“Without a staff, an army could not peel a potato.” Lieutenant General Hunter Liggett (21 March 1857 to 30 December 1935) A US Army General with 42 years of service spanning the period from the Indian campaigns to World War I.
“The objective is to win, not to fight!” Unknown “For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.” Sun Tzu (The Art of War)
“In action it is better to order than to ask.” General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton (16 January 1853 to 12 October 1947) from his book ‘Gallipoli Diary’ published in 1920. Ian Hamilton was a British Army General who participated in operations in: The Second Boer War (1899 to 1902); Service in Japan (from 1904… Read More
So, this article was published on Linkedin on 08 December but I have only just read it. Written by Bob Ulin, Transition & Executive Coach, and Chairman & CEO, Center for Transitional Leadership, Inc. “A recent article in POLITICO noted “(General) Kelly’s military background raises interesting questions for his leadership of the department, said one… Read More
“To inquire if and where we made mistakes is not to apologize.” Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover in testimony before the U.S. Congress in April 1964
“Good tactics have saved more lives than good marksmanship.” Accredited to Charles Heal (2012) References Heal, C.S. (2012). Field Command [Kindle Edition]. Brooklyn, NY: Lantern Books . Fred on Sun (2015) The Newhall Incident: Failure, Adaptation and Success…Or Lost Opportunity? Published in the latest ITOA News. Available from World Wide Web: http://www.lesc.net/blog/newhall-incident-failure-adaptation-and-success%E2%80%A6or-lost-opportunity. [Accessed: 11 December, 2016].
“A sharp mind is the warrior’s edge.” Unknown
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