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The Federal Funding Hotwire
Expert analysis from a global defense and federal funding expert.
The Two People Who Attend Every Meeting
There are two people sitting quietly in almost every business meeting. They aren’t on the organization chart, they don’t appear on the agenda, and nobody introduces them: fear and ego. Both are part of being human, and neither is inherently bad. Ego gives us confidence to act when
Are You A Slacker?
You’ve probably done it. Or at least thought about doing it. Someone cuts across your lane, nearly clips your front bumper and forces you onto the brakes. You hit the horn. Maybe you yell something through the windshield. Perhaps you offer a hand gesture that leaves little doubt
We Don’t Need an Industrial Base
America keeps trying to rebuild the industrial capacity of the past. What we actually need is the capacity to produce the outcomes the future demands. Years ago, I escorted a congressional staff delegation to Connecticut. Congressman John Larson joined us in his district and proudly reminded the group
The Pig Has More at Stake
Some of the most interesting companies in the defense market today have an intensity about them that’s difficult to miss. It isn’t necessarily that their people work longer hours. They don’t have more hours in the day, and many don’t have more people, money, customer access or institutional
The Most Valuable Employee Isn’t the Fastest Anymore
Years ago, while commanding one of the Navy’s newest warships, I hosted an admiral aboard for a visit. At the time, the ship represented the cutting edge of naval technology. Information from our own sensors, aircraft, satellites, intelligence sources, and other ships was fused together and displayed across
Strategy Is Navigation, Not Fortune Telling
The purpose of looking backward is not to celebrate being right or explain away being wrong. It’s to improve the quality of your next decision. We spend enormous amounts of time planning for the future. Surprisingly few leaders ever return to examine the assumptions that shaped those plans.
