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Afghanistan: Leadership Lessons Learned Part 3

Posted on December 20th, 2010 | By Innovate Indiana

By Kirk White I recently posted two lessons learned applicable to any complex organization.  Here is the final in the series of posts.  Finally, the 3rd lesson; embrace change and be agile.  When I joined the National Guard only twenty years ago, our wartime mission was focused on defeating the Warsaw Pact in Europe.  Today, we operate [...]

Afghanistan: Leadership Lessons Learned Part 2

Posted on December 17th, 2010 | By Innovate Indiana

By Kirk White Recently I blogged about the first lesson learned in Afghanistan during my recent deployment. Here is part two  of three with another point that I think is important for any organization: Second, it is vital to understand the culture and languages of your area of operations.  Many Americans do not understand their own [...]