Tag: Strategy
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The Benefits of a Strategic Life
Last week I wrote about strategic life planning. While I did not completely agree with the idea, I did concede there was some utility to the concept. So let’s take a look at some of the benefits of strategic life planning. Setting goals for yourself is one of the most important steps you can take…
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The Strategic Life and Chaotic Measures
It has been my goal to write a blog post every week, but this one has tripped me up a bit. This has been a difficult post to write as I have had some difficulties processing all of this information. I hope this will make some sense. As a conflict specialist strategy is a topic…
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Happy New Year!
As we begin another travel around the sun I am, like many others at this time of year, caught up in an introspective mood. This past year has proven the utility of conflict studies for me. I have had many opportunities in 2023 to use my negotiation skills and knowledge of conflict for practical purposes.…
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Your path to victory …
Strategy is useful to conflict, but not in the way most people think about it. Strategy commonly seems to be thought of as a mapping out of actions that will lead to a particular goal. This can be true, but in the context of conflict you are dealing with other people. People are capricious. Organizations are capricious…
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A small post about strategy
I recently had a discussion about strategy with a strategy consultant. I love strategy; I love talking about it, reading about it, and thinking about it. I don’t have many opportunities to discuss strategy directly with others. I therefore found the conversation very enjoyable. I mean something very specific when I discuss strategy. Strategy is…
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My First Lessons in Conflict Resolution
I first learned about conflict resolution in the United States Army. They didn’t call it conflict resolution in the army, they called it combat. The idea was that you win or you die. A tad confrontational, yes, but it has proven effective enough to be the go to tactic for many nations. The army was…
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