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Comment on Federal Workers, Secret Service, Socialism, and Human Nature by Tracy Johnson

Tracy Johnson — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:39:40 +0000

Speaking of wasteful gov’t conferences, of course now you have to watch “March of the Librarians” at:

(If the link becomes corrupted, just Google “march librarians”.)

Comment on Sentiment and Leadership are a Necessary Partnership, Like Water and Flour by Jane

Jane — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 23:57:29 +0000

Interesting post. I have seen a lot of compassionless management and a lot of its companion, people in leadership positions who have no compassion. Truly good leaders must have compassion, which might be looked at as having values that go beyond solely the value of getting the mission done. For example, if a leader feels compelled to act against the interests of someone–close friend or otherwise–the leader should have the compassion (also known as courage in this case) to inform the individual regarding the leader’s role in the decision and reasons for taking the action. This makes particularly good sense when a friend is involved, because in most organizations, the friend is likely to find out who made the decision and have that lingering question of “why” hover like a cloud over the relationship, assuming the relationship survives.

Comment on Sentiment and Leadership are a Necessary Partnership, Like Water and Flour by Tracy

Tracy — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:22:38 +0000

I suppose that former wanabe CIA agent trainee who was sending tweets and got reported in the news last week was probably not going about being a rebel in the correct manner.

Comment on Lessons from a CIA Manager (23) by Sentiment and Leadership are a Necessary Partnership, Like Water and Flour | RecoveringFed

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:06:11 +0000

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Comment on What Happened to the Ugly Header? by Magda Malina

Magda Malina — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:25:48 +0000

And while legislation of competition may be sometimes hard for that individual, it’s a good idea for the race, since it ensures the survival in the fittest in each and every department.
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Comment on Thinking Ain’t What It Used To be by Don

Don — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:26:15 +0000

Carmen,

You & I are of the same mind. I happened across some of your work while seeking employment in the IC. I’ve really enjoyed the presentations & the few things I’ve read by you. My head works the same way. Am I correct that you are a Military Brat? I’m an Army Brat & there are a bunch of us on a website that you may want to check out if you are a MilBrat. There are 2 related sites, http://www.MILITARYBRATS.NET & http://www.MILITARYBRATLIFE.COM that you may like. I hope to see you there. Stay alert, be safe/healthy & have fun. Also, my wife works(ed) w/ Danny Kahneman at the Princeton Univ. Center for Health & Wellbeing so I’ll have to buy “Thinking” too. Thanks for the referral.

Best regards, Don

Comment on Mormons Are Not The Borg by Tracy Johnson

Tracy Johnson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:41:22 +0000

I still rely on typical Protestant apologetics on the definition of the Mormon religion, (meaning it has specific differences that cannot be reconciled to neither Protestants nor Catholics.) However It should has no bearing on anyone’s candicacy for office. Someone could be a follower of Santeria for all it should matter to the running of government. What matters is when one brings their personal doctrine into modifying policy.

Comment on Be a Good Manager, Not a Bad Novelist by Tracy Johnson

Tracy Johnson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:21:39 +0000

I question the very idea of “managers”, they should be “leaders”. If they were, they wouldn’t be preambling what they are about say.

Comment on Mormons Are Not The Borg by Chary Izquierdo

Chary Izquierdo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:26:48 +0000

Interesting. I often wonder about Mormons too. My husband and I became fans of the HBO Big Love http://www.hbo.com/big-love/index.html series initially because we were fascinated with the sister wives’ relationships, but what stayed with me is the value Mormon’s place in family connections even as they stretch across the globe. In pursuing genealogy as a hobby, I’ve taken advantage of Mormon church records and also volunteer to digitize them. They helped me locate my husband’s grandfather’s unmarked grave in Cleveland and trace back his ancestors in Slovakia. We went on a mission trip to Slovakia this summer with a group from our Lutheran church and came across a pair of obviously Mormon missionaries in the town square of Banska Bystrica. I approached them to thank them for their work. Their friendly, fresh-scrubbed faces and western-accented English reminded me of the many Utah national guards men I’ve met at work. Maybe we’ll all be Mormon one day, baptized after death. This former catholic wouldn’t mind being related.

Comment on Leadership Lessons from Galaxy Quest (Friday Afternoon edge-taker) by Around the Web « to boldly lead

Around the Web « to boldly lead — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:12:08 +0000

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