Gasparotto Group

Category: I Believe

  • Here be Dragons!

    Here be Dragons!

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    Shawn Groves
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    Here be dragons! When making maritime maps, ancient cartographers would use this phrase to describe the areas beyond the known world. Perhaps some actually believed that dragons inhabited these unexplored frontiers. Perhaps others were fearful of these uncharted waters and simply chose to represent them using the most dreadful metaphor they could muster. Like a…

  • Building a Culture of Honesty

    Building a Culture of Honesty

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    by

    Shawn Groves
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    Imagine if everyone in your organization acted with honesty. Now hold that thought. In 2006 I was commanding a team of 36 combat engineers in one of the most violent and volatile areas of rural Afghanistan. Immediately prior to a major offensive battle, I gave orders to my soldiers, informing them that once the fight…