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15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« on: August 31, 2017, 06:38:28 PM »
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2017, 07:01:03 PM »
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2017, 07:20:54 PM »
Didn't make me sign up.  Interesting reading.  There are some folks at work that I'd like to slap upside the head with some of these, but I'd get shown the door.
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2017, 07:28:27 PM »
Quote from: jamisjockey on August 31, 2017, 07:01:03 PM
Won't let me in without signing up.

I got the "sign up" popup, but just Xed out of it and got straight to the article.
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2017, 08:09:49 PM »
I wish I had had a leader like him in Vietnam, instead of some of the asshats I served under.
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2017, 09:42:56 PM »
I'm going to assume the first thing is "True Leaders Tell Bedtime Stories."
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2017, 10:16:07 PM »
Worked good on PC.  Couldn't see the "x" on my phone.
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 The price of a lottery ticket seems to be the maximum most folks are willing to risk toward the dream of becoming a one-percenter. “Robert Hollis”

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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2017, 10:46:02 PM »
I couldn't see the x on my phone, either.  So I just entered my go to email address for junk...fart21@ whichever .com comes to mind.  Hasn't failed me yet.

As to the article, good stuff.
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #8 on: August 31, 2017, 11:38:33 PM »
president@whitehouse.gov works too.
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #9 on: August 31, 2017, 11:53:03 PM »
From what I've read about Mattis I wonder if maybe the "Mad dog" label was intended as a a bit of a joke.
I've also heard him referred to as  the " Warrior Monk".
I like the attitude, I really don't want to fight, but if you force it on me I'll *expletive deleted*ck you up so bad your ancestors will hurt.
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #10 on: September 01, 2017, 12:49:06 AM »
Couple interesting ones; reaffirms what I've heard about Mattis.

But holy cow; loading that one page was painful.  That website is garbage!
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Re: 15 Things Mattis Taught Me About Real Leadership
« Reply #11 on: September 01, 2017, 09:59:47 AM »
Quote from: Nick1911 on September 01, 2017, 12:49:06 AM
Couple interesting ones; reaffirms what I've heard about Mattis.

But holy cow; loading that one page was painful.  That website is garbage!

It pops up in my facebook feed all the time, it's just clickbait garbage masquerading as military news.

The best way to get to know Mattis is the WSJ interview he gave. Incredible 40+ minute insight into the man.
https://youtu.be/tKIJKQRb53o
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