I take Mark Hurst’s/Uncle Mark’s advice and read The Economist. A couple of weeks ago, there was an interesting piece in the Schumpeter called “The Catalan Kings.” The piece looks at one of the age old questions in sports AND in business: Is it better to buy talent or train your own talent? The article [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Training'
The Economist: The Catalan Kings by Schumpeter
June 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments · management, Sports, Training
Tags: management·sports·training
What’s So Special About Special Ops?
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · leadership, military, Training
The latest issue of Strategy + Business has a great article on Special Operations forces: “What’s So Special About Special Ops?”. Readers of this blog will know that I am a total Special Ops fanboy. I have been since playing with my first GI Joe in the 70′s. The article focuses on the training required [...]
Tags: leadership·personal branding·training
TP vs. Corporate “Training”
June 1st, 2009 · No Comments · change, management, military, Training
Tom Peters poses a thought provoking question here: Why does corporate America devote so little time to training? He compares corporate training to military training. The military trains ALL THE TIME. I just watched the Marines Corp Mountain Survival reality tv show the other day. I love Tom’s question of closing stores 1 day a [...]




