On the psychology of military incompetence
by Norman F. Dixon, Norman Dixon · first published 1976
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IME 'you're overqualified' = authoritarian management. A classic book worth reading is 'On the psychology of military incompetence' by Norman F. Dixon, if you don't mind extrapolating the observations to other contexts.
on “The New Résumé: Dumb and Dumber” ↗…Disqualifying fail. On Guerilla Warfare by Mao Tse-Tung Guerilla Warfare by Ernesto Che Guevara Coup d'etat: a practical handbook by Edward Luttwak The Authoritarian Specter by Robert Altermeyer On the psychology of military incompetence by Norman F Dixon That should see you through the practical end of things. 48 Laws of Power and other books by Robert Greene are good introductions to political strategy, along with Machiavelli's classic…
on “21H.001: How to Stage a Revolution” ↗I don't think this is an exclusively American problem. There's an eye-opening book called 'On the psychology of military incompetence' which ought to be required reading for anyone in a leadership position.
on “General Failure: How the American military rewards failure at the highest ranks” ↗…company paid any attention to the day to day activities of the (now) division. Instead, they relied on paperwork. Well, paperwork is no substitute for feet on the ground. One of my favorite books is "On the psychology of military incompetence". It uses military examples to show how organizations are run (bad vs good), and what quantitative differences there are between bad leaders and good leaders. Paying attention to details, and ignoring…
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