Preparedness Favours…

“Victory favours neither the righteous nor the wicked; it favours the prepared.“ “Yes my friend, victory comes to the prepared, and to the stout. But how do you expect to be the prepared by staying out of battle? Attack before they attack us, and we will be the prepared. Wait for them to attack us… Read More

Movement versus Action…

“Never confuse movement with action!” Ernest Hemingway Vincent Nguyen (2013) states this is “Perhaps my favorite Hemingway quote. Learn the difference between simply feigning results and actually performing. Make sure everything you do is defined and can bring measurable success. Don’t settle for less and assume you’re making progress just because you’re moving around. Give… Read More

Learning from Soft Power: Healthcare & the Military

The value of ‘soft power’ versus ‘hard power’ is very much flavour of the month and is hotly debated. Below is a BMJ article that utilises the concept of soft power for the healthcare environment. The limitations of direct military intervention – or ‘hard power’ as politicians call it – for achieving foreign policy are… Read More