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Combat Ineffective

December 18, 2019 by Eric Friedman

There’s a scene in Black Hawk Down in which US forces have taken such heavy attack, sustained massive injuries, and cannot get out that they call back to base they are “combat ineffective”. It’s a powerful scene and circumstance that shows the casualties of war and gruesome fighting during a firefight. It’s also not the …

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You can’t be successful reporting to two managers

September 18, 2018 by Eric Friedman

I attended a great breakfast session with former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, put on by TechNYC, and it was a great reminder of the title of this post. During breakfast he talked about the MTA, and the governance of the system. If you have been following things at home you know it is a mess and …

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Being a CEO – its in the details

April 27, 2011 by Eric Friedman

Ben Horowitz has a great post called The CEOs CEO which you should read but this passage really struck me; Being a competent CEO requires great knowledge: knowledge of the products, the people, the market, and the competition. Acquiring this type of knowledge can be both grueling and humbling. It does not exist in boardrooms, …

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Tags: Ben Horowitz, Leadership, Management

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