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Power and Complacency

Author : Phillip T. Lohaus
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1640124705
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Power and Complacency written by Phillip T. Lohaus and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is at a crossroads. Despite a defense budget that dwarfs that of any of the nation's rivals, the marginal return on this investment has decreased dramatically since the end of World War II. Why? Why have America's rivals, despite inferior resources, increasingly set the terms of international competition? How might America's leaders reconsider the application of power to ensure a favorable place on an increasingly crowded global stage? By tracing the geographic and historical development of four global actors--Russia, Iran, China, and the United States--Phillip T. Lohaus illuminates four equally distinct approaches to competition outside of warfare. He argues that while America's actions may have birthed information as a currency of power, the nation's failure to fully grasp the implications of this transition has created critical opportunities for its rivals to increase their power at the expense of the United States. The American way of competition, rooted in a scientific understanding of warfare, may impede effectiveness in the amorphous and unscientific landscape of twenty-first-century competition. From Rome to Britain, complacency has contributed to the downfall of many empires. Yet the slow bleed of American power may still be stanched by an approach to competition that emphasizes subtlety, diffusion, and ubiquity. America has developed and used these tools in the past--its very survival may hinge on returning to them. Power and Complacency defines the differing perspectives of America's international conflicts and offers possible solutions for reformulating its superpower strengths.

The Complacent Class

Author : Tyler Cowen
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250108691
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book The Complacent Class written by Tyler Cowen and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-02-28 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the trend of Americans away from the traditionally mobile, risk-accepting, and adaptable tendencies that defined them for much of recent history, and toward stagnation and comfort, and how this development has the potential to make future changes more disruptive. --Publisher's description.

Power and Complacency

Author : Phillip T. Lohaus
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1640124721
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Power and Complacency written by Phillip T. Lohaus and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2021-07 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is at a crossroads. Despite a defense budget that dwarfs that of any of the nation’s rivals, the marginal return on this investment has decreased dramatically since the end of World War II. Why? Why have America’s rivals, despite inferior resources, increasingly set the terms of international competition? How might America’s leaders reconsider the application of power to ensure a favorable place on an increasingly crowded global stage? By tracing the geographic and historical development of four global actors—Russia, Iran, China, and the United States—Phillip T. Lohaus illuminates four equally distinct approaches to competition outside of warfare. He argues that while America’s actions may have birthed information as a currency of power, the nation’s failure to fully grasp the implications of this transition has created critical opportunities for its rivals to increase their power at the expense of the United States. The American way of competition, rooted in a scientific understanding of warfare, may impede effectiveness in the amorphous and unscientific landscape of twenty-first-century competition. From Rome to Britain, complacency has contributed to the downfall of many empires. Yet the slow bleed of American power may still be stanched by an approach to competition that emphasizes subtlety, diffusion, and ubiquity. America has developed and used these tools in the past—its very survival may hinge on returning to them. Power and Complacency defines the differing perspectives of America’s international conflicts and offers possible solutions for reformulating its superpower strengths.

The Stupidity of War

Author : John Mueller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108843832
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book The Stupidity of War written by John Mueller and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative argument shows the consequences of increased aversion to international war for foreign and military policy.

Complacent Nation

Author : Gavin Ellis
Publisher : Bridget Williams Books
ISBN 13 : 094749295X
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book Complacent Nation written by Gavin Ellis and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2016-08-12 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Zealanders are too complacent about the continuing erosion of their right to know what government is doing on their behalf. Political risk has become a primary consideration in whether official information requests will be met, and successive governments have allowed free speech rights to be overridden. Drawing on decades of experience as a journalist and editor, Gavin Ellis chronicles the patterns of erosion and calls for entrenchment of the Bill of Rights Act. As supreme law, it would set a high bar that politicians must hurdle before freedom of expression could be curtailed.

Be Vigilant! Strategies to Stop Complacency, Improve Performance, and Safeguard Success. Your Business and Relationships Depend on It

Author : Len Herstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781737099116
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (991 download)

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Download or read book Be Vigilant! Strategies to Stop Complacency, Improve Performance, and Safeguard Success. Your Business and Relationships Depend on It written by Len Herstein and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complacency kills. Success can be deadly in business, leadership, and relationships. When you're used to winning and achieving, overconfidence and faulty logic can blind you to potential dangers up ahead. Complacency costs money, causes slip ups, and creates critical mistakes that will put your company, your brand, and your teams at risk. Protect your hard-earned success by combatting complacency! Blending his 30 years of brand marketing for companies such as Coca-Cola, Campbell Soup, and Nabisco with his experience as a sheriff's deputy, Len Herstein shares law enforcement-inspired business strategies to help you see beyond the target and stay vigilant against threats like competition, predictability, bad habits, micromanagement, abuse of power, and industry change. Battle-tested in the most dangerous breeding ground of complacency, this is your guide to conscious decisions for better business performance--powered by real-world safeguards to success. You'll discover:Four steps to avoid crises through threat awareness and management, scenario planning, and strategic communication.Assessment tips to help focus efforts on what went wrong, and what went right, after every project--and how to learn from both.The strategy of simple, sensory-based reminders to enforce positive behaviors at the workplace and at home.Better management accountability and protection against harmful organizational complacency through a more engaged team.How to use the right metrics in the right way to gauge performance while curbing overconfidence.The greater the success, the greater the risk of a complacent mindset. Anybody with something to protect should read Be Vigilant! now to get the tools you need to fight complacency at work and at home.

Killing Complacency

Author : Paul Jacob Huber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Killing Complacency written by Paul Jacob Huber and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-30 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do some people succeed while others don't? What elevates the greats from the average? How can you leverage their secrets to maximize your life? The answer is not some X-factor from God, the universe, or luck. The successful have learned contentment without complacency. The Killing Complacency philosophy demonstrates how to become extraordinary by using definiteness of purpose and deliberate practice. By eliminating complacency thinking, you shift your mindset from limited and scarcity to growth and prosperity. Examples from the Bible to modern biographies reveal there is a process, rather than a divine zap, that creates greatness. Are you ready to shift into high gear and pursue success? If so, this book provides key insights into building ambition, maximizing your results, and getting out of your own way. "The world is full of people in need, but perhaps the greatest need is for an end to complacency and limiting beliefs." - P. Huber Why Kill Complacency? The world can be a far better place, with abundance for everyone, if we can just kill the creeping scourge of complacency. From the first-world to third-world, we all benefit from the death of complacency. Resurrecting Ambition We have all seen the ugly side of ambition resulting in a myriad of bad behaviors. However, the answer is not to suppress ambition, but to direct it. We know the pain caused by a lack of contentment, but let what we call contentment metastasize into complacency. Killing Complacency offers a reconciliation of contentment without complacency; ambition without envy; and a guide for setting the trajectory to your destiny. Maximizing Your Life The world needs more than just a few successful people - the world needs you and everyone else to produce the maximum level of success. Success is your duty. The good news is that humans are designed to continually grow our abilities long after we leave the educational system. We are able to produce far more than we imagine, and have the power to drive to even higher levels the definition of "average." Scroll back up and order your copy now. Learn more about Paul at PaulJHuber.com About the author Paul Huber, B.Sc., M.Sc.Eng., MBA has studied the principles of success, mindset, and growth from top experts in the field. This book provides key insights into building ambition and maximizing results. Trained as a computer engineer, Paul has spent over twenty years at a leading aerospace and defense company developing safety-critical, embedded computer systems. The technical challenges of engineering have been smaller than dealing with the people challenges. The opposing mindsets of perfectionism and complacency have often been the greatest challenges. Paul has a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, a Master's of Systems Engineering from Iowa State University, and a Master's of Business Administration from the Jack Welch Management Institute at Strayer University.

Ill Winds

Author : Larry Diamond
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0525560645
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (255 download)

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Download or read book Ill Winds written by Larry Diamond and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Shortlisted for the 2020 Arthur Ross Book Award* From America’s leading scholar of democracy, a personal, passionate call to action against the rising authoritarianism that challenges our world order—and the very value of liberty Larry Diamond has made it his life's work to secure democracy's future by understanding its past and by advising dissidents fighting autocracy around the world. Deeply attuned to the cycles of democratic expansion and decay that determine the fates of nations, he watched with mounting unease as illiberal rulers rose in Hungary, Poland, Turkey, the Philippines, and beyond, while China and Russia grew increasingly bold and bullying. Then, with Trump's election at home, the global retreat from freedom spread from democracy's margins to its heart. Ill Winds' core argument is stark: the defense and advancement of democratic ideals relies on U.S. global leadership. If we do not reclaim our traditional place as the keystone of democracy, today's authoritarian swell could become a tsunami, providing an opening for Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and their admirers to turn the twenty-first century into a dark time of despotism. We are at a hinge in history, between a new era of tyranny and an age of democratic renewal. Free governments can defend their values; free citizens can exercise their rights. We can make the internet safe for liberal democracy, exploit the soft, kleptocratic underbelly of dictatorships, and revive America's degraded democracy. Ill Winds offers concrete, deeply informed suggestions to fight polarization, reduce the influence of money in politics, and make every vote count. In 2020, freedom's last line of defense still remains "We the people."

Chasing the Elephant Into the Bush

Author : Arthur Kennedy
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1449037046
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book Chasing the Elephant Into the Bush written by Arthur Kennedy and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "CHASING THE ELEPHANT INTO THE BUSH" is an insider's account of how the governing New Patriotic Party lost power in the closest elections in Africa's history. The writer believes that providing an accurate account will begin the process of correcting the rumours, lies and myths that are out there about the 2008 elections in Ghana. Throughout, the book is liberally sprinkled with quotes and historical references that makes it very informative and interesting. He begins with the state of the nation and the governing party as Ghana approached 2008. He then takes the reader through the NPP primary and his own experiences as a losing candidate. There is candid discussion of the rivalries in the campaign that undermined its effectiveness. He takes the reader inside meetings and quotes some of the key players at key moments in the campaign. There is candid discussion of the roles of the media, the security forces and civil society. The identification of issues and their use in the campaign is discussed thoroughly. While his sympathies are never in doubt, he is very objective and acknowledges the mistakes made by the campaign, the government and the party. He credits the NDC Campaign for doing certain things well. Amongst these are the deployment of President Mills and former President Rawlings as well as Vice-President John Mahama. He reveals the roles of key people, including the President, the Presidential candidate and powerful groups, like the "Kyebi Mafia". He offers candid assessments of all the key players. He suggests reasons for the NPP defeat and the way to recapture power. This will be a very significant first cut and reference point for an account of the 2008 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana.

Trapped! Escaping the Comfort of Complacency

Author : Kevin Tutt
Publisher : Kouba Graphics Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781938577024
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Trapped! Escaping the Comfort of Complacency written by Kevin Tutt and published by Kouba Graphics Incorporated. This book was released on 2015-10-29 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is human nature to try to make things easier, more routine or, as the book title suggests, more comfortable. We see comfort as a good thing, and in and of itself, it is. However, when we become comfortable with what seems to be good enough, we lose the drive that leaders want in individuals. There is no more passion, motivation, excitement, ownership, accountability or initiative. The fact is, we become dormant and find ourselves simply going through the motions of life, in our careers, families and personal life. We begin to complain that it is the fault of others around us-my job, my boss, my spouse, my kids, my friends-when the reality is that we have simply stepped squarely into the trap of complacency. This book addresses seven key areas to help free you from complacency and challenge you to rekindle your passion and desire for success.

Complacency Kills

Author : Alex Shattuck
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951797379
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (973 download)

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Download or read book Complacency Kills written by Alex Shattuck and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Our Undemocratic Constitution

Author : Sanford Levinson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195365577
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Our Undemocratic Constitution written by Sanford Levinson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Levinson argues that too many of our Constitution's provisions promote either unjust or ineffective government. Under the existing blueprint, we can neither rid ourselves of incompetent presidents nor assure continuity of government following catastrophic attacks. Less important, perhaps, but certainly problematic, is the appointment of Supreme Court judges for life. Adding insult to injury, the United States Constitution is the most difficult to amend or update of any constitution currently existing in the world today. Democratic debate leaves few stones unturned, but we tend to take our basic constitutional structures for granted. Levinson boldly challenges the American people to undertake a long overdue public discussion on how they might best reform this most hallowed document and construct a constitution adequate to our democratic values. "Admirably gutsy and unfashionable." --Michael Kinsley, The New York Times "Bold, bracingly unromantic, and filled with illuminating insights. He accomplishes an unlikely feat, which is to make a really serious argument for a new constitutional convention, one that is founded squarely on democratic ideals." --Cass R. Sunstein, The New Republic "Everyone who cares about how our government works should read this thoughtful book." --Washington Lawyer

The Boiling Frog

Author : Michael Darmody
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9781098322977
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book The Boiling Frog written by Michael Darmody and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We are in deep trouble. Climate change, income inequality, unregulated technological innovations, systemic corruption. For decades, we have allowed political and business leaders to create, facilitate then ignore these serious threats. Some are existential. the time to act is now. This book tells why and how."

Making Trouble

Author : Robert Manne
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459624912
Total Pages : 694 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Making Trouble written by Robert Manne and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Manne has twice been voted Australia's leading public intellectual. This book will show you why. Making Trouble takes aim at the new Australian complacency. This is a book that will enlighten and challenge, as it traces the ideas and events that have recently changed the nation. It covers much ground - from Howard to Gillard by way of Rudd, from Victoria's bushfires to the Apology, from Wilfred Burchett to Julian Assange. Making Trouble also includes an exchange of letters with Tony Abbott, critical appraisals of the 'insider' Paul Kelly and the 'outsider' Mark Latham, an insightful discussion of the political and moral issues surrounding climate change, appreciations of W.E.H. Stanner and Primo Levi, a reflection on ways of remembering the Holocaust, and incisive and original essays about the question of reconciliation and the treatment of asylum seekers. As this eloquent and important book shows, no one in Australia makes a better argument than Robert Manne.

Displays of Power

Author : Steven C. Dubin
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814718892
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Displays of Power written by Steven C. Dubin and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1999-04 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of some of the USA's most controversial museum exhibitions of the 1990s. In its analysis of these episodes of America struggling to redefine itself in the late-20th century, the book draws upon interviews with museum administrators, community activists, curators and scholars.

Political Trust

Author : Sonja Zmerli
Publisher : ECPR Press
ISBN 13 : 1907301585
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Political Trust written by Sonja Zmerli and published by ECPR Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, by Sonja Zmerli and Marc Hooghe, presents cutting-edge empirical research on political trust as a relational concept. From a European comparative perspective it addresses a broad range of contested issues. Can political trust be conceived as a one-dimensional concept and to what extent do international population surveys warrant the culturally equivalent measurement of political trust across European societies? Is there indeed an observable general trend of declining levels of political trust? What are the individual, societal and political prerequisites of political trust and how do they translate into trustful attitudes? Why do so many Eastern European citizens still distrust their political institutions and how does the implementation of welfare state policies both enhance and benefit from political trust? The comprehensive empirical evidence presented in this book by leading scholars provides valuable insights into the relational aspects of political trust and will certainly stimulate future research. This book features: a state-of-the-art European perspective on political trust; an analysis of the most recent trends with regard to the development of political trust; a comparison of traditional and emerging democracies in Europe; the consequences of political trust on political stability and the welfare state; a counterbalance to the gloomy American picture of declining political trust levels.

Kick Down the Door of Complacency

Author : Charles C. Harwood
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781574441680
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (416 download)

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Download or read book Kick Down the Door of Complacency written by Charles C. Harwood and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-04-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kick Down the Door of Complacency provides a new solution to an old problem: how to persuade and teach managers to enact Continuous Improvement. The book is a story of a CEO who persuades his direct reports that having Continuous Improvement is vital, and then leads and teaches them exactly how to do a basic method for the next 24 months. Harwood's method is built on some new assumptions: a change process is necessary; the top person must personally lead; everyone is required to participate (two hours per week); speed is critical; and obtaining measurable meaningful improvement, early and forever, is essential. This approach is applicable to any organization, and parts of large organizations of up to 2,000 people, be they in manufacturing or service, for-profit or not-for-profit. With two supplemental books - one for trainers, the other for participants - all can easily be trained (two sessions totaling 15 hours) in how to use 22 basic problem-solving techniques. By actually using them to solve problems presented in two cases, they learn the techniques.