The Obvious?

Looking at a small Turkish navy vessel anchored out in the bay I find myself wondering how they keep themselves motivated. Small boat, baking heat, no one to fight.

During this holiday I met a British serviceman who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq and was now working in the British embassy in Ankara. We chatted about the British army, it’s culture and traditions.

I wondered what culture and traditions held the Turkish navy together and how they maintained them.

Following on from my previous post about dogma, and the earlier one about our need for meaning, this made me wonder about how much tradition, how much structure, how much shared culture is needed to stop things falling apart – and how much tips you into dogma.

Maybe, as with so many things, it is a question of intent – and how shared that intent is?

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The Obvious?

Looking at a small Turkish navy vessel anchored out in the bay I find myself wondering how they keep themselves motivated. Small boat, baking heat, no one to fight.

During this holiday I met a British serviceman who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq and was now working in the British embassy in Ankara. We chatted about the British army, it’s culture and traditions.

I wondered what culture and traditions held the Turkish navy together and how they maintained them.

Following on from my previous post about dogma, and the earlier one about our need for meaning, this made me wonder about how much tradition, how much structure, how much shared culture is needed to stop things falling apart – and how much tips you into dogma.

Maybe, as with so many things, it is a question of intent – and how shared that intent is?

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Mark’s Daily Thought – Ideas from Mark Fritz to help you Get Ahead, Stay Ahead and Be Successful

Everyone talks about the need to focus, and to work only on the most important outcomes. However, getting that focus into action requires two things. One – determining the important, and two – deciding what you no longer need to do. The “stop doing” makes more room for the important.

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Mark’s Daily Thought – Ideas from Mark Fritz to help you Get Ahead, Stay Ahead and Be Successful

Visionaries see the need for a new product or service before people feel they need it. They look past what customers want and into what customers need to make their lives better. It is the same with great leaders, as they look past what their people say they want, and to what they truly need (and to reach their potential).

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