Tag Archives: Leadership

Mad Dog’s Maxims For Leadership

Posted on September 30, 2019 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Gen. James Mattis has written an excellent book on leadership, called Call Sign Chaos, (the name Mad Dog was given him by some admiring troops in the Gulf War). If you can get through the military jargon and campaigns, there … Continue reading →

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A New Approach on Terrorism

Posted on June 4, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Well, this topic is a little off what we normally blog about, but it’s been bugging me for a few months. I also have to confess that being a former intelligence officer has a lot to do with my thinking, … Continue reading →

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Back in the Saddle

Posted on May 22, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

I’ve been out of commission for about a month, because of injuries sustained in a fall, but I’m able to sit at my desk, and do posts. There are a bunch of things to comment on, which I’ll try to … Continue reading →

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Travis, call Alan

Posted on March 15, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

There was an article in the LA Times about how messed up Uber is (not uncommon for a founder-led company), and how Travis Kalanick, the founder is ‘looking for help’, which almost sounded like a psych break was imminent. I … Continue reading →

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Trump Bump 2

Posted on March 1, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

OK, here we go, America. We’d still like to see tax cuts before Obamacare reform (we’ve provided some ideas to Trump), because we think a little profit bump will help more companies than Obamacare changes help consumers, but who knows? … Continue reading →

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So Just Get On With It

Posted on February 3, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

C’mon guys and gals in the Federal Government, and especially in the Senate. Give Donald the people he wants, say what is useful to say, take the votes and move on. The Dimmocrats (Lou Dobbs term) are just looking foolish … Continue reading →

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So, What Are Your New Year’s Resolutions?

Posted on January 6, 2017 by asechmentor@gmail.com

No, we don’t mean lose 10 pounds. We mean, for you business owners and CEOs/Presidents out there, what are you going to resolve to do this year, and it doesn’t all have to do with more sales. Here are some … Continue reading →

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What to Expect of Trump

Posted on December 6, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

The unexpected. The Donald is a good listener, even for a New Yorker, and he absorbs what you say and synthesizes what you say on a topic with what others say. There’s the public Trump, which sounds authoritarian, but he … Continue reading →

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What Carrier Really Means

Posted on December 2, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

OK, the Donald went to bat for the Carrier workers, and good for all. We can probably expect more of this as managements rebalance balance all of their stakeholder interests. We had sent a tersely worded text to our buddies … Continue reading →

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Trump Victory Shakes Businesses ?

Posted on November 11, 2016 by asechmentor@gmail.com

Business has nothing to fear from a Trump administration, but maybe some big bureaucracies do. Continue reading →

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