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Is It Possible to Generate a Plan in a Single Day?

Richard Martin January 14, 2016 No Comments

It is possible to create a plan of action in a single day, whether individually or as a team. You require focus and discipline to develop the following, which I call the 6 Ms of planning:

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Competence Is the Heart of Leadership

Richard Martin August 6, 2015 No Comments

I’m working on my next book, with the working title of Follow Me! Mastering the Art of Leadership… from the Battlefield to the Boardroom. One

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Achieve and maintain a high state of business readiness

Richard Martin April 27, 2015 No Comments

By analogy with combat readiness, business readiness is the state of being aware of, capable of, and fully prepared to exploit to changes, maximize opportunities,

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Energize Your Leadership Development

Richard Martin March 5, 2015 No Comments

There is no truth to the belief that great leaders are born that way and that you can’t really develop or acquire the competencies for leadership. This belief stems from a self-limiting, fixed mind set. The first leadership principle—to achieve professional competence—tells us what to achieve, the second leadership principle—to appreciate one’s strengths and limitations and pursue self-improvement—tells us how to achieve it.

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Aah…young people today!

Richard Martin February 10, 2015 No Comments

We’ve all heard about the well-known generations X or Y, or about the children of the millennium, the so-called ‘Millennials.’ Young people, let’s say for sake of argument, workers under 35 years of age, supposedly are very different than us baby-boomers. Nevertheless, my experience and observations tell me there’s no truth to this affirmation. Young people seek the very same things that older people seek.

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Prepare before launching your operation, including detailed orders, practice runs, and rehearsals

Richard Martin December 22, 2014 No Comments

Step 5 in the Battle Readiness Procedure we’ve been covering is Rehearsal and Preparation. The key to this step is to ensure everyone knows the plan and what role they have in it. Military leaders are taught to give their direction and plan using the SMESC format.

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Lead by example

Richard Martin July 21, 2014 No Comments

I have been focusing on each of the 10 leadership principles I learned as an officer in the army. This the fourth of these principles.

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Seek and Accept Responsibility

Richard Martin July 14, 2014 No Comments

I have been focusing on each of the 10 leadership principles I learned as an officer in the army. This the third of these principles.

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Adjust structures and organizations to the evolving mission and situation

Richard Martin June 9, 2014 No Comments

How many organizations are still working within a framework that is no longer relevant to its new reality?

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Crises can be prevented and mitigated by take-charge leadership before they occur

Richard Martin May 5, 2014 No Comments

The best time to prevent or mitigate a crisis is, not surprisingly, before it occurs. Most crises are smouldering, which means that they develop slowly but become apparent suddenly, just like a slow-burning fire that erupts into a conflagration seemingly out of nowhere.

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