This Week’s Crazy Jobs

This week’s odd arrangement of occupations involves some wordy, but worthwhile job posts. I’ll let them explain themselves: 1. Monroe, WA: Bank Robber Decoys Sought I didn’t see the actual ad for this post. Here’s the story, via BoingBoing: A brazen crook apparently used a Craigslist ad to hire a dozen unsuspecting decoys to help him make [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 15:49:13

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When Green Officers Lead Green Troops

By Cernig Blue Gal points to a horrific report of military fratricide in Iraq, where one sergeant shot and killed two others ... was not released, belong to the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 3rd Infantry Division. The Army ... to discuss his leadership performance with Dawson, who was his squad leader, and Durbin, who was a fellow [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 17:18:08

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/14/2008

The news stories to pay attention to tonight concern immigration. In Italy, a “Record Number of Would-Be Immigrants Arrive”. But the President of Italy says, “Immigrants are a resource — no more prejudice!” And in the UK, a report in the House of Lords: “Economic Benefits of Mass Immigration Are Close to Zero”.We report, you decide.Thanks to C [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 04:48:00

Enterprise 2.0 - A new Age of Aquarius?

It’s two weeks after the event, but here are my slides and notes from my presentation at Edge of the Web. Apologies for the delay. To those for whom some of this looks familiar, it shares an amount of common content with my recent paper at the BTELL EA conference. The audiences were very different, so the common content wasn’t an issue [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 03:57:56

Audacity of Hope? Sounds More Like Banality.

by Mark Rhoads I was summoned by an email on Dec. 6 to watch a You Tube clip of "Your weekly radio address by the President-Elect ... could be defined as government by CliffsNotes. Someone reads the CliffsNotes version of Team ... by appointing rivals to the cabinet. If they had read the actual book they would know that Lincoln's "team [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 20:26:25

McNabb has “Big” Talk Over Benching, But He Still is not Happy

According to ESPN’s Michael Smith, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb and his agent Fletcher Smith did indeed have their long-awaited meeting with Eagles head coach Andy Reid and team president Joe Banner the week of February 16th ... game behind his leadership and steady play. An Eagles insider confirmed to ESPN that the two sides [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 11:40:21

IN REMEMBRANCE: 2-22-2009

CONCHITA CINTRON, ‘GODDESS OF THE BULLRING’   By BRUCE WEBER Published: February 21, 2009   A headline in The New York Sun on Sept. 4, 1940, captured accurately, albeit with amused condescension, the startling anomaly embodied by Conchita Cintrón: “She’s a Timid Blue Eyed Girl But — She Kills Bulls Without Qualms [more...]

Date: 2009-02-22 23:55:43

Collaboration Is A Leadership Development Skill

by Bart Icles Today, businesses all over the world are getting smarter and more skilled employees ... when it comes to an organizations development of leadership. You probably already know for yourself ... or manager can create an atmosphere where members of a collaborative team value and listen to each other’ [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 11:49:44

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/4/2009

The overwhelming evidence of global warming continues to accumulate — as does the level of ice and snow in Greenland’s central ice cap, which increases at a rate of about two inches a year.Shhh! Don’t tell Al Gore…Thanks to Abu Elvis, Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, heroyalwhyness, JD, Lexington, LN, RRW, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:27:00

Yankees "Secret Weapon"

Pitchers get the glory while catchers toil in virtual annonymity. The man behind the mask has the toughest job on the diamond. Jorge Posada spoiled Yankee fans for a decade with his underrated leadership skills, potent bat ... as the team's most vocal everyday player and yet another fierce competitor as he gained more playing time over [more...]

Date: 2009-03-01 12:00:00

Cables, dispatches and memoranda

A brief world news roundup for 9 March 2009. United States & the Americas Secretary Clinton - Bob, we are in the final stages of our policy review on Afghanistan and Pakistan and I don’t want to preview that or try to summarize where we are in the process until we are ready to unveil it. But Iran borders Afghanistan [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 05:17:43

MHR University - Brian Dawkins; The Delta Force of the Safety Position

  Let me start off by sharing a bias I have.  My favorite NFL player through history (who was not a Denver Bronco) has always been Brian Dawkins.  That he is now a Bronco seems almost like something out of an old "Twilight Zone" episode.  My favorite all-time player now a Bronco?  I wish it had happened years ago when Dawkins was in his prime [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 17:30:08

Cone Inc. Sheds Light on the Cause Marketing Conundrum

Anyone who's heavily immersed Cause Marketing, is already well aware of Cone Inc., and it's virtually impossible to perform a search on the topic without inevitably returning several results with Cone's many research studies or commentary. They have spent the past 28 years advising businesses and nonprofits on effective cause engagement, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-20 12:17:56

Making money with Free Software

When people hear about 'Free Software' it would be surprising if they wouldn't wonder how anybody can make money from 'free' software. In fact most do and quite a lot of them have asked these questions out loud. It would be a worthwhile exercise to delve into the working of Free Software economics and for that we need to examine the concepts of [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 07:57:59

Slippery Slope of Scholastic Socialism

This is more than a funny title! This is a noticeble idealogy happening right here in my neighborhood. What caught my fancy this morning was a sign at my daughter’s school… “Word of the Month: Citizenship… ‘We are a citizen of the World.’ “  This got my attention because lately I keep hearing that statement  [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 20:58:10

Job Posting - HRG

Career Opportunities If you have both a genuine love for seniors and skills that you want to apply to a very rewarding career, ... leadership experience in Human Resources or related positions Specialized training in employment law ... , training, and preventive labor relations, preferred General knowledge of employment laws and practices [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 22:17:50

Job Posting - HRG

Career Opportunities If you have both a genuine love for seniors and skills that you want to apply to a very rewarding career, ... leadership experience in Human Resources or related positions Specialized training in employment law ... , training, and preventive labor relations, preferred General knowledge of employment laws and practices [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 23:18:59

Recruiting is Valued (Barely)

All-too-slim majorities of recruiters feel that their organizations view recruiting as strategic and valuable, ... be done to reinvigorate recruiting (explored in depth in the December/January Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership): Building pipelines of critical skills Honing attraction and branding efforts [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 09:24:57

Office Teamwork vs. Human Nature: Which Will Win?

by Bart Icles Wikipedia has probably one of the most complete yet simple definitions of teamwork “Teamwork is the concept of people working together cooperatively as a team in order to accomplish the same goals/objectives.” If you stop ... that doesn’t talk about the need to their team to work together. Why though is it viewed [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 12:27:07

Human Nature vs. Office Teamwork: Who Will Win

by Bart Icles Wikipedia has probably one of the most complete yet simple definitions of teamwork “Teamwork is the concept of people working together cooperatively as a team in order to accomplish the same goals/objectives.” If you stop ... that doesn’t talk about the need to their team to work together. Why though is it viewed [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 12:28:31

Diamonds Are Often Rough

As a recruiter if I’m given the task of recruiting for a geography or business segment that is new to me, my first step is to educate myself ... : Enlisted Enlisted grades E1-E4 are considered a learning and leadership development phase in most branches of service. E5 and higher ranks have significant leadership responsibilities and are given [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 09:55:03

Training: Is Your Company ‘National Incident Management System’ Ready?

   Ok gang, this is an important one, and I am hoping that any company reps that might read this, actually pay attention ... , one team, one fight’ since 2004, we need to catch up in the private industry if we want ... training each year.  But notice how I tacked on ‘private industry’, because fire contractors [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 22:05:42

FRITZWIRE: What's Going On In DC This Week

You can get the FritzWire weekly here, or sign up and get it every day from Fritz directly.  It's free, it's chock full of all sorts of education stuff -- legislation, events, jobs.  Today's edition includes new stim guidance.  Scroll all the way to the bottom and you'll see there are even restaurant recommendations and online [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 14:23:27

Appunti per Seminari, da interconnettere

                                                                                                                   “The real voyage of ... What is the difference between authority and leadership?  What are the political skills necessary ...                           And making change is painful          The real [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 19:31:04

The Heart of Business Strategy:48 Things That Matter

We usually think of business strategy as some sort of aspirational market positioning statement ... line supervisor selection. • World's best training for 1st line supervisors. • Construct small leadership opportunities for junior people within days of starting on the job. • Insane care [more...]

Date: 2009-02-26 15:43:08

E-learning seen as innovative solution for VET

A new international report released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) ... and recognition of prior learning, is establishing VET as a preferred education option and allowing students ... this by tailoring our activities,” Mr Davidson said. “During 2008, a range of national industry sectors [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 00:39:42

When good performers fail as leaders

Power Failure How often do we see some good performers in our organizations being rewarded with promotion into leadership positions only to see ... and people require a different skill and competency set to good leadership; some people just don’t have leadership in them. Second, and perhaps a more subtle but fairly common reason, is a lot [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 13:13:02

Tell Mayor and Supervisors that NERT Should Receive Budget Priority

With all the depressing and fear-mongering news about the economy and the realities of friends, families, or maybe even ourselves losing jobs, ... resources like www.72hours.org and www.ready.gov , the best training and education is provided to residents by the San Francisco Fire Department via the Neighorhood Emergency Response Team free [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 17:22:34

US Restores Funding to UNFPA, Lifeline to Women Around the World

American abortion politics often have a greater impact on women’s health abroad than at home ... during his first week in office. Now, under his leadership, the United States is going to start ... by training midwives and doctors and upgrading health centers. It works to fight fistula and prevent new HIV [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 14:35:23

Reproductive Rights Get Sexy in Virginia

We'd now like to take a short break from the serious and sobering news on the economy for a somewhat lighter post! ... for Outreach, Stephanie Himel-Nelson; Del. Bobby Mathieson; and BSF4O Co-director for Leadership ... Parenthood. Apparently offices in secret locations and passwords were involved! Ms. Rawley's training [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 15:04:25

Clausewitz, On War, Book 2: The “theory” of war is purely a means of professional formation.

Posted by Lexington Green on January 21st, 2009 (All posts by Lexington Green)Print This Post Clausewitz attempted to discern, and show to us, the “nature of war”, in Book I. He discerned that there is a theoretical “ideal case” or “maximum” case, that he calls “absolute war”, a sort of gravitational core toward which war by its nature, will tend [more...]

Date: 2009-01-22 05:57:17

Obama’s beneficiaries: “We are terrorists to the bone. So, many thanks to God.”

Five Muslim scum to Guantanamo war-crimes court: • With regards to these nine accusations that you are putting us on trial for; to us, they are not accusations. To us they are badges of honor, which we carry with pride. • Your intelligence apparatus, with all its abilities, human and logistical, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-11 03:14:41

The Wildlifer - winter 2009 issue

Issue 348 | Winter 2009 Time to Weigh in on Wildlife Conservation Policy Following the 2008 general election there will likely be major changes ... transition team for the Departments of Interior and Agriculture. As members of the administration continue ... opportunity to seize this moment of change in national leadership to advocate a better future [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 17:45:01

The Year of Recession or the Year of Accountability?

Companies that plan to survive must develop real leaders – now. Written By Bethany Detrich Hard economic times are here ... can muddle through in good times. In fact, companies with a total absence of leadership can survive when the economy is healthy. But throw in some market adversity, and deficits in leadership become [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 13:21:25

The Year of Recession or the Year of Accountability?

Companies that plan to survive must develop real leaders – now. Written By Bethany Detrich Hard economic times are here ... can muddle through in good times. In fact, companies with a total absence of leadership can survive when the economy is healthy. But throw in some market adversity, and deficits in leadership become [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 00:20:53

An Interview with Blogger Bob From TSA’s Evolution of Security Blog

When I first started “ Social Media Str ategery ” six months ago, on e of my inspirations was the TSA’s “ Evolution of Security ” blog ... . From what I’ve heard and read, one of the largest hurdles to clear is getting leadership to buy off ... an outlet where he could make TSA a little more transparent. Lynn (Blog Team Member ) was a major part [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 12:20:26

Pressure mounting on Mourinho´s rattled Inter

Betting System - Win 95% of your football bets! A revolutionary Asian handicap betting system! ... as their season enters a potentially decisive week.Jose Mourinho’s team have a seven-point lead over second ... penalty his team were awarded last weekend in the 3-3 draw against AS Roma and then because a much [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 04:45:00

Obama Picks Susan Rice For The UN

In Obama news today comes his pick for the UN, which he now will make into a cabinet position because we all know just how important the United ... genocide as he rounds out his national security team, Democrats close to the transition said Sunday. Mr ... introduced in January 2007 was embraced by the Senate Democratic leadership in the Senate [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 23:58:42

Obama tells Marines why we're leaving Iraq -- with text/video

Making good on his campaign pledge to end U.S. combat missions in Iraq, President Obama came to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina today to explain his decision to withdraw 100,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by August 2010. To a crowd of 3,000 Marines, convened almost two years to the day he announced his candidacy for president, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 17:14:45

Denver Bronco Draft Predictions #2

Tyson Jackson It has been a little while since I updated my draft predictions for the Denver Broncos and a lot of things have changed since I did so. After multiple updated mock drafts here is how I see our draft days shaping up to look like. It includes my recently added NEW first round pick and only retains two players from the past draft [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 01:16:35

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009

The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00

Emmanuel DeMerode: Exclusive Interview on Fate of Humans and Wildlife in CONGO

By: Georgianne Nienaber Last week, a coalition of 100 humanitarian and human rights organizations called on John Holmes, the UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, to insist that protecting civilians be a top priority of the joint Congolese and Rwandan military operation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo [more...]

Date: 2009-02-15 00:21:00

Prop 8 Postmortem From Super-Volunteer (with Recommendations)

I am re-posting this diary for Bruce Hahne (a NO ON 8 "super-volunteer") who posted it on Daily Kos earlier today. It deserves to get much wider attention. I like the fact that it not only includes criticisms of the NO ON PROP 8 campaign from an insider but also recommendations on what to do in the next anti-gay ballot measure campaign [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 22:48:47

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/16/2008

Don’t miss “Letter From Iceland” under the “General” heading. The most concentrated essence of the financial crisis can be found in Iceland, and the account of recent events there is fascinating — and sobering.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Conservative Swede, Diana West, Insubria, JD, no2liberals, RRW, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 04:57:00

For all your HR Needs at Eye Catching Costs

Matrix H houR , led by an Ex Army Colonel, as a Partnership of HR Professionals, ... , · Leadership Development, · Managerial Excellence ... , · Psychometrics and Assessment Center. We also conduct outbound training [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 09:35:56

Inspirational thoughts on Teamwork

by Bart Icles Working as team can be a hard goal to strive for because it feels like such an uphill battle ... in because it is hard, once teamwork in the workplace in achieved you will watch not only business sore ... are some inspirational thoughts for me and others on the importance of teamwork . -It is amazing how much [more...]

Date: 2009-03-07 19:17:40

10 ways to kickstart the performance of your underachievers

Poor performers can drag down your whole team. Here are some strategies for determining the underlying issues and turning those underachievers ... by Leadership IQ in Washington DC, only about 14% of senior executives believe their companies ... to try. Note: This information is based on the IT Leadership blog post “How to kickstart [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 21:41:43

The Recruiting Decathlon

In recent discussions with recruitment leaders, they have conveyed their frustration around motivating/encouraging their team members to implement new recruitment tools and techniques learned from reading articles, blog posts, recent training ... s an example of a contest you could implement with your recruitment team to help improve their sourcing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 09:52:29

Could Americans’ Discontent Turn Violent?

We are only a few thousand points and runaway inflation away from a potential societal explosion. March 9, 2009 - by Bob KrummPage 1 of 2  Next ->At what point does discontent turn to violence?Economically, we may or may not be close to hitting rock bottom, but policy-wise, this market still has a long way to fall [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 07:02:14

Automatic SOA: embedding service orientation into 'muscle memory'

The authors of the book SOA Adoption for Dummies say the ultimate success point of SOA is when organizations no longer really think about doing SOA ... to the edge of the roadway where we’re riding.Miko, originally a neuroscientist by training, brought ... sports team, in which everybody knows the playbook in their muscle memory,” he says.Miko and Jignesh [more...]

Date: 2009-02-18 13:02:44

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