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A Refresher on Mi6Group 🌟 Mi6Group: 16 Years of Driving Success 🌟 For those who know us—or need a quick refresher—Mi6Group has been delivering impactful results for over 16 years. We’re not new to the game, but our commitment to transforming businesses and driving growth has only gotten stronger. At Mi6Group, we specialize in taking technology companies from conception to execution. Whether you're scaling operations, breaking into new markets, or navigating complex challenges, we’ve been the trusted partner behind countless success stories. 🔑 Here’s What Sets Us Apart: Over a decade of expertise in strategy, leadership, and innovation. Flexible engagement models tailored to fit your needs: We Do It For You We Do It With You We Equip You 🌍 From startups to global enterprises, we’ve worked across industries to deliver sustainable growth and competitive advantage. Let this be your reminder: Mi6Group is here to help you unlock new opportunities and take your business to the next level. 💻 Visit us at www.mi6group.com to learn more. #BusinessGrowth #TechnologyLeadership #Innovation #Mi6Group

🌟 Mi6Group: 16 Years of Driving Success 🌟 For those who know us—or need a quick refresher—Mi6Group has been delivering impactful results for over 16 years. We’re not new to the game, but our commitment to transforming businesses and driving growth has only gotten stronger. At Mi6Group, we specialize in taking technology companies from conception to execution. Whether you're scaling operations, breaking into new markets, or navigating complex challenges, we’ve been the trusted partner behind countless success stories. 🔑 Here’s What Sets Us Apart: Over a decade of expertise in strategy, leadership, and innovation. Flexible engagement models tailored to fit your needs: We Do It For You We Do It With You We Equip You 🌍 From startups to global enterprises, we’ve worked across industries to deliver sustainable growth and competitive advantage. Let this be your reminder: Mi6Group is here to help you unlock new opportunities and take your business to the next level. 💻 Visit us at www.mi6group.com to learn more. #BusinessGrowth hashtag #TechnologyLeadership hashtag #Innovation hashtag #Mi6Group

Tomorrow’s Office is… customized to every industry and practice. Join our founder Jessica Martinez next week at the #I3Summit where she will lead an interactive brainstorming session to reimagine the future of the intelligence workplace - from org structure and new skills to clients and products. Don’t miss out! Register below 👇 #intelligence #security #CorporateSecurity #CultureTransformation #culture #OrganizationalDevelopment #performance #FutureOfWork #AI #TomorrowsOffice

Ross Hill's session at #i3Summit by Emergent Risk International was innovative and thought-provoking. The emphasis on connection and keeping the human element at the forefront resonated strongly. "Stop thinking of intelligence as a product and more as a form of communication." "What should your audience feel when they receive your intelligence?"

Military leaders talk incessantly about innovation. Why don’t they buy more of it?: Published reports detail how little DoD actually spends on new or start-up companies, even ones that have what the military says its looking for. The post Military leaders talk incessantly about innovation. Why don’t they buy more of it? first appeared on Federal News Network. @Poseidon-US #FederalNewsRadio #Innovation

Military leaders talk incessantly about innovation. Why don’t they buy more of it?: Published reports detail how little DoD actually spends on new or start-up companies, even ones that have what the military says its looking for. The post Military leaders talk incessantly about innovation. Why don’t they buy more of it? first appeared on Federal News Network. #FederalNewsRadio #IDefense

Ready to take your post-military career to the next level? Join us at the Service to Success: Veteran Transition Masterclass on Tuesday, November 5th at 11:00 AM! Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable insights and skills. Link in bio for more details and to get tickets. #ServiceToSuccess #VeteranTransition #CareerDevelopment #MilitaryTransition #Masterclass

10 reasons from life in the forces to life in a start-up company as taught me 🔽 1. Discipline: You know how to meet deadlines and maintain high standards under pressure. 2. Leadership: Experience in leading and collaborating with teams. 3. Adaptability: Quick thinking and problem-solving in changing situations. 4. Strategic Thinking: Ability to plan and see the big picture. 5. Resilience: Persevering through challenges and setbacks. 6. Communication: Clear, concise communication for team alignment. 7. Attention to Detail: Preventing mistakes and ensuring quality. 8. Time Management: Efficiently juggling multiple tasks. 9. Mission Focus: Staying focused on goals and motivating others. 10. Integrity: Upholding high ethical standards and building trust. What have you learned from working at a start-up company? 🤔 #royalnavy #navy #technology #tech #startup #smarthygiene

When Military thinking makes Better CEO's As a former Armed Forces Troop Commander, I used the OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) as part of my Combat Estimate / planning process. It hadn't dawned on me that it might be used by CEOs & Founders scaling their companies. Here's the framework to make better decisions, using science and structure, instead of feel and instinct. 🔎 Observe: Gather all relevant data. Understand market conditions, competitor actions, and internal factors. 🗺️ Orient: Analyze the data. Put it in context, identify opportunities and threats. ⚖️ Decide: Generate options, weigh pros and cons, and choose a decisive course of action. 🏃 Act: Execute rapidly. Communicate clearly and monitor results. ♻️ Repeat the loop. Speed of iteration being faster than your competitor will keep you ahead. Thanks to 🙏 Chris Tottman for the cool infographic and blast from the past 👉 Give this a like if you find it useful 👉 Leave a comment if you don't 👉 Share it around regardless (Repost) Follow me: Gary Taylor 🚶♂️➡️ #founder #entrepreneur #strategy #vc #scaling

Sunday Book Review #17 Team of Teams - New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World || General Stanley McChrystal As commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), General Stanley McChrystal played a crucial role in the War on Terror. When he took charge in 2004, America was losing that war badly: despite vastly inferior resources and technology, Al Qaeda was outmanoeuvring them on the back of an agile and decentralized strike network. McChrystal revamped the US special forces, pivoting to a team that believed in centralized communication with decentralized decision-making authority. Lots of interesting examples from the military, NASA, Flight 1549 (Sullenberg) to illustrate his philosophy that successful teams are those composed of smaller teams that combine the freedom to experiment with a drive to share what they’ve learned. Some excerpts from the book || The temptation to lead as a chess master, controlling each move of the organization, must give way to an approach as a gardener, enabling rather than directing. A gardening approach to leadership is anything but passive. The leader acts as an “Eyes-On, Hands-Off” enabler who creates and maintains an ecosystem in which the organization operates. Purpose affirms trust, trust affirms purpose, and together they forge individuals into a working team. I would tell my staff about the “dinosaur’s tail.” As a leader grows more senior, his bulk and tail become huge, but like the brontosaurus, his brain remains modestly small. When plans are changed and the huge beast turns, its tail often thoughtlessly knocks over people and things. That the destruction was unintentional doesn’t make it any better. Education is resilient, training is robust. Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right thing. The two major determinants of idea flow, are “engagement” within a small group like a team, a department, or a neighbourhood, and “exploration”—frequent contact with other units. In other words: “a team of teams.”