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Common Sense, Thomas Paine’s short pamphlet was published in January 1776, approximately six months prior to the codification of The United States Declaration of Independence. Common Sense conveys the dangers and overreach of the British government, and ultimately advocates for American independence.
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Maj Gen Flowers reflects on his life by anchoring his story on the fact that he is the longest serving Airman in Air Force history and longest serving African American in the Department of Defense—46 years, rising to both Master Sergeant and Major General. He vividly describes his early life growing up in his grandparents’ home, working as young sharecropper, and spending countless hours in both church and school.
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Adam Grant’s newest book Think Again – The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know argues that people who think more like scientists are more likely to challenge assumptions, stay humble, curious, and build teams capable of learning and improving.
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Nobel laureate, Daniel Kahneman, and his team make a case for the reduction of noise in judgement. They argue reducing both bias and noise (inconsistency/variability) is necessary to improve decision making. Accuracy in human judgement is highly desirable, especially for our key decision makers. Relying on checklists and statistics help to reduce noise and produce more predictable results. The authors aren’t saying intuition (gut) is necessarily something to be disregarded, but rather informed, discipled, and delayed prior to execution.
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Thanks to Stephen Lepper / https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-lepper for contributing their notes.
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If you want to convince anyone to do anything, this is a good start, anachronistic early 20th-century pop culture references aside. Mind the difference between charm and dissimulation. By Rob McKenna
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This week we have the opportunity to share back page notes by Stephen Lepper. He wrote, “I’m currently a Navy
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Every month I try and read 2-3 books with a focus on reading books that are on the current or
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This transition is a critical time. Your first 90 days will set the foundation for your success or failure…
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