Ep 195: John Hillen on Strategic Thinking

John Hillen, James C. Wheat Professor in Leadership at Hampden-Sydney College and author of The Strategy Dialogues: A Primer on Business Strategy and Strategic Management, joins the show to talk about how to think strategically in war, business, and life.

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Times 

    •      01:55 Introduction

    •      02:31 An Army start 

    •      05:17 Cold War ends

    •      10:14 The Gulf    

    •      13:15 Changing styles   

    •      18:00 73 Easting  

    •      22:59 Policy and business      

    •      26:09 Strategos 

    •      29:04 In the doing

    •      32:17 Inside out & outside in    

    •      36:41 Seeking horizons 

    •      42:22 Goals are not strategy

    •      43:42 Call of Duty     

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