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Business wisdom from MDB Communications' Cary Hatch
Washington Business Journal by Ingar Grev, August 3, 2011
Several months ago, I met Cary Hatch, CEO of MDB Communications, in the green room of Executive Leaders Radio. Her story impressed me so much that I asked her if she would be willing to speak at the National Capital Region Entrepreneurs Club, and she graciously accepted (She calls talking to groups like ours her "therapy.").
Leading your business like a SEAL team — Part 1
Washington Business Journal by Ingar Grev, August 18, 2011
Shortly after the news broke that the U.S. Navy SEALs killed Osama Bin Laden, an idea struck me while I was out for a run. I was wearing the shirt that honors one of my Naval Academy roommates — the late John Kainer — and it occurred to me that many business leaders would benefit...
Lead your business like a SEAL Team
Washington Business Journal by Ingar Grev, September 19, 2011
My last piece about Navy SEAL
training and business received so many great comments from people with special operations experience that I decided to modify my plan
a little and share these with you. Below are some great items to amplify the list of SEAL leadership wisdom that I wrote about in
the first post (Teamwork is paramount, Training, Innovation, and Failure is an option).
Lessons in delegation from the silent service
Washington Business Journal by Ingar Grev, June 21, 2011
Probably one of the best leadership skills I learned as a nuclear submarine officer in the US Navy was delegation. Would you believe that on a nuclear submarine, the captain is involved in very little of the day-to-day activities? I know movies make it seem like the captain does everything, but that’s not the case.
Make sure all your business eggs aren't in one basket
Washington Business Journal by Ingar Grev, June 28, 2011
Those of us who
live in the D.C. area were not surprised by the news that came out recently about the Senate Armed Services Committee making some
big modifications to two large Lockheed Martin programs. In my 10 years as a defense contractor, I saw this happen all the time.
Does small business with best technology really rule?
Washington Business Journal by Ingar Grev, July 1, 2011,
You may have caught
one of the latest set of Verizon Wireless commercials that claim “The small business with the best technology rules.” Personally,
I love the ad with Susie, but I have a BIG issue with the tagline. Sure – great technology that is ALSO well implemented can be a
great competitive advantage.
