May.06.2010
by Ed Beakley
Teams of Leaders: Stand-up of The Center for Collaborative Leadership in Healthcare
This is an Essential Element of Information for a Culture of Preparedness post The Teams of Leaders (Tol) concept introduced in the book America’s Army; A Model for Interagency Effectiveness by retired Army Generals Frederic Brown and Zeb Bradford has been a point of discussion and thread through many articles and posts on both this blog […]
Filed in Adaptive Leadership,Announcements,Culture of Preparedness,Medici Effect | Comments Off
Mar.19.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI# 31 What kind of organizations…? Those that incorporate and ingrain Red Team culture
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness Alternative analysis is the super-class of techniques of which red teaming may be considered a member… these techniques are designed to help debias thinking, enhance decision making, and avoid surprise. (From Red Team Journal) http://redteamjournal.com/ As noted in The 2010 Announcement post, Project White Horse focus […]
Filed in Culture of Preparedness,Elements of Essential Information,Medici Effect,Resilient Community | Comments Off
Mar.07.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#30 Leadership – First follower
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness We continue to discuss the idea of “team of leaders.” This video well worth your time. Thanks to John Robb at Global Guerrilllas. See his site for comments. But let’s take this one step further into the context of “What kind of war” determination as impacting […]
Filed in 4GW,Adaptive Leadership,Culture of Preparedness,Elements of Essential Information,Learning,Medici Effect,Resilient Community,Team of Leaders | Comments Off
Jan.12.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#23 “What kind of war?” -continued (9 of ?) – Square Pegs, Round Holes vs. “War Amongst the People”
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness There seems to be a trend toward treating events of terrorism as if they were specifically a law-enforcement problem , rather than enemy operations in the context of war and warfare. Both require application of force “but for force to be effective the desired outcome of […]
Filed in 4GW,Culture of Preparedness,Elements of Essential Information,Terrorism,Uncategorized,What Kind of War,What Kind of War The Series | Comments Off
Jan.11.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#22 “What kind of war” -continued (8 of ?) – No Exit
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness America has an impressive record of starting wars but a dismal one of ending them well. Andrew J. Bacevich is professor of history and international relations at Boston University. He is a retired Army Colonel, graduate of West Point, serving in Vietnam in 1970 and 71. In […]
Filed in Culture of Preparedness,Elements of Essential Information,Terrorism,What Kind of War,What Kind of War The Series | One response so far
Jan.11.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#21 “What kind of a war?” -continued (7 of ?)- The war of new words: Why military history trumps buzzwords
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness To say “warfare is changing” is banal, obvious and thus irrelevant. When did warfare ever not evolve? The acts of Sept. 11 changed nothing in the Thucydidean and Clausewitzian nature of war, or even its modern practice. America’s choice of response did change U.S. foreign policy […]
Filed in 4GW,Elements of Essential Information,Terrorism,What Kind of War,What Kind of War The Series | One response so far
Jan.10.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#20 “What kind of war?” – continued (6 of ?) – 5 Myths about keeping America safe from terrorism
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness … familiar arguments about what can and should be done to reduce America’s vulnerabilities are again filling the airwaves, editorial pages and blogosphere. Several of these arguments are based on assumptions that guided the U.S. response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — and unfortunately, they […]
Filed in Culture of Preparedness,Elements of Essential Information,Terrorism,What Kind of War,What Kind of War The Series | Comments Off
Jan.10.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#19 “What kind of war?” – continued (5 of?) – Boundary Layers
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness A ”lesson in aerodynamics” might be of interest as painting- hopefully- a useful “picture” of the period from shortly before the September 11, 2001 8th hour, 46th minute, 40th second impact of American Airlines Flight 11, on through the remainder of the day as initial reaction and response […]
Filed in 4GW,Culture of Preparedness,Elements of Essential Information,Resilient Community,Terrorism,What Kind of War,What Kind of War The Series | Comments Off
Jan.08.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#18 “What kind of a war” – continued (4 of ?) – War? What War?
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness As stated previously this site is not specifically focused on war and warfare, and most specifically, it has never been intended as one providing political commentary. The “kind of war” – as essential element of information- series is being extended because today’s war, how we define it, […]
Filed in 4GW,Culture of Preparedness,Elements of Essential Information,Terrorism,What Kind of War,What Kind of War The Series | Comments Off
Nov.30.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI#16 “What kind of war” – continued (2 of ?) – On War, On Crime – the Intersection
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness “At this stage, the drug cartels are using basic infantry weaponry to counter government forces,” a U.S. government official in Mexico said. “Encountering criminals with this kind of weaponry is a horse of a different color,” the official said. “It’s not your typical patrol stop, where […]
Filed in 4GW,Culture of Preparedness,Elements of Essential Information,Resilient Community,What Kind of War,What Kind of War The Series | Comments Off