Topic: U.S. Armed Forces Activities

High Stakes, Big Bets

Tom Burbage and his 500-person team at Lockheed Martin went after the biggest military deal in U.S. history -- and scored a $200 billion victory: a contract to build the Joint Strike Fighter. They didn't play it safe; they played to win.READ»

Why Workplace Politics Charts the Path to Build GREAT Teams and Performance

When most people hear the phrase “organizational politics,” they react very negatively. They see politics in the workplace as forming clicks and another way to keep those who go against the status quo labeled as an outsider. ...READ»

Front Line Leadership that Builds GREAT Teams

So, a team is what you are hoping to build? But, what kind of team? A team who uses the academic approach to getting things done or one that brings real-world experience to the situation at hand? What criteria, then, do you use for choosing your teammates? How about trying "Business WARFIGHTING For GREAT Teams?" This is also known as the "Preemptive Strike" measures.READ»

The Journey into the Greatest Test of Character – Leadership

For most would-be business and organizational leaders, the road to authoritative service begins at The Bison Group’s “Center for Integrative Leadership and Change (CILC)” in Philadelphia, PA., where participants find out if they’ve got what it takes to become agents of change – both personally and professionally.READ»

Rennovations Are Complete at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot in California

Barnhart Inc completes renovations at the MCRD in California. Two buildings were involved in the project. Construction cost of each facility was $8.8 millionREAD»

Military Training and Simulation is Increasingly Required by Business & Industry

TheThe Bison Group ® Corporation has announced the integration of the “Process of LeaderShaping” initiative – a framework that identifies the behaviors (Organizational Behavior) and influences (Transformational Leadership) ...READ»

The Racism that Resides within us causes the “F” Bomb!

“Racism is conditioned by economic imperatives, but negotiated through culture: religion, literature, art, science and the media… Once, they demonized the blacks to justify slavery. Then they demonized the “colored” to justify colonialism. Today, they demonize asylum seekers to justify the ways of globalism. And, in the age of the media… demonization sets out the parameters of popular culture within which such exclusion finds its own rationale — usually under the guise of xenophobia, the fear of strangers.” READ»

Andy Brown Wants You!

As one of the most successful recruiters for the U.S. Marine Corps, Master Gunnery Sergeant Andy Brown is a master strategist in the battle for talent. Here's how you can hire the few and the proud.READ»

LeaderShaping your Way out of the Downturn

The last 18 months have been the most trying in decades for business leaders. The conditions that normally make running an organization of any type – a business unit or a team rewarding is market expansion, revenue growth, rising pay, and incentives – have been absent for most, replaced by the unrelenting tasks of survival, retrenchment, and cost cutting. What should leaders do in this depressed environment? The first task of leadership, Bison argues, is to identify the default future, discuss it, and analyze it, and then go about re-imagining – and, in effect, rewriting the future. The Bison Group’s program, “The Six Levels of Leadership,” helps business leaders overcome the daunting task of facing the future, by teaching them to rewrite the future that leads to real business transformation with profitable growth. And the lessons are just as applicable to individuals.READ»

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Navy-Marine Relief Society (NMCRS)

Since its inception back in 1904, the Navy-Marine Relief Society (NMCRS) has been providing emergency financial assistance to active duty and retired Navy and Marine Corps personnel as well as members of their families. READ»

The Rhythm of Design: How Being a Marine Drummer Set My Lifetime Creative Tempo

Peter Clarke's hybrid experience as a musician in the U.S. Marine Corps. gave him the skills to build a company that blends discipline and creativity to take on the challenges of designing the world's best-known brands.READ»

• Peter Clarke's blog Shaping Brands/Enhancing Lives

Your Company Is Not the Marine Corp!

The motto “No man left behind” expresses one of The Marine Corps' core beliefs and helps make the organization a world class fighting machine. But while I applaud the Marine Corps for the esprit de corps it exhibits in standing ...READ»

14. Memo to Bugs: Bring It On

Previous | Next Richard Lane was bitten by success in 2004. He had begun developing his insect-repellent-impregnated clothing in 1996, and the Environmental Protection Agency approved the idea in the summer of 2003. Buzz Off ...READ»

14. Memo to Bugs: Bring It On

Previous | Next Richard Lane was bitten by success in 2004. He had begun developing his insect-repellent-impregnated clothing in 1996, and the Environmental Protection Agency approved the idea in the summer of 2003. Buzz ...READ»

Battlefield Lessons

The war in Iraq (which is winding down as this issue goes to press) reflects a world where much is new. But when it comes to war, old truths prevail: Planning and leadership are the pillars of victory.READ»

The Bison Group Appoints Business Development Specialist “Gordon Enterprises” to Head Reseller Recruitment in North America

Philadelphia, PA. – 8 December 2008: The Bison Group ® Corporation, the world leader in military-style executive education and LeaderShaping Applications, today launched its Reseller Partner Program for the North American ...READ»

18. Military Intelligence

Previous | Next The lives of U.S. troops in Iraq are being saved because they can read each other's minds. And they can thank Steve Roth, who developed the software to let them do it. CoMotion originally started as a ...READ»

18. Military Intelligence

Previous | Next The lives of U.S. troops in Iraq are being saved because they can read each other's minds. And they can thank Steve Roth, who developed the software to let them do it. CoMotion originally started as a ...READ»

This Time, Consultants Are in the Dark

Consultant Debunking UnitREAD»

Cuckoo for Customers

Here's one high-tech company where dedication to customers borders on the loony.READ»

LeaderShaped by Christ: My Outward Reform Began My Inward Renewal!

When Jesus caught his disciples arguing about who among them was the greatest, they felt embarrassed, but Jesus didn’t rebuke them or wanting to be great. He simply gave them an unexpected formula: Be a servant! Do you know this formula? Are you willing to change? Are you willing to exhibit humility, wonder, honesty, innocence, hope, trust and dependence? One Degree of Twelve is my journey into becoming a servant; my rebirth after being “LeaderShaped by Christ.”READ»

Who’s Hiring? Week of 9/25/09

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. READ»

National Guard Tuition Assistance – What Are the Education Benefits and Eligibility Requirements

The National Guard offers guardsmen several programs to support their education goals including up to 100% Tuition Assistance for college courses taken during off-duty hours.READ»

International Talk Like A Pirate Day

Ahoy, me hearties! While most acceptable guidelines for magazine writing style may condemn opening a paragraph thusly, today all standards for proper English may be set aside, for it's International Talk Like  Pirate Day. Created ...READ»