Draggingtree Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 February 10, 2014 Seduced by success DANIEL L. DAVIS “Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose. And it’s an unreliable guide to the future.” – Bill Gates, “The Road Ahead” Conventional wisdom holds that the past decade-plus of combat has forged a group of Army leaders as good as any our country has ever produced. Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates went further in 2010, calling today’s Army “the most professional, the best educated, the most capable force this country has ever sent into battle.” Can this be true? Or is it hubris? In fact, the military conditions under which we’ve operated for the past two decades have been historically atypical. They have allowed too many in uniform to believe the hype. What happens when men whose whole professional life has known only success meet real challenges and the threat of defeat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Draggingtree Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 @Draggingtree Do you have a link for this? Thanks. Yes Sir http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/seduced-by-success/ Armed Forces Journal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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