volatility compared to the broad market
A Reflection on Personal Learning Environments, blogs and wikis
Dr John Persyn from the Dean of Academic Operations started up a study group to look at what InstructorNet could/should/might/ought be. He made the mistake of asking me to think out loud. If you don’t disagree with anything that follows, or at least wonder what I am smoking, then I have failed I take the InstructorNet working group […]
Reflecting on education and promotions within the military
A fellow student was researching the relationship between education and promotion within the Army, so I wrote him this quick reflection: its very true that military promotions are multi-variable; explicitly we consider the whole person concept. Education IS a factor, but only up to a point Examples: 1. enlisted soldiers get promoted based on […]
4 Reflections on Design
4 Reflections on “Design” that are guiding my inquiry, inspired by thought provoking article and commentary at the School for Advanced Military Studies, which is engaged in deep think on the entire military decision making model: 1. The challenge of codifying artful design. I am trying to integrate these 2 statements from the article; It […]