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Knowledge Under Pressure
On the Basics, Talent, and Good Questions
Field notes from what we’ve been up to, what we’ve been taking in, and what we are thinking about at The Emergency Mind Project.
If you have ideas or things you’d like to see — or if you want to help and get more involved — I’d love to hear from you: dan@emergencymind.com
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Learn to Love Training the Basics
Basic skills done well can mark the difference between success and failure — even life and death in some cases. If you want to achieve exceptional heights in your chosen field, you need to find a way to love training them. This article in Psychology Today looks at four ways to learn to love training the basics.
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The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent
Excellent book from The Talent War Group about recruitment, selection, and growing your team from the inside and out. Highly recommended whether or not you’re on paper part of your group’s selection process — there’s a ton to learn here about building excellent teams that are capable of performing under pressure.
