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“Band of Brothers”

By John Evelyn | August 12, 2009 | Adversity,Agility,Alignment,Blind Spots,Capability,Competition,Diagnosis,Execution,Leadership,Leverage,Resources,Rigidity,Risks,Teamwork,Technology,Winning

A must read chapter is “Battle of the Nile.” For me, it resonates with the importance of knowing your competition and your real estate (where you are competing), planning, innovation, and most of all, empowering your team to win. It also serves as a vivid example of how much the rigid controls of an adversary created wonderful opportunities for execution with agility and surprise.
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“What Do You Think?”

By John Evelyn | August 10, 2009 | Blind Spots,Capability,Diagnosis,Fit for purpose,Leadership,Rigidity,Transparency

“Cogito, ergo sum” means “I think, therefore I am” is a principle developed by Rene Descartes in 1637, often referred to as a foundational element of Western thought and philosophy. It speaks to how we attain knowledge among other things. Western culture places great value on the individual, so the word “I” is a big deal for us. If we believe Rene, and we are because we think, then how we do this stuff called “think” is a pretty important process.
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Francis Bacon, Top Guns, and the Breakfast of Champions

By John Evelyn | August 7, 2009 | Adversity,Agility,Blind Spots,Capability,Competition,Deming Prize,Diagnosis,Execution,Fit for purpose,Leadership,Leverage,Operational Excellence,Resources,Rigidity,Risks,Technology,Winning

It’s time for breakfast. I’m having a bowl of OODA Loops, a true Breakfast of Champions. Want some?

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“Once Upon a Time … and Then They Lived Happily Ever After”

By John Evelyn | August 5, 2009 | Adversity,Agility,Blind Spots,Capability,Diagnosis,Execution,Fit for purpose,Rigidity,Risks,Sustainability,Transparency

“Once Upon a Time … and Then They Lived Happily Ever After”
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Felix the Cat

By John Evelyn | July 31, 2009 | Adversity,Agility,Capability,Diagnosis,Execution,Fit for purpose,General,Leadership,Legacy,Resources,Rigidity,Sustainability,Tailoring,Technology

How often do we use our nostalgia magic bag? It’s the one where we keep our memories and trusted well-worn tools, similar to Felix the Cat’s bag of tricks. Like Felix, when he gets in a fix, we face problems …
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Harmony and Dissonance

By John Evelyn | July 1, 2009 | Agility,Capability,Diagnosis,Execution,Fit for purpose,Leadership,Legacy,Rigidity,Tailoring

The YinYang has been a powerful framework for me when endeavoring to frame and evaluate what are ahead, my decisions. The importance of considering the duality of opposing, mutually defining forces or dimensions, as fundamental to evaluating completeness, is very thought provoking. …
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“The Suit of Happiness”

By John Evelyn | June 24, 2009 | Capability,Diagnosis,Fit for purpose,General,Integrity,Leadership,Operational Excellence,Purpose and Values,Tailoring

“Every happy family is the same, but unhappy families are all different.” The opening of the Leo Tolstoy novel, Anna Karenina, captures our attention and immediately triggers a reflection of our personal perspective. I have no competence to comment on …
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Burned by Blindness

By John Evelyn | June 8, 2009 | Diagnosis,Execution,General,Purpose and Values,Risks,Tapestry of your life,Transparency

Have you ever been completely surprised by an audit finding? Someone from outside your area discovered a condition that was always there for you to see, but you were blind to it. When it was all over, that is, you …
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