Posted on 10/24/2022 5:53:11 AM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Zelensky has shown a remarkable ability to consistently inspire Ukrainians and maintain a strong emotional connection to the country and its people.
Interestingly, pioneering research conducted years ago by the World War II-era Office of Strategic Services (OSS) continues to inform current thinking on leadership.
The OSS, the predecessor to the CIA, sought out decades ago to find some way to quantify and best understand the mix of attributes necessary to become a great leader.
“Are leaders born or made? I believe the answer is both,” said Mike Mears, a now-retired senior member of the intelligence community who evaluated and trained leaders for decades. As the CIA’s director of human capital, Mears studied, cultivated, and supported those with major leadership roles and huge responsibilities.
While some of the specifics of the leadership analyses may not be available for security reasons, the effort did prove quite successful in predicting the future behavior of those tasked with major leadership positions.
“It's not perfect, but they can, with some precision, filter out if the person has certain attributes. Do the leadership candidates have drive? Is that balanced by empathy? Are they optimists? Are they learners? There is a cluster of measurable traits that you can measure to predict future behavior. That was a great discovery [by] the OSS in ‘43,” Mears said.
Sure enough, there is a desired blend of variables and qualities essential to great leadership, including guidance, empathy, organizational and managerial skills, and, perhaps of greatest importance, the ability to inspire. As a student of great leaders throughout human history and a close observer of the war in Ukraine, Mears told the National Interest that he thinks Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky would fare quite well in the kinds of analyses once carried out by the OSS.
“If you gave those assessments to Zelinsky, I'm absolutely convinced, he wouldn't come out in the top 8 percent, which are people with super strong leadership attributes, he would come out in the top 1 percent,” Mears said. “He has shown himself that he's not a comedian. This guy is a highly competent manager, administrator, and leader,” he added.
For example, Mears pointed to Zelensky’s ability to consistently inspire Ukrainians and maintain a strong emotional connection to the country and its people. This measure of emotion or spirit, if even somewhat ineffable, is precisely the kind of thing that can motivate and inspire a population.
“We are talking about the man for the times, get on YouTube and look at any of his videos every night speaking to the people. He's not just going after that logical brain, he's going after that automatic brain, which is full of instincts and emotions and fears and all that. He covers it all in his talks. It's the most inspirational message I've ever seen. I just think it's a miracle that it all came together and the right guy was in the right place at the right time,” Mears concluded.
I doubt the 1,500 mile figure. Uranium/plutonium is very heavily and will drop out of the atmosphere quickly. I suppose you could mix in lighter elements which would become radioactive to get a better dirty bomb. But it’s really stupid to use a dirty bomb as a denial of access weapon, land mines are better. And you better have a very accurate weather report, cause if the wind changes direction you are screwed. The only way a dirty bomb get used is as a false flag operation.
Without the US billions of dollars of material and “advisors” the war would have been over in fifteen minutes.
This is a proxy war between the US Deep State and Russia.
“Oh yes, the usual suspects are upset”
True. When they can’t refute the presented a factual perspective, their recourse is to personally attack.
I almost am sorry for their embarrassing behavior.
This post should have been on points of leadership qualities.
Every single article you post fits into one of these points.
Every one!
“Where’s the BARF Alert?”
Not needed. Sadly this is the typical oppositional, reactionary response. Eventually, you become immune to their attacks.
We, USA and Europe, are not willing to watch putin destroy Ukraine. We are giving them weapons and other assistance.
It is Ukrainians who are fighting and dying for their own country.
putin sure seems to be losing, btw
I wonder if anyone here has every seen the intellectual and productivity charts for Donbass versus the rest of Ukraine
The further west you go from Donbass and Crimea it declines
I suppose it’s because the west is more agrarian perhaps
I know more about Eastern Europe at this point than I ever cared to know
And the viciousness between all these ancient steppes bands fostered today
And how many are actually Scandinavians who migrated east
And also
Most importantly
Poles and Lithuanians are at times a very punitive peoples
Now, this is just too funny...
Media: Germany cancels army armaments projects due to inflation and weak euro
By Oops Top Team -October 23, 2022047
The newspaper reported that the federal government was canceling a series of rearmament programs for the German armed forces because of high inflation and the appreciation of the US dollar against the euro Handelsblatt citing unnamed politicians and defense industry representatives.
Inflation and the strong US dollar have made the planned arms purchases more expensive than originally thought, with projects for the Navy and Air Force particularly affected, the newspaper said. A source familiar with the situation claimed:
“WITH MANY PROJECTS RUNNING FOR FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS, INFLATION IN THE DIMENSION CREATES A SERIOUS FINANCIAL PROBLEM.”
According to the newspaper, these are the third series of K130 corvettes, new Eurofighter aircraft in the version for electronic warfare, new frigates and new self-propelled howitzers, which should be ordered to replace the machines delivered to Ukraine.
In addition, orders for fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets will be reduced because Berlin had calculated the purchases at the pre-crisis level of the US dollar against the euro. The strong US dollar makes imports from the US more expensive, affecting plans to purchase the equipment.
An unnamed source in the coalition government told the newspaper that the size of the second batch of Puma infantry fighting vehicles, which it plans to spend 304 million euros on this year, is decreasing by the week.
Meanwhile, representatives of the armaments industry complained that the 100 billion budget was not enough to meet the Bundeswehr’s wishes. According to one of them, 200 billion euros are needed.
political had reported last week that Europe’s Financial Stability Facility, which is designed to help countries replace arms shipped to Ukraine, was unable to handle the flood of refund requests.
Western countries are facing rising energy prices and record inflation due to sanctions against Moscow and a move away from Russian fuels. Against a background of higher fuel prices, particularly for gas, Europe’s industry has largely lost its competitive edge, with implications for other sectors of the economy.
more on the subject – Ex-Bundeswehr Inspector General Kujat: No more offensive weapons to Ukraine!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HA HA HO HO HO
Ooooh, right ‘double-jeopardy: complete idiot & fool!’
Photoshopskyy.
It's now time for you to get back on your medication....
No offense intended!
“Every single article”
First and most important: in repudiation of your statement is
1. This is not a war, but a SPECIAL MILITARY OPERATION **INVASION** conducted by Putin!
If Putin brings his military home, there will be peace.
And if he doesn’t, where does this end?
—> If Putin brings his military home, there will be peace.
Excellent‼️
You just expressed #2‼️
Well done propagandist!!
“learn to think for yourself.”
You took offense at your own statement.
Wow, that’s rich!
NO! Zrelenskyy is a modern Saint—a warrior saint who save all of Europe from the Putin Horde! He should be worshipped in all churches and places of commerce. A warrior prince with saint like gifts. He has inspired a world to stand for truth democracy and justice. Would that we had such a many in the United States! The only one comes close id Joe Biden, man of the people. Only Joe can stand up to Putin loving Hitler-Trump we are so blessed to have such men leading the west to the ultimate victory of light over Russian darkness and Communism. Once St. Zelenskyy is done crushing Putin, and bringing democracy to Moscow, he can tackle China and defend Taiwan! Maybe invade China and win back Tibetan Freedom! We are so lucky to live in a world with such holy men. s/
“And if he [Putin] doesn’t, where does this end?”
IMO, the least consequential, the Russian people/Kremlin/ White Russians/China will remove him one way or another from office.
The story I heard for achieving dictatorship (like Stalin, Hitler, or Putin) to gain power is akin to: walking up to another human being, driving your thumb as deep into their eye socket as you can get it. Then, you kick that person again and again before shooting them as they beg to know why.
Without checks on power, killing your way to the top is the way ambitious dictators emerge.
Putin will finally realize he doesn’t rule the world.
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