There are two types of people: Drivers and Passengers. When you're hiring - you want drivers. They want to take responsibility. Passengers want to go along for the ride without getting out of their comfort zone.

Policy never fixed a leadership problem.

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The problem with longshoreman demanding higher salaries is that it only speeds up the transition to automation. While automation is ultimately cheaper, it's expensive and takes time to put in place. You only reap the benefits afterwards. You can only increase costs so much

Word of the day: Responsibility R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y Own that shit Mother Fucker.

Mobilizing not only would be effective, it would also be an opportunity for military leadership to execute and coordinate in a real world exercise. I'm sure you could cancel a future planned exercise to make up the cost.

It’s amazing how beaucracy slows everything down. While there is a time and place for government to move slow. This is not one of them.

I had a CEO ask me to make our interview process so good that we never hired the wrong candidate. I told him no. I said we should have turnover in the first year of employment, ideally the first 6 months and <10% of candidates. If we didn't, we were losing good candidates in

I guess nobody heard of financial planning…

I mean, requiring police to reach 1.5 inches past your toes is a bit excessive. The reality is they are achieving the goal they set out to hit. It’s just the wrong goal.

Helicopters are like boats - it’s better to have a friend with one. Just drop me at the X.

We need more of this. In depth discussion of the issues, not competitive PR. I’m optimistic for this.

Lebanon, NC right? Right…?

Great point - why is healthcare and jobs bundled? Any decision made by an employer for a large number of employees is going to be sub-par. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inv…

This has got to be the most ridiculous statement about weather forecasting. You might as well have said nothing. “...Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”

You all realize the military can just say "no" if somebody gives a stupid order, right. They aren't robots.

That little guy? Don’t worry about that little guy.

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