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THE GENERALS

By admin | 05/2011 | 9/11, American Affairs, Authors, BUSINESS, Defense, Diplomacy, Disaster Preparedness, ECONOMY, Great Achievers, Heroes, Inspiration, Inspiring Lives, Leadership, Management, Military Leaders, Motivation, Motivation - Non Sports, MOTIVATION / INSPIRATION, Negotiation/Strategy, Patriotism, POLITICS / WORLD AFFAIRS, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Success, Teambuilding, Teamwork, World Affairs | Comments Off

Vinny Boles

By admin | 03/2011 | 9/11, BUSINESS, Corporate Culture, Crisis Management, Defense, Leadership, Management, Military Leaders, Strategic Planning, Teambuilding, Time Management | Comments Off

America’s Army has historically developed leaders and teams to function at their highest performance levels under the most stressful of conditions. Vinny Boles shows your team how to do the same.

Six weeks before the attacks of September 11th, 2001, Vinny Boles was a newly selected one-star General. He reported to take command of a contingency command, one that would be needed by the nation if “the worst thing happened.” On September 11th, it did happen and Vinny and his team went from planning to execution in an ever-fluid environment. Read more…

Nick Halley

By admin | 03/2011 | 9/11, BUSINESS, Change, Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Ethics / Values, Leadership, Management, Military Leaders, Motivation, Patriotism, Teamwork, Terrorism | Comments Off

Brigadier General Nick Halley (U.S. Army, Retired) is a recognized expert on leadership and terrorism. He has commanded thousands of our soldiers in combat in three conflicts – Vietnam, Grenada, and Desert Storm. He is an army paratrooper, army ranger and special operations veteran. He has been awarded many significant decorations, including two Silver Stars for bravery in combat actions, four Bronze Stars, and two Purple Hearts for wounds in combat operations. Read more…

William “Gus” Pagonis

By admin | 03/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Customer Service, Defense, Leadership, Management, MOTIVATION / INSPIRATION, Patriotism, Strategic Planning | Comments Off

William G. “Gus” Pagonis is the author of Moving Mountains: Lessons in Leadership and Logistics from the Gulf War, published by Harvard Business School Press. Now retired, three-star US Army General Gus Pagonis masterminded logistics for the 1991 Gulf War, earning accolades from General Norman Schwarzkopf. In 1993, he left the military and took his logistics magic to Sears, Roebuck and Co., where as executive vice president of Sears Logistics Group, he played a key role in transforming the retail giant. Read more…

Robert Siciliano

By admin | 02/2011 | BUSINESS, Crisis Management, Defense, Identity Theft, Security / Fraud, Strategic Planning, Terrorism | Comments Off

Robert Siciliano is fiercely committed to informing, educating, and empowering Americans so they can be protected from violence and crime in the physical and virtual worlds. His “tell it like it is” style is sought after by major media outlets, executives in the C-Suite of leading corporations, meeting planners and community leaders to get the straight talk they need to stay safe in a world in which physical and virtual crime is commonplace. Siciliano is accessible, real, professional, and ready to weigh in and comment at a moment’s notice on breaking news. Read more…

Joe Ruffini

By admin | 01/2011 | BUSINESS, Crisis Management, Cyber-security, Defense, Disaster Preparedness, Globalization, Identity Theft, Information Technology, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Terrorism, The Middle East | Comments Off

Lt. Colonel Joseph Ruffini, USA (Ret.) brings more than 25 years of experience from a broad array of fields including infrastructure security, counter-terrorist operations, risk management, and more to the private and civil sectors. Ruffini authored When Terror Comes to Main Street, an informative, straightforward, hard-hitting book for everyday people that boils down his lifetime of knowledge and operational experience into one all-inclusive read. His newest book, Osama Bin Laden: His Death and the Future of Al Qaeda and the Islamist Jihad, discusses what happened the day Bin Laden was caught, Read more…