Strategy

McChrystal Interviewed By Al Jazeera

The Atlantic | By Marc Ambinder | Posted 12.11.2009 | Media


The day after his first round of testimony to Congress, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, was on a press ...

D-Day For The U.S. In Afghanistan: Realism Vs. Idealism

William E. Jackson Jr. | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


William E. Jackson Jr.

It troubles me that Obama is to give his big speech at West Point, because it only increases the pressure to pledge to the armed forces he will not permit an eventual end to the war that might prove their lives were lost in vain.

Missing Elements of a Comprehensive Strategy in Afghanistan

Lisa Schirch | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


Lisa Schirch

The center of gravity in Afghanistan is not the military war, but the "war of ideas." America's version of the Taliban, the KKK, was not defeated. The force of public opinion made them irrelevant.

Does the United States Require a Strategy?

Gary Hart | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


Gary Hart

We are miserable at anticipation and preparation. The latter requires centralized authority, something Americans instinctively resist.

WSJ: Nancy Pelosi Is Key To Republicans' 2010 Election Playbook

Wall Street Journal | By NAFTALI BENDAVID | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- Republicans are stepping up attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, deciding that a major part of their 2010 electoral strategy will be l...

Robert Gates Wants War Advice To Obama Kept Private

The Washington Post | Ann Scott Tyson and Scott Wilson | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates stressed Monday that military and civilian leaders should keep their advice to President Obama on Afghanistan privat...

General Jones: General McChrystal's Call For More Troops Is McChrystal's "Opinion" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.05.2009 | World


President Obama's national security adviser Gen. James L. Jones appeared on CBS' Face The Nation Sunday and weighed in on comments made by Gen. Stanle...

Tesla: Mechanics Will Make House Calls

The Associated Press | Dan Strumpf | Posted 12.03.2009 | Technology


NEW YORK - Taking a cue from house-call services like Best Buy's Geek Squad, electric carmaker Tesla Motors is launching a maintenance plan where mech...

Maybe the Last Few Months of Political Nonsense Have Been Part of Obama's Master Plan

Josh Rosenblatt | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics


Josh Rosenblatt

The public option may be dead. But is it merely a sacrificial lamb for Obama's broader health care goals?

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

Michael G. Winston | Posted 11.29.2009 | Business


Michael G. Winston

Instead of mandating across-the-board cuts, smart companies focus on work that really matters. They work aggressively to overthrow existing systems and structures which do not support their business vision.

McChrystal On 60 Minutes: Afghanistan "A Little Worse" Than Gen. Stanley M. McChrystal Expected (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.27.2009 | World


Things in Afghanistan are "probably a little worse" than Gen. Stanley M. McChrystal expected. 60 Minutes aired its interview Sunday night with Gen. M...

Outmaneuvering Iran

Joe Cirincione | Posted 11.25.2009 | World


Joe Cirincione

The key to understanding today's announcement on Iran is this: President Obama knew about the secret Iranian facility nine months ago.

Addendum to Job Complexity

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business


Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

Strategy is what you decide to do, and as such, is the most important set of decisions any company makes.

Mental Complexity Can Create or Destroy Value

Leslie Pratch, Ph.D. | Posted 12.06.2009 | Business


Leslie Pratch, Ph.D.

I recently assessed a 63-year-old executive for the position of CEO of a $40 million business. The client, a private equity firm, had looked for some time for a company to buy for this executive to lead.

Mental Masturbation

Sandy Grason | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Sandy Grason

I spent countless hours having these amazing, intellectually stimulating conversations but I wasn't taking any action. Mental masturbation.

Healthcare is an Unprincipled Non-System.

Deane Waldman | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Deane Waldman

Everyone knows that you cannot cure a sick anything -- patient or system - without a correct diagnosis. What is the diagnosis for sick, "broken" healthcare?

How to Take Market Share Now

Paul David Walker | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business


Paul David Walker

If you, your customers, and vendors survive and thrive during weak demand, you will rise together as demand increases, which it always does.

Henry Waxman's Decade-Long Fight to Improve the Clean Air Act

David Roberts | Posted 08.29.2009 | Green


David Roberts

Henry Waxman's The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works is a series of first-person yarns containing startling measures of suspense, drama, and pathos.

Lance Armstrong Has A Growth Strategy For You

Mark Payne | Posted 08.16.2009 | Business


Mark Payne

Armstrong has always believed that the most brutal parts of the course were his best opportunity to create competitive separation. Today, leaders of growth-minded businesses are peddling a parallel dash into The New.

Are You Wasting Your Time On Values Statements?

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 08.14.2009 | Business


Marshall Goldsmith

Companies have wasted millions of dollars and countless hours of employees' time agonizing over the wording of statements that are inscribed on plaques and hung on walls. But this obsession with words belies one very large problem: There is almost no correlation between the words on the wall and the behavior of leaders.

The Boston Consulting Group Caused the Recession

Charles H. Green | Posted 08.12.2009 | Business


Charles H. Green

This ideology didn't just happen. It was four decades in the making. Sachs and Stanley refined it; private equity and financial engineers distilled it; Merril, Stearns and Joe the Plumber got drunk on it.

A Rich Man Learns Dubai is Not the Place to Commit a Crime

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.22.2009 | World


Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

In Dubai, crime doesn't pay.

A Progressive Case for the Supplemental

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics


Lorelei Kelly

This is an excruciating vote for many on the Left who want to support their new president, but decry the fact that less than 10% of the funds will go to non-military items. What to do?

Avoiding the Wrong Goals

Tom Morris | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living


Tom Morris

Self-deception is such a powerful force in our lives that we cannot guarantee, even if we do spot it in action, that we'll be able to resist its subtle lure.

Iraq War Year Six: Our Long Goodbye to the Cold War

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics


Lorelei Kelly

On today's sixth anniversary of the Iraq war, we must require that our leaders create a security strategy that keeps us safer, costs less and restores the boundaries of a healthy civil-military relationship.