Call Sign Chaos

by Jim Mattis

Note to all executives over the age of thirty: always keep close to you youngsters who are smarter than you.

a leader’s role is problem solving. If you don’t like problems, stay out of leadership. Smooth sailing teaches nothing,

PowerPoint is the scourge of critical thinking. It encourages fragmented logic by the briefer and passivity in the listener. Only a verbal narrative that logically connects a succinct problem statement using rational thinking can develop sound solutions. PowerPoint is excellent when displaying data; but it makes us stupid when applied to critical thinking.