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Steven Pinker • The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century
First, our NSC process would deliver options to advance and protect the interests of the American people and overcome national security challenges.
H. R. McMaster • Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World
I found myself asking the same questions over and over: How many decisions—including ones of great historical significance that impact millions of people—are made by men and women who are driven by personal motives rather than by a desire to do the right thing? How many of our top government officials are driven by personal greed instead of nationa
... See moreJohn Perkins • Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
I later used a specific question when talking to junior officers and sergeants in small bases in Afghanistan: “If I told you that you weren’t going home until we win—what would you do differently?” At first they would chuckle, assuming I was joking, but soon realized I wasn’t. At that point most became very thoughtful. If they were forced to operat
... See moreStanley McChrystal • Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
the next-most-important element is how to divide time usage and schedule the presentation of subject matter.
Chris Fussell, C. W. Goodyear, General Stanley McChrystal (Foreword) • One Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams
A modest and non-utopian proposal would be to greatly enhance the opportunities for politicians to learn about the past, present and future, helping them to be better vehicles for the imagination of their societies as well as to better address the problems of today.